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Jocke - Bad Santa's annual Baselworld report offers a unique, personal journey to the industry's premier watch fair in 2012. Beyond showcasing the year's novelties like the Rolex Sky-Dweller, his photo essay captures the adventurous spirit of attending the event, from snowy drives to German autobahns, providing a vivid, behind-the-scenes look at the experience.
Baselworld 2012
We start as we use to do at 04:00 at 5 degree centigrade.
Just a little snow at the sides.
It's gets worse.
Damn, this will be a slow trip.
Now it gets better.
At the ferry to Germany at 10:10. 
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Now we talking, I have to set the cruise control to 170 km/h.
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That was close.
You can get everything at a gas station in Germany. ))
I still don't know if he get one but he looks happy. )))
Finally we arrived to the hotel and get a classic schnitzel before we fell in sleep.
Here is the sign we are looking for.
So now we are here.
This years car was Maserati.
There was a few of them.
Lets get inside.
So we start at:
This years big news was the Rolex Sky-Dweller.
A impressive watch in gold with the new movement Cal 9001. The new annual calendar movement
contains over 500 parts and 14 Rolex patents where 5 of them is new ones fot this watch. It's a annual
calendar watch that you set very easy in 30 seconds. The bezel is a command ring where you have 4
positions where you set the time, second timezone, date & month with the crown. It's only made in gold
because with this complicated movement will it be to expansive in a SS watch.
Maybe Rolex change this in a few years when they still sit at
the displays. ))))
Not my bag but the movement blows me away.
A updated Yachtmaster with a new brecelet with shorter endlinks and the new clasp.
A blue dial to the SS version was new too.
But still not a red datewheel. ))
The most shocking news was the updated Submariner no date.
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And some bling, bling.
The Tudor watches rocks this year with the vintage look models where they have put all the things that the hardcore collectors is looking for.
Gilt letters, faded bezels and strap with patina.
Quick adjustment of the clasp.
So it looks like the Rolex designers have work at Tudor the last year, please Rolex bring them back.
So we went up to the AHCI booth and the first ones we run into was Mr Barcelona, the father and son with the lastname Pita.
The Pita Oceania 2000 is a very interesting watch.
A nice Sarpaneva.
Then we visiting the "independent tent" to look at some interesting pieces.
Those speaks for themself. ))
A new interesting Germans brand, Lehmann. Unique case and inhouse movements.
Two different date models and chronometers.
And a Tourbillon.
And a few other ones.
Next step was to see what Glashütte Original have come up with.
A new case and size for the Pano collection.
The Senator Observer.
I guess it's better to get inside to get a closer look.
So let the presentation begin.
The new PanoReserve in gold.
The PanomaticLunar.
The PanoInverse.
The Senator observer.
The PanoGraph, my favorite this year. If they only have made it in steel so have I order one.
The Senator Perpetual Calendar
Then we have to look at the Grande Cosmopolite Tourbillon that is a awesome watch. Unfortunately we wasn't allowed to take pics of it.
Then it was over for this year and we have to start the trip home.
On the way we both says.
What a hell is this?
We getting closer.
They are wave to us.
I love it.
The guy looks really happy.
Thats all my friends.
The Patek Philippe World Time reference 2523, launched in 1953, is distinguished by its innovative two-crown system. One crown serves for winding the watch, while the second, positioned at 9 o’clock, controls the city disc. This design marked a significant development in the functionality and user experience of world time complications for the brand.
The reference 2523 was offered in two primary versions. The initial ref. 2523 featured larger lugs that extended above the bezel, with a case diameter of 35.5 mm. A subsequent variant, ref. 2523/1, presented a slightly larger diameter of 36 mm and thinner lugs that were integrated without extending above the bezel. Both versions were powered by the caliber 12-400 HU, which incorporated the world time module developed by Louis Cottier.
This reference appeals to collectors interested in Patek Philippe's historical advancements in complicated watchmaking, particularly the evolution of its World Time series. The distinct design differences between the 2523 and 2523/1, especially regarding lug integration and case dimensions, provide specific points of interest for enthusiasts tracking the model's development and variations.
I have to add one of those Monotracer bikes to my wish list. Regards, Richard.
Thank You for Sharing. S
Once again It was nice to see your VW ready for the Basel experience. Nice report, as usual. Thanks for sharing. Vte
Each year, it is a pleasure to see your Basel report. I was also very pleased to see a superb photo of the Moonstruck, a watch which fascinates me a lot, despite the lugs I don't like. As for the novelties, I am generally skeptic, especially on what Rolex / Tudor offers... Except the Yachtmaster, which is the clear winner for me ( to be confirmed in the real, as I am always prudent when it comes to blue dials ). G.O has a prudent collection, this year, with some revisited icons. Did you see the
that caters to all - a real sense of adventure, sex, food, cars, watches and a fantastic two wheeler to finish it off. cheers fernando
That blue dial Yachtmaster catches my eye.
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