Omega Speedmaster von 1967

Ball Engineer Hydrocarbon Spacemaster Orbital II Chronograph Watch
Ball?is no stranger to creating watches tied to modes of transportation. They're most commonly associated with the railroads, as that's where the company got its start over a hundred years ago. What people may not be as familiar with are their ties to aerospace. Ball has been partnered with Brian Binnie (the pilot of Virgin Galactic's SpaceshipOne) for some time now, and have developed features to help watches withstand the shocks of rockets firing.The first development they added to their latest watch, the Engineer Hydrocarbon Spacemaster Orbital II, is the Amortiser. This is a ring around the movement to protect it from shocks, as well as providing magnetism resistance. This system also includes a switch on the case back which will lock the rotor in place, preventing it from spinning. Basically with this, if you're going to go do something that you know will generate a lot of shocks (say, launching in a space ship or swinging a hammer) you can prevent the rotor from spinning wildly (

Omega: Eliminating the Speedmaster?
I have heard rumors of a new model of the Speedmaster with an enamel dial and an automatic coaxial movement that Omega plans to introduce next year.I have been hearing rumors that this modern Speedmaster with an MSRP of $8,500 USD will be replacing the classic Speedmaster as Omega tries to get their watches priced equally to Rolex.I have also read that Omega might simply want to cancel the classic Speedmaster for a few years only to bring it back later (in 4 or 5 years) as a "Special Edition" costing more money.Is there any validity behind these rumors? Does anyone have a picture of the new $8,500 USD Speedmaster?Will Omega cancel the classic Speedy to bring it back later as a "Special Edition"?

How to pronounce Edouard Lauzi¨¨res?
Now that I have one (pre-owned), I guess I should be able to say the name! Any help?

Vintage addition!
I posted in the Hamilton forum, but I'm really excited about my new addition. I got a Stormking 14K solid gold in excellent shape tonight. I sent the link for eBay to my watchmaker, and he gave me the straight scoop and said what he'd buy it for. I got it for just a bit more, and since he's figuring on what he'd pay and be able to profit on I'm pretty pumped about the deal. As I said in the other forum, I want to let you guys know that I'm selling just as many as I'm buying and I'm still in the black by a little. I don't want anybody to think I'm made of money! I'm even picking out what is getting sold off in the next few weeks as I want to cut my collection down in size. 30+ watches is too many and I don't wear over a dozen of them. I'll post pictures as soon as I get it. I have one more deal in the works and it's a doozy, so a sacrifice to the Time Gods for luck may be in order. I hear they like chocolate & peanuts so I may put a Snickers on the windowsill tonight.

Idea for tie pin/tie tack
I'm not the type to wear jewelry other than watches. I don't even wear my custom made carbon fiber wedding band but my grandfather left me some diamonds and a horseshoe diamond tie tack (some of you horseman may have knew him. Loyd Ford Sr. He got Larry Jones into training back in the 80s/90s. Filled his barns way he could pursue the life of training with his wife Cindy Jones. They've had some Ky Derby shots including Eight Bells). Alright enough babbling just making my point that our family was a horse racing family and the horse shoe tie tack was part of it but since I am no longer in the horse scene I was thinking of having a Calatrava symbol made with the diamonds for a tie tack or pin. I think the tack would be better and less dressy but any and all thoughts welcome. Any pics welcome too! I've seen the solid gold Calatrava cuff links and they are nice but silver will be my style for them since would go with WG or Platinum.