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When we speak of Omega as a brand, there are usually 2 sides of the story, some people see the brand from Bienne who is having a hard time keeping up with Rolex, to be fair in the last few years Omega has been silently copycatting almost every color scheme that Rolex has launched, and then there is the other side which appreciate Omega for its history and contribution to the watch industry, on this particular side you can find a subgroup of people who adore the Speedmaster and its legacy. Omega is a divisive brand, but no one can...

Everyone talks about it, takes pictures with it, and tries to get one at retail price, these 3 elements have really boosted the sales of the famous BLNRO or as we know it the GMT Batman. The combination of a black and blue bezel in ceramic has made the watch community go crazy, and I kind of understand why, is elegant but at the same time sporty, it has those classic Rolex lines but also is something that you can wear every day, and at the end, this is what you want for your luxury watch to be, a piece...

Most watch enthusiasts know that the Omega Speedmaster was the first watch on the moon, but only a subset know of the Bulova Accutron that helped get it there. Bulova Accutron Spaceview. Photo by Unwind Time.   There was never a question of whether watches and their internal mechanisms were going to be part of man’s quest to leave the earth’s atmosphere. The timing of spacecraft components working in tandem required absolute precision, and a few critical seconds could have been the difference between Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin’s walk on the moon, and another reality most of us would...

We, the true nerds and watch fans, always have tons of requests/complaints to any watch brand, the date is in the wrong place, is too big, is too thick, the bracelet is not up t the task, but then sometimes, sometimes they will listen to our prayers, and we finally get what we want. Tudor created the Black Bay line a while ago and started with a 41mm case, a thinner version with an ETA movement, people couldn’t believe how good looking this new offer was, then they jumped into in house movements, adding thickness and creating a bit of...

The First World War was a massively important war in so many ways. The influences it has over us all are inescapable, though most people don’t really think too much about it. A small part of its influence is of course that most people have a grandparent or a great-grandparent who was involved in the war. But it's mostly that, over four years, the entire world was changed in nearly every way. Decisions made during and after the war affected (and still affect) the geopolitics of the whole world. Even the end of the First World War is cited as...