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Omega’s sleek and modern Planet Ocean
With all the recent fuss about Omega’s Seamaster Planet Ocean 600M ‘SKYFALL’ LE, we thought that we’d go ‘back to basics’, in a manner of speaking. The Seamaster story goes back to 1948, when Omega...
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BASELWORLD 2013 : Omega Speedmaster Dark Side of the Moon
There have been two new Omegas that have stood out for me so far at Baselworld 2013, and the new Speedy Dark Side of the Moon is one of them. This classic and Omega stalwart, whose iterations are...
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VIDEO : Floating watches and watch repair on board the ISS
Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield returned to Earth yesterday after having handed over his command of the International Space Station (ISS) to his friend and crewmate Pavel Vinogradov. At the time of...
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OMEGA : A look at two early Speedmasters
A little while ago I visited the Omega boutique in the Sydney CBD and found a few treasures that were briefly on loan from their museum collection. Knowing that many of you are Speedmaster collectors...
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Omega’s Ladymatic Collection and some thoughts on women’s watches
With men’s watches so dominant in the watch industry it is easy for women’s watches to be an afterthought. Men are the major market/ consumers of watches after all, especially in the ‘luxury’ area....
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HANDS ON : Omega’s 2013 Bullhead
Today Horologium brings you a post about a model that we wanted to mention when it was launched at Baselworld 2013 but were unable to do so due to the lack of press photos available. For me, this was...
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HANDS-ON : Omega’s Speedy goes to the dark side of the moon
The Bullhead was one of Baselworld 2013’s most talked about releases from Omega and, in the run up to its appearance at boutiques and retailers, is still a hot topic of horological conversation....
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HANDS-ON : Omega’s new Constellation Sedna and its new 18K rose gold alloy
Following on from my posts about Omega’s new 2013 offerings of the Bullhead and the Speedmaster ‘Dark Side of the Moon’ is a third post about one of Omega’s other big announcements for the year, the...
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NEWS : China’s ‘Brother Watch’ jailed for corruption
The predilection of public officials for expensive watches is well-documented. A rather notable proportion of them seem to reside in Russia and her republics, and the People’s Republic of China. Last...
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Wearing watches : an artist’s view
Watch magazines, particularly print ones, tend to be photograph-heavy, with visual content largely either close-ups of the watches or highly stylised set pieces. In a rare example of a change from this...
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WATCH PROFILE : A vintage Omega Cosmic
In 1947 Omega introduced their first calendar complication watch, the Cosmic Moonphase triple date calendar. It was produced, during the course of its existence, in both square and round cases, and...
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HANDS-ON: the Omega Marine
Following on from the previous post about the very collectible Omega Cosmic is another vintage Omega, this one from an earlier period and perhaps even more rare, the divers watch known as the Omega...
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BASELWORLD 2014 : Omega Speedmaster Mark II Re-issue
Last year saw the return of the Omega Bullhead design in a modern re-issue. This year, Omega is delving into their popular Speedmaster archives and releasing a new version of the 1969 Speedmaster Mark...
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NEWS : HANDS-ON with Omega’s groundbreaking Seamaster Planet Ocean Orange...
Whilst in Geneva in last week I was invited by Omega (Australia) to visit their Geneva boutique and meet with Mr. Gregory Kissling, Omega’s Head of Product Management, for an introduction to Omega’s...
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BASELWORLD 2014 : Omega teaser video
A week or so ago, Omega sent out a darkened photo via Facebook, setting Omega fans in particular into a photoshopping frenzy. Well photoshop no more, as they have released this video teaser. On the...
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BASELWORLD 2014 : Omega brings back the original Seamaster 300
People have breathed a sigh of relief. After all the photo and video teasing, Omega fans seem to have what they want – a new Omega Seamaster 300 that is an homage to the original. Debuting in 1957 and...
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HANDS-ON : Omega Speedmaster Mark II Re-issue
Earlier this year I blogged about the Omega Speedmaster Mark II re-issue. Today, Horologium brings you live photos of the two versions, with thanks to Omega Australia and the Castlereagh St boutique in...
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HANDS-ON : Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean Platinum
As previously blogged, earlier this year I had the opportunity to view the Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean Orange Ceramic. At the same time I also got to see its sibling, the Seamaster Planet Ocean...
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HANDS-ON : Omega’s DeVille Trésor
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...
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PRE-BASELWORLD 2015 : Omega White Side of the Moon
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......
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