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02 June 2015 |
OMEGA,
Diving Watches,
Watch Reviews,
With the 35th America's Cup only two years away, the sailing teams are starting to train already. The World Series will officially kick off next summer and the brands that have partnered with this event, like Omega, will also choose this date to unveil their new Regatta watches, a type …
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27 May 2015 |
OMEGA,
Watch Reviews,
Baselworld 2015,
You do like the 41,5mm Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra 150m, its perfect size and thickness, the unmistakable heli lugs and you're attracted by the most technically advanced antimagnetic movement of entire horology as well, but you're not looking for any Aqua Terra. As of next July, Omega will release the Omega Seamaster Aqua …
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26 March 2015 |
OMEGA,
Watch Reviews,
Baselworld 2015,
The Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch First Omega in Space Sedna Gold is perhaps one of the coolest timepieces of this year's Baselworld. It draws inspiration from the renowned Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch Wally Schirra had wrapped around his wrist during the 1962 Sigma 7 mission, making it therefore the very first Omega …
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24 March 2015 |
OMEGA,
Watch Reviews,
Baselworld 2015,
When Omega launched the Dark Side of the Moon, in 2013 I believe, I wasn’t really convinced of the path that the brand from Bienne had decided to take. The watch's features were indeed excellent, but that black ceramic case, coupled with a two-counter lay-out, was miles away from a …
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19 March 2015 |
OMEGA,
Watch Reviews,
Baselworld 2015,
Welcome to the world of the Omega Globemaster! Also to that of the first timepiece in the world, made by Omega, to proudly hold the Master Chronometer certification, the new authentication created by Omega in cooperation with the Swiss Institute METAS; a certification that exceeds anything that had so far …
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02 March 2015 |
OMEGA,
Watch Reviews,
Baselworld 2015,
Sometimes the time that elapses between a watch preview and its actual availability on the market is a lot shorter than one might expect. This is what happened with the Omega Speedmaster Skywalker X-33 Solar Impulse Limited Edition that I personally previewed a week ago, and which I was expecting …
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10 February 2015 |
OMEGA,
Baselworld 2015,
Next March, at Abu Dhabi, the Solar Impulse 2 will be the first solar aircraft ever to take off and round the globe. This project, that was officially launched in 2003 by the pilot Bertrand Piccard, has been supported by Omega since 2006. From then onwards, Omega has supplied the …
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01 February 2015 |
OMEGA,
Baselworld 2015,
Pre Baselworld 2015 - The Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra 150m James Bond Limited Edition and the Omega Constellation Pluma This year will mark another chapter in the 007’s saga, that will be a remake of one of the most successful movies based on Ian Fleming’s novel: Spectre. Omega has been the …
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21 December 2014 |
OMEGA,
Diving Watches,
Watch Reviews,
Baselworld 2014,
I will be honest: when I first saw the Omega Seamaster 300 Master Co-Axial at Baselworld 2014 I was not particularly impressed. It was displayed in a cabinet at the entrance of the Omega stand, and so far that had been the only occasion where I had seen a timepiece so …
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05 December 2014 |
OMEGA,
Women's watches,
Watch Reviews,
Artistic depictions of butterflies have been used in many cultures including, as early as 3500 years ago, the Egyptian hieroglyphs. In the ancient Mesoamerican city of Teotihuacan, the brilliantly colored image of the butterfly was carved into many temples, buildings and jewelry. So it is not a surprise that also …
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