New Strain of Chinese Omega Seamaster 300 Fakes Emerges
It’s a harsh reality of collecting that Chinese forgers are getting steadily better at churning out ever more convincing fakes all the time. And sadly it seems the Chinese fakes just took another...
View ArticleHow to Keep That “New Watch” Smell?
Watch Brand Names Aren’t Just for Watches Any More Well, get a bottle of Omega Aqua Terra Eau de Toilette of course. Duh. This isn’t quite breaking news of course, and in fact Perpetuelle did a pretty...
View ArticleThe Famous ‘Rose Gold’ Finish on Vintage Omega Movements: Not All that Glitters…
In talking recently with another collector not as familiar with Omegas I was reminded of something that I haven’t seen mentioned lately: the discredited but oddly persistent myth of the “rose gold”...
View ArticleOmega X-33 Repair in Microgravity
X-33 Repair in Microgravity Astronaut Don Pettit repairs his Omega Speedmaster Professional X-33 aboard the International Space Station, Nov 2002-May 2003. This video was taken in orbit aboard the...
View ArticleOmega CEO Stephen Urqhart in Watch Time Magazine
Watch Time magazine recently published an interview with Omega CEO Stephen Urqhart, which you can read here. In the months leading up to the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, of course much of...
View ArticleVintage Omega Olympic Rattrapante Timer on eBay
With the Winter Olympics coming up in Vancouver it’s probably only fitting to find a Omega Olympic Rattrapante on eBay this week. This was one of a series of specially-made Rattrapante (“split...
View ArticleUnusual Israeli Maccabiah Games Seamaster Limited Edition
Oddest Seamaster I’ve Seen in a While This is one you certainly don’t see every day. In fact, I had never seen it before at all. A special Limited Edition Seamaster series of 118 made for last year’s...
View ArticleOmega Vancouver Olympics 2010 Wallpapers
As the 2010 Winter Olympic Games get ready to start this morning in Vancouver, I thought I’d point out that Omega now has some pretty cool high-resolution wallpaper images available for download on the...
View ArticleOmega Planet Ocean 22 SAS Special Edition
Here are some snaps of one of the special edition Omega SAS Planet Ocean watches made especially for Britain’s 22nd Special Air Service (SAS). Rumors of a planned Omega SAS Planet Ocean have been...
View ArticleMilitary Omega X-33 on eBay
Here’s one of the military versions of the Omega Speedmaster Professional X-33 presently featured on eBay: Again, these are privately purchased direct from Omega by servicemembers themselves and are...
View ArticleNew Strain of Chinese Omega Seamaster 300 Fakes Emerges
It’s a harsh reality of collecting that Chinese forgers are getting steadily better at churning out ever more convincing fakes all the time. And sadly it seems the Chinese fakes just took another...
View ArticleHow to Keep That “New Watch” Smell?
Watch Brand Names Aren’t Just for Watches Any More Well, get a bottle of Omega Aqua Terra Eau de Toilette of course. Duh. This isn’t quite breaking news of course, and in fact Perpetuelle did a pretty...
View ArticleThe Famous ‘Rose Gold’ Finish on Vintage Omega Movements: Not All that Glitters…
In talking recently with another collector not as familiar with Omegas I was reminded of something that I haven’t seen mentioned lately: the discredited but oddly persistent myth of the “rose gold”...
View ArticleOmega X-33 Repair in Microgravity
X-33 Repair in Microgravity Astronaut Don Pettit repairs his Omega Speedmaster Professional X-33 aboard the International Space Station, Nov 2002-May 2003. This video was taken in orbit aboard the...
View ArticleOmega CEO Stephen Urqhart in Watch Time Magazine
Watch Time magazine recently published an interview with Omega CEO Stephen Urqhart, which you can read here. In the months leading up to the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, of course much of...
View ArticleVintage Omega Olympic Rattrapante Timer on eBay
With the Winter Olympics coming up in Vancouver it’s probably only fitting to find a Omega Olympic Rattrapante on eBay this week. This was one of a series of specially-made Rattrapante (“split...
View ArticleUnusual Israeli Maccabiah Games Seamaster Limited Edition
Oddest Seamaster I’ve Seen in a While This is one you certainly don’t see every day. In fact, I had never seen it before at all. A special Limited Edition Seamaster series of 118 made for last year’s...
View ArticleOmega Vancouver Olympics 2010 Wallpapers
As the 2010 Winter Olympic Games get ready to start this morning in Vancouver, I thought I’d point out that Omega now has some pretty cool high-resolution wallpaper images available for download on the...
View ArticleOmega Planet Ocean 22 SAS Special Edition
Here are some snaps of one of the special edition Omega SAS Planet Ocean watches made especially for Britain’s 22nd Special Air Service (SAS). Rumors of a planned Omega SAS Planet Ocean have been...
View ArticleMilitary Omega X-33 on eBay
Here’s one of the military versions of the Omega Speedmaster Professional X-33 presently featured on eBay: Again, these are privately purchased direct from Omega by servicemembers themselves and are...
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