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Putin’s Spokesman’s $620,000 ‘wedding gift’ watch

August 4, 2015, 1:58 am
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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 ›
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NEWS : Pyongyang Time

August 14, 2015, 8:02 am
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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 ›
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PHOTOS : Omega Rio 2016 Bullhead

September 4, 2015, 7:11 pm
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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 ›
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PHOTOS : Omega’s White Side of the Moon

November 8, 2015, 4:10 pm
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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 ›
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NASA-issued Omega Speedmaster turns up on Reddit Watches

January 15, 2016, 10:47 pm
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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 ›
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NEWS : New incoming CEO for Omega

April 6, 2016, 2:47 am
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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 ›
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OMEGA : Globemaster Master Chronometer Annual Calendar

May 8, 2016, 6:39 pm
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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 ›
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OMEGA : Speedmaster CK2998 Limited Edition

June 16, 2016, 6:45 pm
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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 ›
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OMEGA : Seamaster Planet Ocean 600m Master Chronometer GMT

December 14, 2016, 12:42 am
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In 2005 Omega launched its Planet Ocean collection, followed in 2013 by the introduction of the Seamaster Planet Ocean 600m GMT, the first Seamaster Planet Ocean with a second time zone. This year Omega has introduced the Co-Axial movement into... Read More ›
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OMEGA : Prestige Co-Axial De Ville 50th Anniversary

March 24, 2017, 7:17 pm
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To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the De Ville collection in 2017, Omega has released a very classical set of three 39.5mm models featuring white enamel dials with ‘red 12s’. It is available in polished white gold, yellow gold, and... Read More ›
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AUCTION NEWS : George Daniels ‘Space Traveller’ sold for 3,196,250 GBP

September 19, 2017, 6:18 pm
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(Photo supplied by @rabbit_cubed from the auction preview) Lot 121 in the Sotheby’s ‘Fine Timepieces including George Daniels Masterpieces) collection, aka the ‘Space Traveller’ achieved a hammer price of 2,700,000 GBP yesterday at auction yesterday, for a grand total of... Read More ›
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INDUSTRY NEWS : luxury watch e-commerce continues to expand in China

October 8, 2017, 6:02 pm
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China’s second larget e-commerce platform, JD.com, has officially launched a new alliance with more than a dozen of its international watch brands, including new partner Chopard (which opened an online flagship store on JD.com in August), as well as Tag... Read More ›
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HANDS-ON : Omega #SpeedyTuesday

November 16, 2017, 5:07 pm
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In 2012, Robert-Jan Broer posted a picture of his Speedmaster on Facebook using the words ‘Speedy Tuesday’. Since then, the #SpeedyTuesday hashtag has gained a dedicated following, particularly on Instagram, and become its own social media community. In what is... Read More ›
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INDUSTRY NEWS : Swatch Group withdraws from Baselworld

July 29, 2018, 5:19 am
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The SIHH may be expanding in terms of exhibitors (although reduced in days), but Baselworld has been shrinking both in terms of participants and length, with the 2019 edition to be even more noticeably smaller than this year’s due to... Read More ›
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INDUSTRY NEWS : MCH Group CEO René Kamm resigns

August 3, 2018, 7:23 am
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Following last weekend’s announcement by the Swatch Group of their withdrawal from the Baselworld watch and jewellery fair, organising company MCH Group has announced the resignation of CEO René Kamm, who has spent almost two decades with the Group. Mr Kamm... Read More ›
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HANDS-ON : Omega Speedmaster #SpeedyTuesday 2 ‘Ultraman’

August 27, 2018, 3:26 am
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In July of this year, Fratello Watches announced their second Omega #SpeedyTuesday 2 ‘Ultraman’, a tribute to and inspired by, the rare 1967 Speedmaster ‘Ultraman’, of which an unknown number are extant. The first Speedy Tuesday, which we covered in... Read More ›
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OMEGA : Seamaster Switzerland Limited Edition

September 19, 2018, 3:50 am
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It is interesting to see what limited editions brands release for their home markets, so today we are sharing a new Omega Seamaster limited edition which is only available in the brand’s Swiss boutiques. At its core this is a... Read More ›
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HANDS-ON : Omega Speedmaster Dark Side of the Moon Apollo 8

December 21, 2018, 12:31 am
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Although Omega’s main focus at this year has been on its Seamaster and Seamaster Diver collections, there has also been an addition to the Speedmaster Dark Side of the Moon series of watches which commemorates the Apollo 8 mission, which... Read More ›
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NEW : Omega De Ville Trésor 125th Anniversary Edition

February 8, 2019, 7:30 pm
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The year of 2019 is a significant one for Omega, and not just because of a certain 50th anniversary. It is also commemorating 125 years of the brand. The first significant new release to mark this is the new De... Read More ›
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NEW : Omega Speedmaster Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Moonshine Limited Edition

May 18, 2019, 2:21 am
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There are a number of fifty year commemorations this year in the watch world, but one perhaps looms largest because it is irrevocably linked to something that is part of the global memory – the Apollo 11 moon landing of... Read More ›
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