We all went bonkers all over again with MoonSwatch fever when the Mission to Moonphase, aka the Snoopy MoonSwatch, arrived just 10 (10!) days ago. We knew it was coming; we just didn’t know when. And then it came, and then people lined up to get them, and then we let out a sigh of … Read more

Sometimes you know a thing is coming and it still manages to surprise you. Such is the case with the latest in the Omega MoonSwatch lineage. Swatch has spent the better part of the past couple of months teasing a Snoopy-themed variation of the model and today, it came through. This is the MoonSwatch Mission to the … Read more

When James Bond – I mean Daniel Craig – rolled into the Planet Omega event in New York last November, his watch choice set the watch Internet on fire. Against his choice of dark grey suit, his very bright white dial was conspicuous, to say the least. Even more so because the watch didn’t technically … Read more

Small changes to a watch can often require more than a loupe to understand. But sometimes, a brand adds meaningful incremental updates to a watch that nobody saw coming in a way that preserves the spirit of the original and simply improves it, full stop. Such is the case with Omega’s announcement today revolving around … Read more

It feels like the new Omega Speedmaster has been with us for years already, doesn’t it? Surprisingly, it was only in January of this year that Omega announced the first major overhaul to its flagship chronograph, outfitting it with the Master Chronometer-spec, Co-Axial escapement-equipped caliber 3861. This week, unexpectedly, the announcement was on our minds all over … Read more

As Arthur C. Clarke wrote at the beginning of his epic novel of first contact, Rendezvous With Rama, “sooner or later, it was bound to happen.” So it is with the replacement of the caliber 1861 Moonwatch, with a new version, using the co-axial caliber 3861. Omega announced an upgraded version of the caliber 1861 … Read more

Hot off the presses from Biel, Switzerland, this is Omega’s latest high-tech dive watch, the Omega Planet Ocean 600M Co-Axial Master Chronometer GMT “Dark Grey.” Its naming comes from this specific model’s use of a dark grey ceramic case that promotes ceramic’s known ability to manage wear and tear while also being quite a bit lighter than … Read more

Ever since we enthusiasts began turning this watch hobby on its head, the decision-making tree for purchasing a watch has sprouted innumerable branches. Some have breached your neighbor’s fence and onto their property, spawning an HOA battle that’ll likely sour the rest of your year. But for now, that’s not important. What is important, however, … Read more

The Omega Planet Ocean Collection was first launched in 2005 and has become a mainstay, in the last 10 years, of Omega’s sports watch collections. This year Omega has released a brand new Planet Ocean 45.5 mm Chronograph, with a new co-axial chronograph movement (METAS/Master Chronometer certified, a first for Omega chronographs) and in new materials. It’s … Read more