INTRODUCTION The first Flightmaster chronograph model, the ST 145.013 powered by the caliber 910, appears in OMEGA’s internal documentation starting September 1, 1969, with the first detailed commercial and marketing...
Read More
INTRODUCTION Let us return for a moment to a basic question: what is the exact definition of a Speedmaster Moonwatch pre-Moon model? Several are possible, but the following seems the most...
Read More
About 3 years ago, we decided to write for the first time a book from the "ONLY" series which was not dedicated to an OMEGA model. This choice was dictated...
Read More
RAID: WHAT'S IN A NAME? Recherche, Assistance, Intervention, Dissuasion ("Research, Assistance, Intervention, Deterrence"), commonly abbreviated RAID, is an elite tactical unit of the French National Police. It is headquartered in...
Read More
Italy has always been a particularly important country for OMEGA. The first commercial initiatives of the brand in Italy go back to the beginning of the last century, when the...
Read More
To mark the 40th anniversary of the Speedmaster in 1997, OMEGA brought out a product in an entirely new guise – a white Missions valise containing 23 Speedmasters in tribute...
Read More
FLIGHTMASTER: WHAT'S IN A NAME? During the 1950s, new features were incorporated into watches tailored to satisfy the emerging new breed of customers and their needs: chronographs with tachymeters for...
Read More
Light-colored dials are often appreciated by watch lovers. Some models are offered by the brands with the choice of a white (or silver) or black dial, such as the Rolex...
Read More
Speedmaster is mostly synonymous with stainless steel models. They represent the vast majority of the production. Some series, limited or not, were produced in yellow gold. For instance, this is...
Read More
Japan has always been a very important market for the Speedmaster. This is probably the reason why, as for few other European countries (Italy, Germany), Omega has repeatedly chosen to...
Read More
In 2018, Omega announced a new version of the Dark Side Of The Moon dedicated to the 50th Anniversary of Apollo 8. In 1968, the Apollo 8 crew was the very...
Read More
CHRONOMASTER AVIATOR SEA DIVER FROM NIVADA THE MAGIC TRIO (FITTED WITH A VALJOUX 23 CALIBER) After World War II, a period of reconstruction, prosperity and innovation took over from the...
Read More
