Fresh from the Showcase here at SwissWatchExpo. We have a pair of fantastic new arrivals that
just came in that I am so excited to share with you. These are a couple of Omega Railmasters,
which might not be a name that you're familiar with depending on how much,
how well versed I should say you are with the entire Omega catalog. This is a very unique
watch with a very unique history amongst the Omega line. It was originally one of the big
three sport models that they made. We all know the Seamaster for diving, the Speedmaster of course
their chronograph built for the racetrack. Whereas the Railmaster was originally introduced in 1957,
along the other two, as sort of the scientist watch. This was their original anti magnetic
watch. And it was built for both the scientific community and the railway engineering community,
both kind of jobs that can lead you to be around some pretty extreme magnetic fields, which can
cause havoc on some of the other watch models, specifically mechanical watch models of that era.
So Omega came out with this one and it was an incredibly practical watch for that reason.
But as you can imagine, its history is a little bit more volatile than the other two.
Many of you probably haven't heard of this line compared to the Seamaster and Speedmaster
and because it was sort of built for scientists, railway engineers, let's say
less, I don't know, sexy desirable positions, the children dream of growing up to become
unlike scuba diver and race car driver, it didn't really capture the public's imagination. So the,
this particular line has been discontinued and brought back several times throughout its history.
Never really had a huge hold on the market, the way that the Seamaster and the chronographs did.
But I think this is the one that's going to stick. This is hands down. My favorite Railmaster
that Omega has ever made. And I'm going to go into the myriad of reasons why that is.
First of all, it's a really simple looking design and some of the rereleases that Omega
has made of the Railmaster they've gone back and forth between unusual case shapes,
making them absolutely massive up to 47 and 49 millimeters, as well as putting a bunch of
different, crazy spins on the dial. And none of those ever really hit. Some of them have become
collectors models as the years have gone by, but most of them never really sold
that well, when they were originated and now they sort of exist in the minds and collections of the
Omega fanatics of the world. This is a watch that even if you know nothing about Omega, if you know
nothing about the Railmaster history, it's such an incredible, desirable and simple looking watch.
And I think a really great introduction to people who are either looking to get into collecting
Omegas or to diversify their collection, but the particular model they might not have.
I love, love, love how simple this style is, or the simple, the cases I should say,
it's 40 millimeters across a great size, and it doesn't have a diving bezel or anything like that.
That's going to sort of cloud your viewing of it to sort of obscure the dial. It's very simple
looking, a smooth bezel with a 40 millimeter case and an automatic movement, which is a really,
really simple size and thickness. It's not going to have a massive risk presence. It's small enough
that it can dress up, but at 40 millimeters, it's an excellent, modern, casual watch as well.
It has an all brushed finish, which I love the case and the bracelet definitely take
its inspiration from the Aqua Terra line. But with all the modern ones, you're going to get
a high polished finish with that bracelet. And that's something that looks a little dressier.
And of course, it's not going to be as durable. It's going to show scratches if it has any
significant wear on it, this is a much more simple classic looking, all brushed, finish
even the vessel. So this is a watch you can wear every day and is still going to look an absolutely
fantastic condition. Whereas a similar looking Aqua Terra would collect a bunch of scratches and
essentially show it's where a lot more, if this was going to be a watch you wear every day. And I
think this is definitely a watch that could, one of the most, probably the most striking feature
about this watch is the dial pattern. We have a pair of these right here. They both have this
beautiful looking, brushed denim inspired pattern, which is a great for people who love the look of
vintage watches. I definitely consider myself among them, but you don't, or you want to have,
let's say all the technological advancements that would come with a more modern watch.
It does have the hard Sapphire crystal. It does have a modern anti magnetic movement
coaxial movement at that. So it's going to be the peak of Omega engineering. And this is a
watch. That's going to go a long, long, long time without getting serviced. It does have the very
classic looking lollipop secondhand here, which I love. And you'll notice these are luminous markers
while they do have an aged patina sort of look to them and the fact that they do look painted on,
but these are actually applied markers that are perfectly flushed with the dial.
It lights up very bright, very gorgeous. And it's so incredibly unsuspecting because you
would not think of taking a look at this dial that it would light up like that. But it is.
And that's one of the great benefits of getting a watch like this that looks so vintage and classic,
but has all the great bells and whistles you would want from a really simple contemporary watch.
I started with that one because I wanted to go into the other edition. We have, it's essentially
exactly the same as this, but it has a beautiful looking denim blue dial. And this is actually my
favorite color amongst the two. You might feel differently, but this is so striking. You also
get a lot more of the brush pattern on this blue dial light thing. And specifically, I also like
that these markers are a little bit lighter. Looking, not quite as dark as the other ones,
essentially these two are the same model. The only difference being the color of the dial,
they both look incredible. Both of these models come with box and papers,
which is something we usually don't care a bunch about. But I would say as many times as Omega
is just continued the Railmaster. If they do the same with this one, which I think they might,
the fact that you'll have a full set with this could make this an incredible
collector's edition for you. A mega collectors who want to have a little bit of everything,
a little bit of variety in your Omega collection. This is a great watch, great size. Whether you're
a collector who's on your 10th or 15th Omega, or you're looking to get the first one on your
wrist. I think this is a watch everyone can appreciate for a lot of different reasons.
And if you're one of those people, give us a call and check it out at SwissWatchExpo.