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Putin’s Spokesman’s $620,000 ‘wedding gift’ watch
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...
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NEWS : Pyongyang Time
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...
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PHOTOS : Omega Rio 2016 Bullhead
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...
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PHOTOS : Omega’s 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 with a lunar dust theme. At Baselworld 2015 they launched their latest/ last ‘Side of’ variant the...
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NASA-issued Omega Speedmaster turns up on Reddit Watches
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...
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NEWS : New incoming CEO for Omega
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,...
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OMEGA : Globemaster Master Chronometer Annual Calendar
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...
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OMEGA : Speedmaster CK2998 Limited Edition
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’...
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OMEGA : Seamaster Planet Ocean 600m Master Chronometer GMT
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...
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OMEGA : Prestige Co-Axial De Ville 50th Anniversary
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...
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AUCTION NEWS : George Daniels ‘Space Traveller’ sold for 3,196,250 GBP
(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...
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INDUSTRY NEWS : luxury watch e-commerce continues to expand in China
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...
View ArticleHANDS-ON : Omega #SpeedyTuesday
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...
View ArticleINDUSTRY NEWS : Swatch Group withdraws from Baselworld
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...
View ArticleINDUSTRY NEWS : MCH Group CEO René Kamm resigns
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,...
View ArticleHANDS-ON : Omega Speedmaster #SpeedyTuesday 2 ‘Ultraman’
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...
View ArticleOMEGA : Seamaster Switzerland Limited Edition
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...
View ArticleHANDS-ON : Omega Speedmaster Dark Side of the Moon Apollo 8
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...
View ArticleNEW : Omega De Ville Trésor 125th Anniversary Edition
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...
View ArticleNEW : Omega Speedmaster Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Moonshine Limited Edition
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...
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