60 years of the Omega Speedmaster and a mini-Vienna GTG
Those of you who have been to the first, legendary Vienna GTG know that Magnus is a mastermind organiser and he has surprised us Vienna based Purists with another small gem this week - an invitation by Omega to celebrate the 60th Anniversary of the Speedm...
Very cool.
I wish I was there, knowing last year's GTG and Magnus' organizational skills.
This was slightly more subdued :)
I also needed to leave early, so no tableshots or shots of grappa this time But a great, very instructive evening nevertheless!
The Europeans have all fun ...
I'm joking. The Alaska II is just fantastic!!! Thanks for posting. Cheers, Nilo
I am sure we will host you in Vienna before too long, Nilo :)
It would be a pleasure at any rate! Thanks for your kind words
It was a fantastic night!
And some suspicious guy were also there, including the one who wore an incredible Paul Gerber watch... Thanks for the photos, Kristjan! Yours, Adam
It was a pleasure :)
Unfortunately I had to leave early but shall be better next time! Hope you also got home alright
It was great to see you all, KMII and Adam - not only the watches...
... but we start with them... in chronological order: Oldest piece (I think) present was this 1959 'First in Space' model, brought along by a Viennese collector: Star of the evening: an ultra-rare 1967 Speedmaster Ultraman - on the wrist of Petros Protopa...
Thanks a lot Magnus!
For adding all these great pictures - and of course for extending the invitation in the first place Was a real blast!
As you said :)
It definitely does - he makes for a great combination of encyclopaedic knowledge with a very pleasant sense of humour and great curiosity. In fact it\'s high time for you to come visit us in Vienna