Category: Omega

  • Baselworld 2016: Omega Speedmaster Moonphase Chronograph

    Baselworld 2016: Omega Speedmaster Moonphase Chronograph

    Ahead of Baselworld 2016, Omega has previewed their new Speedmaster Moonphase Chronograph Master Chronometer, which is distinguished by a sun-brushed blue dial with moonphase indication, and powered by a new METAS-certified manufacture movement. Omega Master Co-axial Chronometer caliber 9904 beats at 4Hz (28,800 vph) and is made up of over 368 components. Technically speaking, two…

  • Introducing the Omega Speedmaster Automatic with Master Chronometer certification

    Introducing the Omega Speedmaster Automatic with Master Chronometer certification

    This morning, after a very busy week for Omega, we received a preview of yet another new Speedmaster. Introducing the new Speedmaster Automatic with Master Chronometer certification. At first glance, you immediately notice the distinctive minute-track inspired by a 1968 Speedmaster model. The dial is matte black with orange marketing and bevelled 18K white gold…

  • Omega Seamaster Automatic Chronograph, To Be Sold Without Reserve

    Omega Seamaster Automatic Chronograph, To Be Sold Without Reserve

    A grade A 1973 Omega Seamaster Automatic Chronograph Ref. 176.007 will be up for grabs at the Antiquorum watch auction Saturday, August 25th. Estimates are low, and it will be sold without reserve. Presented in a cushion shaped stainless steel case that is both polished and brushed, this Seamaster measures 38 x 42 mm, and…

  • Video Teaser: New Omega Speedmaster

    Video Teaser: New Omega Speedmaster

    Baselworld, the world’s largest watch show, starts tomorrow. We are on the way there now, so stay tuned for updates on the best new watches from the show. Below is a teaser video Omega just released which previews one of the soon to be released new Speedmasters.

  • Hands-On With New Omega Seamaster “Bullhead”

    Hands-On With New Omega Seamaster “Bullhead”

    We have already covered three important Omega timepiece launches this year: the Seamaster Aqua Terra 15,000 Gauss, the Speedmaster “Dark Side of the Moon” and the Speedmaster ‘57. But that’s not it, today we are bringing you exclusive images of a fourth new Omega — the Seamaster Bullhead. The first Omega Seamaster Bullhead was introduced…

  • Interview with Omega CEO Stephen Urquhart

    Interview with Omega CEO Stephen Urquhart

    Omega has had a pretty busy year with the launch of the revolutionary Aqua-Terra Anti-Magneti watch, the Speedmaster Bullhead and 1957 throwbacks, and of course, the Speedmaster Dark Side of the Moon. And now, the Seamaster Diver ETNZ Limited Edition. I have to say, I am quite impressed. Is 2014 going to be a slow…

  • Omega Seamaster 300M “Big Triangle”

    Omega Seamaster 300M “Big Triangle”

    This is a vintage Omega Seamaster 300M “Big Triangle” reference 166.024, a model which was made beginning in 1957, with production ending sometime in the 1970s. This particular example was likely made in the late 1960s. The “Big T” designation is a reference to the large triangle at twelve o’clock. Some of these watches were…

  • REVIEW: Omega Speedmaster “Dark Side of the Moon”

    REVIEW: Omega Speedmaster “Dark Side of the Moon”

    Fullscreen Overview Crafted from a single block of black zirconium oxide (ZrO2), the Speedmaster “Dark Side of the Moon” is the most visually aggressive and technologically sophisticated chronograph Omega has ever produced. Its epic name, refers to the hemisphere of the Moon that always faces away from Earth, also called the “far side of the…

  • Omega Speedmaster Apollo 11 45th Anniversary Limited Edition

    Omega Speedmaster Apollo 11 45th Anniversary Limited Edition

    To celebrate the 45th Anniversary of the Apollo 11, which put the first astronauts on the moon, Omega created a special timepiece inspired by the original moon watch that was supplied by Omega and worn on that mission. Today’s date is significant because 45 years ago today, Apollo 11 landed on the moon. Be that…

  • The Omega Speedmaster Skywalker X-33 “Solar Impulse”

    The Omega Speedmaster Skywalker X-33 “Solar Impulse”

    Omega plans to debut a new limited edition of their X-33 Skywalker analog-digital Speedmaster watch at Baselworld next month. The Speedmaster Skywalker X-33 Solar Impulse limited edition has been developed in conjunction with the Solar Impulse airplane/project, which according to their website “is the only airplane of perpetual endurance, able to fly day and night…

  • Introducing The Omega Globemaster

    Introducing The Omega Globemaster

    Last month at Baselworld, Omega debuted an all new timepiece collection called the Globemaster. The design is inspired by an Omega Constellation watch from 1952. At first glance, one cannot mistake the strong resemblance to the Rolex Datejust or Day-Date lines. However, after closer inspection, there are a few details that distinguish it from the…

  • Introducing the Omega Planet Ocean Deep Black collection

    Introducing the Omega Planet Ocean Deep Black collection

    In New York City on Monday, Omega unveiled an all new ceramic diver’s watch collection called the Planet Ocean Deep Black. Similar to the Speedmaster Dark Side of the Moon, each of the four models features a black ceramic mono block case, bezel, and dial. The new ceramic watch case measures 45.5 mm in diameter…