Written by Ashley Budgen [email protected]
Back Story:
This piece was one of those strange and rather serendipitous events, it started out in early 2012 talking to Dennis, who owned the Ref 2757 Seamaster De Lux Pie-Pan with date a…
Continue readingOmega Stories: The 1st Gen Planet Ocean GMT Family & GoodPlanet Special Edition Cal 8605
While substantially larger, thicker and somewhat polarizing compared to the Seamaster GMT, the first generation Planet Ocean GMT is a watch packed with technology, features and performance in an extremely well priced package. [..]
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Continue reading“Inquiry About Omega Stopwatch: Details and Current Market Value”
I hope you’re doing well. I would appreciate your assistance with a specific matter. I own a stopwatch manufactured by Omega Prestons Ltd, Blackpool and I am interested in learning more about its features and specifications, as well as its current market value. Could you help me with this?
Continue readingVintage Omega Mechanical Stopwatch – Excellent Condition**
ساعة توقيت ميكانيكية من أوميجا قديمة الطراز – بحالة ممتازة
هذه ساعة توقيت ميكانيكية نادرة من إنتاج أوميجا، بيعت في الأصل بواسطة شركة بريستونز المحدودة، بلاكبول. وهي ساعة سويسرية الصنع معروفة بدقتها وموثوقيتها.
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العلامة التجارية: أوميجا
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Apollo 8 Dark Side of the Moon
This is a watch I had been looking at since it came out in 2018 on the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 8 mission. I saw it again after losing my father last year, and when I saw the etched saying on the caseback of “we’ll see you on the other side”, I k…
Continue readingOmega Stories: Exceptional Value – The De Ville Cal 9300 Hour Vision Chronograph
I’ve previously singled out the De Ville Prestige Chronograph as the best value modern Omega chronograph on the used market. The Hour Vision Chronograph powered by Calibre 9300 is a superb modern watch that comes in a close second, representing exce…
Continue readingHot Takes: Speedmaster Moonwatch 321 “Ed White”/“Cernan” in Stainless Steel (2020) Review
Here is a collection of hot takes on the the “New Ed White” / cal.321B. Basically, points below are minutiae that, if mentioned at all in reviews, are mentioned only briefly.
Continue readingFor the detail-oriented amongst us, these points may become a starting list of trivial details you will-or-will-not like about the “Speedmaster Moonwatch 321 in Stainless Steel” (Omega’s mouthful name).
Before living with this reference, I’d have told you I’d rather hesalite, brushed not polished, and free of charge…
Omega Stories: Why I Wrote 100 Articles Before Covering The Speedmaster
While my focus will still be on lesser known Omega’s, watches that represent great value, and watches that are just plain weird and quirky, I will always be a Speedmaster fan and will write about them from time to time moving forward. [..]
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Continue readingChronostop Part 2 – The Italian Geneve Pentatlon, Lemania Racing & De Ville
Our journey into the Chronostop model lines ventures into Italy with the Chronostop Pentatlon, also known as the Chronostop Fontana, and the little known Lemania Racing & De Ville variants of this case design. [..]
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Continue readingBeautifully….flawed: A review of the Speedmaster Professional Limited Edition Tokyo 2020 Panda
First up I need to provide a little context for what will follow, to avoid the review appearing to be an Omega-bashing exercise….which is definitely not my intention here.
It’s an odd sort of thing; conventional Omega practice seems to be to announce,…
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