The most widely known notable date for Omega’s Speedmaster Professional may have been in 1969 when it accompanied Buzz Aldrin to the surface of the moon, but as Speedmaster collectors know, ‘pre-moon’ Speedys are arguably the most desirable ones. The… Read More ›
At Baselworld 2015 Omega introduced the 39mm Globemaster in stainless steel, Sedna, platinum and bi-coloured version.s A year later and at Baselworld 2016 they launched a new Globemaster Annual Calendar to add to the family. Movement-wise, it is a Co-Axial… Read More ›
Swatch Group AG has announced the impending retirement of Mr Stephen Urquhart from the position of president of Omega and the appointment of his deputy Raynald Aeschlimann to succeed him as of June 1, 2016. Mr Aeschilmann has been Vice… Read More ›
Just a quick interesting little link-post today, sharing something that came to my notice courtesy of #thewatchnerd. For those who, like myself, aren’t Reddit regulars, here is a rather intriguing thread concerning how a NASA-issued Speedy came to the attention… Read More ›
Two years ago the Omega Speedmaster went to the ‘Dark Side of the Moon’ and last year, it went grey with a lunar dust theme. At Baselworld 2015 they launched their latest/ last ‘Side of’ variant the ‘White Side of… Read More ›
In a year the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics will be underway, and official timekeeper Omega has released a special Seamaster Bullhead limited edition to commemorate the occasion. For fans of their 2013 re-release, of whom I am one, the… Read More ›
It is called ‘Pyongyang time’ and it starts today, August 15, 2015. A couple of weeks ago, in its latest gesture to the rest of the world and in this instance, specifically Japan, North Korea revealed it will establish its… Read More ›
Two truisims : 1. Powerful Russians like their watches 2. You can never, especially as a public figure, hide from the internet trail Russian President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov is the latest to have his horological proclivities revealed for… Read More ›
Two years ago the Omega Speedmaster went to the ‘Dark Side of the Moon’ and last year, it went grey. As most guessed based on the teasers that have gone out over the last few days, Omega have a new… Read More ›
On the day during which I visited the Sydney Omega boutique to see the Speedmaster Mark II I had expectations only of the Mark II. What other watches I might see did not cross my mind. It was all about… Read More ›
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