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Erhm, det skulle have været et interview om mine fire ur-bøger, min passion for ure og hvordan man føler sine drømme. Og så  var det at mine indre dæmoner overtog interviewet og fortalte en anden historie fra mit liv som Urtosse.I det mindst fortæller jeg om mit yndlingsur, så interviewet er trods alt en smule horologisk orienteret.

Well, it was supposed to be an interview about my four books on watches, my passion for watches and how to pursue your dreams. And then my inner voices decided to tell a different story. Oh well, at least there´s a bit about my favorite watch in the interview.

Recently I was approached by a friendly fellow who asked about one of the watches in my collection. It was a watch I had not worn for a while and since he seemed genuinely interested in owning this particular watch, we agreed to make a trade that put a smile on our faces – and a different watch on our wrists. He happened to have a watch that I have lusted for many moons, the Rolex Daytona ref. 16518 of 18k gold on strap.

Når kalenderen skriver februar 2014, så melder Omega sig for 26. gang som officiel tidstager under både de Olympiske og Paraolympiske Lege til næste år. Denne gang foregår legene  i Rusland, hvilket foreklarer de blå/røde/hvide farver i det keramiske kransindlæg (landets flag-farver) samt tallene på dameversionen. Omega lancerer to versioner af deres populære Seamaster Planet Ocean: en 37 mm version til kvinder og en 45.5 mm version til herrer. Begge versioner er limiteret til 2014 styk og præget med ”Sochi 2014” på bagkassen.

Den 28ende februar er dagen, hvor Bruun Rasmussen Kunstauktioner atter tilbyder adskillige eventyrlige ure under hammeren. Blandt andet dette utroligt velholdte Rolex Bubbleback fra 1934. Rolex Bubblebacks var populære og betragtet som særdeles samlerværdige indtil engang sidst i 1990erne. Måske skyldtes den faldende interesse, at det blev sværere at skaffe dele til de gamle værker, eller var det på grund af den spæde diameter, der jo er lige omkring 30 millimeter. Mindre end et moderne dameur. Men man bør glemme størrelsen og  i stedet for anerkende, at man bærer noget helt fantastisk med eksempelvis dette Bubbleback om armen.

February 28th is great date. Not because it is the last day of February, but because Bruun Rasmussen Autioneers will offer this stunning Rolex Bubbleback from 1934. The Bubblebacks were once extremely valuable but lost track to the vintage sports models somewhere in the late 1990s. Maybe it was due to the lack of parts available for these old critters. Maybe it was due to the case diameter of approx 30 mm that male collectors suddenly left the Bubblebacks unsold at auctions and vintage dealers.

Lad mig starte med at sige, at jeg ikke er AP ambassadør (og hvorfor er jeg egentlig ikke det ??). Jeg har blot hængt ud med venner i den foregående uge, der tilfældigvis deler min kærlighed for 39 millimeter Royal Oaks, hvilket dermed fylder dette indlæg. Under en frokost bar to af drengene hver et Royal Oak Perpetual af stål. Det ene dog med skiven fra guldversionen, der dermed har guld visere og timemarkører. Den fikse kombination giver uret en kærkommen kontrast i et ellers meget "travlt" skivelayout.

Let me start by saying that these pictures originate from sheer coincedence. I am not an AP ambassador (and WHY NOT??). I just happen to have friends who share the same love for the 39 millimetre Royal Oaks. And that was indeed proven last week, during a lunch and two coffee meetings at my local hang out.

"Manly". This was the remark from a Norwegian automotive journalist, when he commented on this wristshot on my Facebook site. "Cool and clumsy" was another remark. Indeed the Omega Seamaster PloProf 1200 is both manly and clumsy as well as cool and I can only nod towards the gentlemen behind these observations.

It´s Fashion Week here in Copenhagen, which means a plethora of catwalks, way too skinny girls and Martini lunches with no end. Eventhough I am not a fashion whore I do however attend when the watch companies invite yours truly for a treat or two. During lunch yesterday, it was not the watches from the company behind the invite that had my fullest attention (eventhough they are very nice indeed).