The worldtimer watch is one of those 1950s jet age fashions that defined people as being modernists of their era. They needed to know what the time was in Rekjavik or Singapore, but you Bert Higginbottom, slaving in a factory in Rochdale, did not. It was for pilots and global trade merchants, oil explorers and margarine salesmen – the worldtimer was a tool watch before … Continue reading Omega’s WorldTimers Are Heavenly Bodies
We love trawling Ali Express for the homage watches and the Pagani tribute to the MoonSwatch is one of our faves; great dial colours, nice detailing work on the bezels and the Seiko VK series meca-quartz movement inside, which is a proven reliable unit. Initially Pagani were cheeky asking about £120-£140, depending on where you bought them from, indeed Amazon seem to be pricing them … Continue reading Pagani Moon Watch Homage: Price Drops on Benyar Site
That may not sound like big news, but in the world of watches where the humble balance spring has been around for 200 years, it is something worth noting. OK Omega hasn’t reinvented the wheel here with their Spirate balance. But they have a new silicone spring with a unique adjustment, which Omega says allows super fine tuning. Traditionally a balance wheel has a lever … Continue reading Omega Launches New Spirate Balance Spring Tech
Omega is celebrating the Lunar New Year with new variations on its Speedmaster Moonwatch. There’s a blue case and black dial, all blue, steel case with blue dial, plus all black colourways to choose from. Co-axial movement inside, moonphase calendar complete with miniature moons inside the crescent cut-out. Impressive detailing. The range starts at £9600, going up to £12,900. Here’s the word from Omega on … Continue reading Omega’s Moonphase Range Offers Investment Potential
Why? Well first, take a look at the clean, balanced and deep blue dial. No fancy logoscript messages, just a bold twin sub-dial layout, classic chrono style, with that graduated blue colour adding visual appeal. Big piston type pushers bring the 50s and 60s to mind, the golden era of motorsport chronograph watches of course. Broad arrow hands. Decent sized date window too. So yeah, … Continue reading If You Only Buy One Omega, The Speedmaster 57 Should Be It
It’s easy to rest on your laurels and keep making the same watches indefinitely, just vary the dial colours each year, maybe add a limited edition or two. So it’s refreshing to see Omega try something different with two stunningly engineered chiming chronographs. One taps into its Olympic timing heritage, with a 1930s design that’s rather like a marriage watch; that is a pocket watch … Continue reading Omega’s Chrono Chime Is Billionaire Watchmaking, But Interesting
Some people love Casio watches, others favour vintage Omega Seamasters, others like to collect pocket watches made from Chester hallmarked silver. There’s no right or wrong way to collect watches, but if you are starting to build a collection that’s interesting, says something about the history of timekeeping and is a joy to look at, then NWC mag has some suggestions. One more thing, we … Continue reading How To Start Building an Interesting Watch Collection
Pagani has just released an updated Seamaster 300 dive watch homage. You can see more on its You Tube channel. NWC mag checked on Ali Express for prices and found no sign of the new model, but it is listed on the Pagani website, at $134. With a Seiko NH36 movement, 100m resistance, sapphire crystal front and back, plus a range of white, blue or … Continue reading Pagani’s New Seamaster Homage is Great Value
