Speedmaster

OMEGA is teaming up with its partner, Swiss yacht racing team Alinghi, to present a collaborative watch – the OMEGA Speedmaster Dark Side of the Moon Alinghi. According to Raynald Aeschlimann, President and CEO of OMEGA, "The new watch is about two great Swiss brands combining their passion for innovation and sailing." Furthermore, the Speedmaster Dark Side…

In light of the release of the OMEGA Speedmaster “Silver Snoopy Award” 50th Anniversary, it is well worth reliving the story of the tensest space missions in history, in which OMEGA's Speedmaster proved instrumental in providing safety for NASA's Apollo 13 crew. Destined for the moon It was April 11, 1970, when an unprecendented catastrophe…

The new OMEGA Speedmaster Apollo 11 50th Anniversary model has exceeded every reach of any watch we published so far. Only just launched, it has already become the talking piece of the watch community and will hit the stores in July. Just a little bit of time left for some history class. 50 years of lunar landing…

At 12 noon on the 10th of July, OMEGA's new #SpeedyTuesday timepiece was available for sale via its Instagram channel (@omega). In just under two hours, all 2,012 pieces had been sold. OMEGA's Speedmaster Limited Edition 42 mm "Ultraman" has obviously been a hit with watch fans around the world. The new Limited Edition timepiece…

Like almost every year, OMEGA also in 2018 introduces a Speedmaster Special Edition. This year they celebrate 50 years of the Apollo 8 mission and surprise with a new skeletonized Moonwatch movement for their famous ‘Dark Side of the Moon’ watch. 50 years of Apollo 8 mission – the anniversary watch Speedmaster Dark Side of…

By unveiling its new Speedmaster CK 2998 Limited Edition, OMEGA is continuing one of its most popular watch designs. The original OMEGA CK 2998 was released in 1959. For collectors, this watch - with its Alpha hands, symmetrical case and dark bezel - became one of the most sought-after vintage Speedmasters in the world. The…

“We’ll see you on the other side” 50 years after the Apollo 8 mission, the first to orbit around the moon, OMEGA is releasing its newest "Dark Side of the Moon" timepiece. Unlike previous "Dark Side" models, this release houses a specially decorated version of OMEGA's "Moonwatch" movement. To display the workings inside, the dial…

In 1957 the Soviet Union launches the Sputnik-Satellite, the fashion icon Christian Dior dies, Ai Weiwei was born, and John Lennon and Paul McCartney meet for the first time at a church-festival and later founded the Beatles. In the same memorable year, OMEGA released three new watches from their professional collection, which still today are…

The masterminds behind OMEGA strive to be ahead everyone else. A milestone and watch for which the brand is probably most remembered by is the OMEGA Speedmaster Professional Moonwatch, which was the first watch they shot to the moon in 1969. That is nearly 50 years ago. In 2015, OMEGA introduced the world’s first Master…