【F】 Hands-On: The New 2024 Omega Speedmaster FOiS
Oct 3, 2024 · The Speedmaster on Schirra’s wrist was a second-generation (CK2998) model with Alpha-shaped hands and a symmetrical case. After the tribute watch came out in 2012, many Speedmaster fans loved it for its slightly smaller case, Alpha hands, and, of course, “cool factor.”
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The Top 10 Vintage Seiko Watches You Should Buy Now
Jan 5, 2017 · Seiko 6139 Pogue. Some may consider the 6139 “Pogue” to be a bit of an eccentric selection within our top 10 Vintage Seiko watches list, but I’m ready to defend the choice. First, if the “Pogue” isn’t the cheapest vintage space flown watch (it went up with Col. William Pogue in 1973 as part of Skylab), it has to be in the running.Next, the 6139 was one of …
Fratello’s Guide To Omega Speedmaster Watches - Fratello Watches
Feb 28, 2023 · This is Fratello’s guide to Omega Speedmaster watches. Whether you are buying your first Omega Speedmaster or just looking to add another one to the collection, it doesn’t hurt to gather as much information as possible before you make that purchase.
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【F】 Introducing: The 40mm Tissot Seastar 1000 Powermatic 80
Mar 16, 2024 · A grown-up 40mm Seastar Powermatic 80. Obviously, this new Seastar 1000 Powermatic 80 has a 40mm case size, excluding the crown guards. Officially, it’s 12.5mm thick, but when we measured it, it looked more like 12.8mm.
【F】 Hands-On: Seiko Prospex SPB381, SPB383, And SPB385
Jul 3, 2023 · Sometimes wishes do come true. It sounds a bit cliche and over the top, but it’s not in this case. In March, Seiko unveiled its first series of mechanical Prospex GMT dive watches — the SPB381, SPB383, and SPB385.
【F】 Radium On Watch Dials: How Dangerous Is It, Really?
Mar 4, 2024 · In the early 20th century, watch manufacturers were looking for ways to make their watches legible at night but without an external source of light.
In-Depth: Researching The Vintage Movado Museum Watch
Sep 22, 2024 · Not overly successful in the beginning. The original Museum Watch design first came to light in 1947, but there were no initial takers. Fritz von Osterhausen, in his book The Movado History, reports that Horwitt failed to convince Vacheron to produce the watch during that year on a trip to Geneva.Accounts opine that the design …
Buying Guide: The Best Omega Watches From The 1960s - Fratello …
Mar 27, 2021 · Hello Jorg, thank you very much! Very good Buying Guide, very nice examples, good photographs! Same history: The “Bauhaus”-Seamaster automatic 165.002 (not the DeVille Version) without date, an unpretentious version in steel, came to me from my beloved father.