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No other watch has been tested extensively as Omega’s Speedmaster. The model first series was never designed and manufactured exclusively for NASA. In 1957 the first batch of Omega Speedmaster was ju…

Baselworld is a yearly event that showcases the latest in watch designs and technology of some of the top 2,000 watch, jewellery, precious-stone industries and other related manufacturer and sectors from some 45 countries. This tradition had its beginnings in 1917 at the first ever watch and jewellery trade show which was the Schweizer Mustermesse Basel.The affair is held every spring in Basel, Switzerland. It is here where the world’s top names and …

My love for vintage watches is not only known among my friends.

I started about 14 years ago to collect old and used watches, Primarily this was the result of a rejection at a famous jeweler where I wanted to buy a watch for myself, but the guard did not let me in. Not sure if I looked that bad in my torn jeans and old sneakers that day…

This is a 1969 Omega Speedmaster, the last model that did not yet have the engraved back with “First Watch worn on the Moon”. Normally, the back is…

The El Primero Stratos Flyback Striking 10^th was introduced in the 2011 Baselworld. What is with this watch? Fitted with an in-house Zenith 405B automatic movement and operating at 36,000 beats per second the El Primero is a “mean “watch with a robust construction. It is a fighter pilot’s watch as Zenith’s designs and specifications meet the stringent qualifications of the French Air Force.  The Stratos is fitted with an automatic chronograph movement called the El Primero an…