It’s not often that watch enthusiasts get really excited about new or re-issued movements. So here’s a bit about why Omega’s 321 caliber, of all things, is newsworthy: the high-flying history of Omega ...
Omega rolled out two new color-infused Speedmaster models this week, including a Speedmaster ’57 that debuts a new manual-wound movement and a Moonwatch that showcases Moonshine, Omega’s proprietary ...
If you’ve been around the watch world long enough, you’re no doubt familiar with some of the more esoteric complications, such as split-seconds chronographs and minute repeaters. The former, for the ...
In January, Omega announced that it would be reviving the Caliber 321 movement—the one that powered Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong’s Omega watches on the moon. It also came housed in astronaut Ed ...
While some watch models, such as Daytona and Royal Oak, have achieved international fame and fortune over the past five decades, rarely does a movement ever attain name recognition, except among the ...
Watch companies weren’t making wristwatches in 1913. That didn’t happen until the 1920s, at least not in series production. There are exceptions: ladies of the European aristocracy were commissioning ...
We break down the four major collections—and myriad subcollections and references—that constitute the Swiss company’s vast offerings While there are many significant watchmakers operating in ...
Omega has long been a master of both of these complications: Its first minute repeater was an enamel-dialed beauty from way back in 1895, and it created split-seconds chronographs to time the 1932 ...