Today’s list is, without doubt, one of the most meta we’ve done in a while. We’re looking forward… to the past. There’s no escaping that vintage reissues are a part of the watch collection landscape, now being a ‘key pillar’ for many brands, and guessing what they’re going to pull out of the archives is always a fun game. So Andy and I polished off the crystal ball and had a stab at what we’re going to see at SIHH and Baselworld 2018. Omega Flightmaster Andy: The Omega Flightmaster is one of those watches that was made for such a short period of time (about four years) that you really wonder what happened. It was a pretty significant watch for Omega, being the last time they specifically developed a movement for pilots. It was basically superseded, technologically speaking, by the Speedmaster X-33. Which at the time, the late ’60s to early ’70s, made sense. Now that we live in an age where practicality doesn’t really matter, the Flightmaster is due for a comeback, and I think it’s going to happen. Likelihood: 7/10 Felix’s take: Much like Mulder, I want to believe, but the Flightmaster is a complex watch… maybe too complex? Likelihood:…
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