Baume & Mercier Vice VersaThere are white and black dial versions available,both with a nifty and surprisingly modern lightning shaped second handand 'ROLEXROLEXROLEX' around the face on the chapter ring.(As Christian noted, for better or worse, the new modelsare more heavily branded than their predecessors.)One difference between the two versions is that the black dial has asapphire crystal that is slightly green at an angle, as you can see from theimage gallery on their site. List price on both is rumored to be $5,900.One word of caution: for the new model, Rolex also lists "medicalimaging" as a target market, but a bit of math reveals this to be disingenuous.Current MRI systems start at 0.3T and goup to 5T. Baume & Mercier Vice Versa
Quite an achievement!The Milgauss model has an interesting history. It was introduced in1954 for people who worked in environments with strong magnetic fields:power plants, research labs, etc. As you mightsuspect, that's a pretty small market, further crowded by the IWC Ingenieur,the Patek Philippe Amagnetic, and the Omega Railmaster, all of which had similar magneticresistance. The Milgauss was the slowest seller in the Rolex lineup,and was sold for about 20 years before being removed from their catalog.The Milgauss comes in the new, slightly larger case size of 40mm,with the 3131 movement. Baume & Mercier Vice Versa
