Vintage Stories
Universal Genève Polerouter: The Arctic Airway’...
SAS and the Birth of the Polarouter In the early 1950s, Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) planned an audacious new trans-polar route linking Copenhagen to Los Angeles. The course cut flight...
Universal Genève Polerouter: The Arctic Airway’...
SAS and the Birth of the Polarouter In the early 1950s, Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) planned an audacious new trans-polar route linking Copenhagen to Los Angeles. The course cut flight...
Omega Speedmaster And Apollo 13: Timing Salvati...
In April 1970 the crew of Apollo 13—Commander Jim Lovell, Command-Module Pilot Jack Swigert and Lunar-Module Pilot Fred Haise—left Earth wearing standard-issue Omega Speedmaster Professional chronographs. Five days later one...
Omega Speedmaster And Apollo 13: Timing Salvati...
In April 1970 the crew of Apollo 13—Commander Jim Lovell, Command-Module Pilot Jack Swigert and Lunar-Module Pilot Fred Haise—left Earth wearing standard-issue Omega Speedmaster Professional chronographs. Five days later one...
The Evolution of the Rolex Submariner Date: 168...
Setting the Scene: Why the Date Complication Mattered When Rolex added a date window to its professional dive watch in 1969, purists raised eyebrows. The original no-date Submariner of 1953...
The Evolution of the Rolex Submariner Date: 168...
Setting the Scene: Why the Date Complication Mattered When Rolex added a date window to its professional dive watch in 1969, purists raised eyebrows. The original no-date Submariner of 1953...
Tudor: Oysterdate and Submariner Heritage
Founding and Early Vision Hans Wilsdorf registered The Tudor Watch Company in 1926 with a clear purpose: build watches that offered the waterproofing, accuracy and reliability of Rolex while remaining...
Tudor: Oysterdate and Submariner Heritage
Founding and Early Vision Hans Wilsdorf registered The Tudor Watch Company in 1926 with a clear purpose: build watches that offered the waterproofing, accuracy and reliability of Rolex while remaining...
We’re Moving: Crown Vintage Has a New Home in R...
Crown Vintage Watches: Reid House, 75 King St, Sydney We’re thrilled to announce that Crown Vintage is now operating out of our new Sydney location: Reid House, 75 King Street. It’s...
We’re Moving: Crown Vintage Has a New Home in R...
Crown Vintage Watches: Reid House, 75 King St, Sydney We’re thrilled to announce that Crown Vintage is now operating out of our new Sydney location: Reid House, 75 King Street. It’s...
Speedmaster 145.012 v 145.022: Small Updates, B...
Speedmaster Ref: 145.012 v 145.022 When Omega released the Speedmaster reference 145.012 in 1967, it unknowingly signed off on the final evolution of a movement that would accompany astronauts to...
Speedmaster 145.012 v 145.022: Small Updates, B...
Speedmaster Ref: 145.012 v 145.022 When Omega released the Speedmaster reference 145.012 in 1967, it unknowingly signed off on the final evolution of a movement that would accompany astronauts to...