The Beginning My love with vintage watches started with Omega. To understand that however, we have to go back a bit. The year was 2007 and I had my eye on a then new Swiss watch; the Tissot PRC 200. It was quartz but with a somewhat timeless design I was drawn to it immediately. […]
This episode we finally set the Speedmaster watch in the spotlight of the Watches & Pencils feature. In particular, we zoom in on the first Speedmaster which has passed the NASA tests: the Omega Speedmaster with reference number 105.003. Also known as the ‘Ed White’ Speedmaster. Later on more about the NASA tests: Form and Function Hand […]
Speedmaster Professional 145.022 Casebacks When you look at this Omega Speedmaster Professional 145.022-71, there’s nothing strange at first sight. Just a nice and ‘ordinary’ Speedmaster Professional post-Moon. Dial, bezel, hands and bracelet, all correct. In fact, it is quite a nice example of a Speedmaster Professional 145.022-71. In our Speedmaster 145.022 buyer’s guide, we give […]
Speedmaster Alaska Project The project name Alaska has little to do with the state, besides its name. Omega used code words for a lot of their projects. This was done not to wake-up other watch companies. You should know that the watchmaking community is not that big, people go to the same bars and restaurants […]
Sacha Davidoff Reports On The November 2016 Watch Auctions Following my preview of the Antiquorum & Phillips watch auctions, my brother and I took a look at Christie’s upcoming auction catalog, but sadly did not have the pleasure of viewing the watches in person yet as they are currently traveling. The Christie’s team have focused […]
Today, we’re back with our traditional “5 Cool Finds”, however in a slightly different formula. No worries, the deal is still the same: 5 watches that we pick for you and that deserve your interest. What is different today is that we look at an auction, the 94th watch auction from Crott Auctioneers, a German auction house with great reputation. The sale, which will occur on November 12th, 2016, features no less than 673 lots but, then again, no worries, we’re here to help you and we found 5 watches that are properly cool: 2 rare and superb modern A. Lange & Söhne and 3 vintage chronographs that couldn’t be more iconic.
What is Speedy Tuesday? It all started in a sunny Cannes in 2012, where I stayed over for a holiday. I also remember it was actually in the Radison Blu hotel there, where I made a wristshot of one of my Speedmaster watches and posted it on-line saying “Speedy Tuesday” (it was a Tuesday). Then, […]
An Update I published this review exactly a year ago. I consider it one of the best reviews I ever did. Not because it is perfect in writing, or was the best read article on FW, but because it is a watch that simply moved me. But does it still move me, after one year and after […]
Speedmaster Artwork Only a few months ago, we did an interview with Danish artist Cay Broendum in this article. Not much later, we had an exchange of emails about Speedmaster artwork. Now that it is done and ready for ordering, let’s have a look at this piece of art and tell you about some of […]
Interviews are perhaps one of the most daunting and dreaded things that a person must undergo, especially if you are a fresh graduate who is out in the market looking for the first job. Even if you have been in the workforce for quite a while, interviews can still be intimidating at times as well. Impressing the interviewer and not…