Giveaway: Vintage Omega Speedmaster Mark 4.5 Watch

You lucky readers get a treat this month. A chance to win a very special watch from a very special collector and aBlogtoRead.com sponsor. Out of Max Busser's (the "MB" in MB&F) personal collection is this circa 1974 Omega Speedmaster Mark 4.5 watch. In steel and about 42mm wide, this beauty is in quite good condition with a movement that was just serviced by MB&F's watch makers!

Inside the watch is an Omega movement that is a base automatic Lemania 5100. The 5100 is quite famous and has some interesting complications. While it might look like a Valjoux 7750 at first glance, the 5100 uses the central dial for counting both the seconds and the minutes, while the movement also has a synchronized 24 hour indicator the helps with military time and serving as a day/night indicator. This model is a euro version - so it has the days of the week in French. To learn more about this Omega Speedmaster watch, please check out this article by the late and great "Omega king" Chuck Maddox. Pieces like this watch range in value from about $1,500 - $2,000 and are not very common. So enter for a chance to win this one!

On Happiness

Someone asks me what on earth happiness means? I can’t give you the exact definition of it, but I’m sure if you love and help others, you’ll get it.
I’ll never forget an old lady. She lives in a small house alone. It’s said that her husband and her son died in a traffic accident. How bitter her life is!But the old lady often helps others with a smile. Whenever it snows, she is always the first to clean the paths. She looks after several children living nearby. I am one of them. I often remember the stories she told us and her kind smile. Perhaps she is unlucky, but I think she is a happy person. Her life is full of laughter and love.
But I’m sad to see some people getting their happiness in bad ways.They speak loudly in cinemas and meeting rooms; they destroy trees to enjoy themselves and they laugh at others’ shortcomings. Perhaps they feel happy at that time, but they will never get true happiness because they have lost their personality.
Now I know what happiness is. It means kindness, love and
unselfishness. Above all, only bringing happiness to others can make you yourself get it.