Omega Baselworld 2014 Preview....

Last week journalists and bloggers were invited to a preview of the Omega Baselworld 2014 collection. The highlight of the evening was the much talked about Seamaster 300 Master co-axial and the Speedmaster Mark II. The evening started with delectable canapes and this was followed by a presentation of the collection and dinner. Enjoy the pics!

Venue: OTTO Ristorante located at Red Dot Traffic building 

A presentation of this year’s collection by David Ponzo 

The Watches...

The Omega Seamaster 300 was first introduced in 1957. The new model pays homage to the original with the “aged” lume to boot. I am glad that Omega bought back this classic timepiece! It is available in stainless steel case and two tone 18K Sedna gold case. Master Co-axial Cal 8400 

    The Speedmaster Apollo 11  45^th Anniversary edition     

One of my favorite in this year's collection is the Speedmaster Mark II Professional 

The Speedmaster Mark II Professional  (Cal  861) was first launched in 1969 as a replacement of the Moon watch. In fact the Mark II is the first of the series of “Marks” as there is no Mark I. Well you can call the Moonwatch  Mark I if you like :)  This re-issue is very close to the original Mark II (145.014) but with a date window. There are two variations, the more sporty grey dial with bright orange markers and centre seconds and another one with black dial/green lume markers. I love the both of them. 

Now, will Omega release a re-issue of the Mark III next year? We’ll have to wait and see : )

The brush pattern on the case was spectacular. The movement is Cal 3330, a column- wheel  chronograph equipped with a silicon balance spring ( Valjoux base). An interesting new feature is the bracelet with pushbutton for easy adjustment (unfortunately I do not have a close up shot of the bracelet )

  

Another timeless classic that I like is this De Ville Tresor using the Cal 8511,Omega’s latest manual wind movement. You can’t go wrong with this piece if you are looking for a nice dress watch. Love the doom crystal too!

De Ville Prestige “Buttefly”

The food at OTTO was excellent !

Montasio cheese gratin white asparagus with parma ham

Seared foie gras with celeriac puree and aged balsamic vinegar. 

Dutch veal ravioli

                                   

Seared yellow fin kingfish with beetroot tatare 

Crispy suckling pig

Warm chocolate cake with Haitian vanilla ice cream    

My sincere thanks and appreciation to the wonderful host from Omega…..David, Fiona, Pauline and Maria for the opportunity to see these lovely timepieces.