Last week, on August 7, 2025, Captain Jim Lovell, Apollo 13 Commander, passed away at the age of 97 in Lake Forest, Illinois. Jim Lovell Beyond Apollo 13, Jim Lovell’s NASA career was filled with key assignments. He first flew as pilot—alongsid…

I am a proud owner of the 2254.50 Peter Blake but when I saw the new seamaster 300m come out (the no date version with the aluminium bezel )
I got the itch again. I like the thought of buying watches that will easily outlast me or any future generation…

I really like the presidential like bracelet from the new ATs (Shades, etc..)….. I see the new 41mm AT has a 20mm lug width….wonder if that bracelet fits the 3861 Speedy…..if so, would like to get it….

Warsaw Omega Boutique showed me today this srubber strap, with moon-crater-accents on inside, close to Diver 300M on outside, made for the latest Moonwatch case. As standard it is sold on Moonshine Gold Panda Speedy (obviously with gold clasp, not SS l…

I have my eye on a new Ed White, but I live in an area where there are dramatic swings in both relative humidity and temperature.

In the past, with the older, typical Omega bracelets, this has never been a problem because of the multiple adjustment op…

I don’t post that much here so I thought I’d share my most recent project.

I decided to take on the challenge of mirror polishing the outer links on my @Forstnerbands Forstner 1450 so it would better match my 42mm POLMLE. I did this mostly out of curi…

First, let me say I own the 3861 sandwich…..love my Speedy & bought the bracelet variant, but wasn't 100% sold on the polished links …and at times they are some hot spots when I slip it on the wrist….

I'm a fan of presidential styl…

Good morning all from a rainy day from Saigon, Vietnam.

I’ve been collecting Speedmasters (only variants of the Moon-landing watches) for about 6 years now.

I was blessed yesterday with a holy grail of mine, can you guess what’s in the middle box? …

Hi all.

Does anyone have suggestions or ideas how to turn my 41mm Aqua Terra from bracelet to the OEM rubber strap or even suggestions / pics with an equivalent after market e.g. Zealande.

Just looking for ideas really or even if someone had the ru…

Vintage, modern, caseback photos, macro and case details all celebrating Speedmasters (and others) housing the venerable 321 movement.

I’ll start the thread with a simple caseback shot of the modern Ed White, reference 311.30.40.30.01.001.