Reviews

Omega has been very busy the past couple of years developing a wide range of projects. After completely renovating their museum in Bienne, they have now launched a complete online portal for the museum. For those who haven't been able to visit the museum in person (myself included) this new website is a welcome addition to the wealth of Omega-related information to be found online. (more…)..

Okay, "new" may be wishful thinking as these models started showing up at authorized dealers as early as August. Nevertheless, we wanted to wait until we saw the newly refreshed Planet Ocean line up live in person before rendering any sort of an opinion. A couple of days ago I got the opportunity to see these new models at an Omega authorized dealer and I frankly, I was blown away. Omega has managed a large but careful step forward with one of their most loved series. This article will only refe..

I have a thing for durable watches. Finding a watch that can stand up to an active lifestyle, and still look good and keep great time over the period of many years, is surprisingly difficult. If you want a really robust watch, the conventional wisdom is to go with a Casio G-Shock if you're looking for a quartz or digital solution, and a Rolex if you want something Swiss and high-end. But Omega fans know there's another option which has one of the most interesting backstories in the history o..

Last year I posted an item about a discontinued analog-digital watch from Omega, the X-33. Today I am finally posting the actual review of the watch, obtained from ebay shortly after that posting. Why the long delay? Well, read on and see! To recap, the X-33 is one of two watches from Omega space-qualified by NASA. There's the mechanical Speedmaster (worn on the moon), and the quartz X-33, known as 'the Mars watch.' The X-33 was released in 1998 and discontinued in 2006, though Omega still s..

Say Hi to the Omega Speedmaster X-33. Introduced in 1998, this is one amazing watch. Omega literally flight (and crash) tested it with NASA and military pilots, experimenting with several design iterations before settling on and shipping two commercial versions. It was designed for pilots and space flight, and is rated by NASA for the mission to Mars. Without a doubt, this is one of the coolest and most interesting analog-digital watches ever made. But of course, something this good just ..