Industry News – Omega Raises its Warranty to 5 Years on all Watches
Following the trend for more services, more clarity and more security, Omega just announced it will now offer a 5-year warranty on all newly purchased watches – with immediate effect. Until now, the Omega warranty was different depending on the type of products – up to 4 years on Master Chronometer watches, to be compared to a traditional 2-year warranty in the industry (which was the warranty offered, as of now, on the Speedmaster Moonwatch for instance).
Editor’s note: ‘Wait list’ might well be the phrase of the year for watch fans. Demand, especially on steel sports watches, has seemingly never been higher, with mere mortal consumers faced with two options. A healthy wait, or a hefty premium. I originally wrote this piece around a year ago, and some of my (then) more readily available alternatives are now in high demand. Not as high as the Nautilus though … You don’t need to sell us on Patek’s 5711/1A. It’s the Nautilus. In fact, you might go so far as to say it’s the steel sports watch. The case, the dial – that bracelet. Heck, even the date. It all works. The only bad thing about it? Unless you’re seriously connected, you can’t just walk into your local AD, drop the $32,300 AUD and walk out with it on your wrist. You need to wait. And I think we can all agree that waiting sucks. So don’t. Here are five excellent options to scratch that itch a whole lot quicker. Glashütte Original Senator Excellence Perpetual Calendar It might not be a Genta-designed icon, but Glashütte’s latest is a traditionally styled perpetual calendar with a thoroughly modern movement and…
On Monday, October 29 we threw a party to celebrate the launch of our new magazine. At least that’s what we said the party was about. In Felix and my opening speech, though, we admitted that it was at least as much, if not more, about thanking our readers and the local watch industry that had supported us “since 2014”. Because these are the people, in addition to the actual core team, who built Time+Tide. It was perhaps the brightest highlight of our nearly five-year history as a watch publication. It was a Monday. But few seemed to notice. It was awesome. [BUY THE MAGAZINE NOW] We hosted the event at Time+Tide’s Cremorne headquarters in Melbourne, which was elevated somewhat, not only by our daily coffee-drinking gatekeeper Steve McQueen (photographed by the legendary Ron Galella), but also a Ferrari Portofino, which hinted to guests as to what was to come. Special guests included actor Rodger Corser (the only man on earth who both my mum and wife have a crush on), transformation coach team Chief Brabon and Emilie Brabon-Hames, Co-Founder of Four Pillars Gin Matt Jones, Chin Chin head chef Benjamin Cooper, and leading watch industry figures, including General Manager of Rolex Patrick Boutellier, General…
In about a week’s time (November 9 Swiss time, to be exact), the watch industry’s night of nights – the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève – will be just wrapping up, and it goes without saying that the after-parties will be pumping. Though some may be bigger than others, with the anticipation finally over and the event’s winners officially announced. We can’t wait that long, however, and our excitement is starting to show, so we’ve compiled a list of eight watches that we’d love to see take a gong home this year, with one small restriction — they must cost less than 10,000 CHF. Seiko Prospex 1968 Diver’s Re-creation Let’s start this list on a high – a hi-beat, that is. And the first watch we’d love to see take home a prize is Seiko’s re-creation of their OG hi-beat diver, the SLA025. Not only is it an incredibly faithful re-creation of the original, but it also pairs two of Seiko’s best – Zaratsu polishing, and a Grand Seiko movement. 6500 CHF ($8500 AUD) Habring2 Doppel-Felix During his time at IWC, Richard Habring essentially opened up the split-seconds chronograph to the masses, streamlining the complication and making it far more affordable…
