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Omega Speedmaster 145.022: The Evolutionary Moonwatch Workhorse

Omega Speedmaster 145.022: The Evolutionary Moo...

Introduction The Omega Speedmaster reference 145.022 is the longest-running iteration of the Moonwatch, spanning two full decades of production from 1968 to 1988. It debuted the calibre 861 movement, absorbed...

Omega Speedmaster 145.022: The Evolutionary Moo...

Introduction The Omega Speedmaster reference 145.022 is the longest-running iteration of the Moonwatch, spanning two full decades of production from 1968 to 1988. It debuted the calibre 861 movement, absorbed...

Evolution of the Rolex GMT-Master: 1675 to Today

Evolution of the Rolex GMT-Master: 1675 to Today

Jet-age beginnings: why the world needed a second time-zone hand In the mid-1950s Pan American World Airways asked Rolex to design a cockpit watch that could track both Greenwich Mean...

Evolution of the Rolex GMT-Master: 1675 to Today

Jet-age beginnings: why the world needed a second time-zone hand In the mid-1950s Pan American World Airways asked Rolex to design a cockpit watch that could track both Greenwich Mean...

Universal Genève Polerouter: The Arctic Airway’s Horological Hero | Crown Vintage Watches

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 Salvation In Space

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: 1680 to 16610 | Crown Vintage Watches

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 | Crown Vintage Watches

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...