Do you want to get your NASA Speedmaster geek on? Well look no further than modern versions of the NASA straps. Forty-three years ago on July 21st 1969, Neil Armstrong became the first man to set foot on the moon…. Read More ›
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Omega launches London Olympics app
So the 2012 London Olympics have started, Tim Berners-Lee tweeted from the stage during the opening ceremony, and there will be sleepless nights for many people between now and 12 August 2012. It would be hard to miss the fact… Read More ›
China’s most popular online brands : how do watches fare?
The Luxury Society and Digital Luxury Group has released their new index of the top 50 ‘most searched’ luxury brands in China. The first instalment of the World Luxury Index, the ranking covers more than 400 brands within six key… Read More ›
An early Omega Bumper
Amongst many vintage watch enthusiasts, Omega has a strong hold both aesthetically, and because of the mechanical innovations made by the brand. One of these is the calibre 28.10. Introduced in 1943, it was Omega’s first commercialised automatic moment, and… Read More ›
Patria watches – Omega sibling?
Patria is a Latin word cognate with the Greek πατρίς (patris), both of which derive from the word for “father”, or “fatherland”. The watch brand Patria is commonly mentioned in the same breath as the brands of Brandt, Gurzelen, Labrador,… Read More ›