Omega

Silly me, I had failed to notice that Omega has a tourbillon And until I looked at it under a loupe in person I had no idea of its absolutely unique secret Focus if you will on the tourbillon and you will see their version of the George Daniels co-axial e...  

. . . this was coming. [photo credits: Dr No, 2022] Images taken with a Zeiss macro lens a few years ago. And yes: if I could, I would. ;-) ...  

I like manual movement and its finishing of the current model, but in my opinion toubrillon opening is disproportionally small comparing to case size. Plus the dial of the new one looks a bit austere to me, comparing to amazing guilloche of the original.

. . . it would be the second generation blue gold dial variant that Dje recently acquired. [watch and photo credit: Dje, 2023] Aesthetically sublime; it evokes the essence of time like no other. The level of technical advancement the current manual wind c...  

And rarely seen in the wild 👀

. . . in the truest sense of the word: it will never be mine, as much as I desire it. Art

. . . eventually. Hope all's well with you and Cozmo, CC, and Ed, too! Art

Or just too small a pool of candidates for either approach? Because if we planned carefully, in a secret attic or hotel room somewhere, and had enough skilled participants in the job ... That watch is truly astonishing.

. . . plus no experience at larceny.

You start your training course with this … ...  

. . . this . . . . . . will be #19. ...  

...or hustle pool and do it honestly and skillfully : )

. . . to go on the road. 50 / 50 split, right? 🤑 ...  

...and then you can go in for the kill. I'll be in the running car outside the back door : )

. . . for muscle. Wouldn't want to get my thumbs broken. ...  

Seeing one being assembled by one watchmaker. Superb !