Brief history of Omega Men's 2208.50.00 Seamaster Planet Ocean Automatic Chronometer Watch
This Omega watch selfwinding Switzerland automatic movement characteristic improved by the escapement of coaxially to the breakthrough of Omega, a technology that ensures the high precision and stable accuracy for long periods of use. He is noted to a full 600 metres (2000 feet) water resistant. The story of Omega Story The Omega watches began in 1848, when Founder Louis Brandt began to hand assembling watches of Pocket precision key-wound of parts supplied by local craftsmen in his Principality of La Chaux-de-Fonds, in the Northwest corner of the Switzerland. However, the Omega name appear until 1894, after Louis Brandt had died and his watchmaking traditions were taken over by his son, Louis-Paul and César Brandt. Omega Watches have long been associated screen glamour and sporting starsCthe Omega Seamaster is famous for being the watch of choice for James BondCwith current ambassadors including Pierce Brosnan

Teenage Grandpa Watch Straps Review & Interview
They say that the first step in treating an addiction is admitting you're addicted, so here goes. I am addicted to watch straps. At any one time, I likely have roughly three watches in rotation but will constantly switch between 5-10 different straps. If a watch doesn't look perfect on its included bracelet, I will start hunting for that perfect strap, or three, and then I'll add a NATO style strap. Much like a new pair of shoes can add some punch to a good outfit, a strap is a great way to make a watch feel new again. While I cannot afford to be constantly buying watches, there is sel

Omega Puts Watch Instruction Manuals On YouTube
For years I have complained that even high-end watches don't come with instruction manuals. That isn't universally the rule, but it is the norm. While that isn't likely to change, brands like Omega are taking the logical next step by creating video instruction manuals and putting them online for everyone to see.Pretty recently (as in a day before this article was written) Omega created a new section of their YouTube channel called "Omega Video Manuals" (as a playlist). The playlist currently contains 25 videos on how to use most of their watches as indicated by movement (calibre) as w

Armin Strom Reveals First In-House Made Movement, The Calibre ARM09
Armin Strom is the newest watch makers around who is proud to announce that they will be making their own movements. Funded by some big money gentlemen who want results, they wanted their brand to have in-house made movements, so they made it happen. Until now Armin Strom watches featured impressively decorated movements sourced from ETA, but that is all about to change. The ARM09 is proof of that. Usually when a watch maker releases their first in-house made movement it is fine. Nothing special, but it is still their own "baby." Armin Strom on the other hand has given us something ver

4N MVT-01/D01 Watch Now Available In Titanium
4N is a relatively new watch company that was started in 2009 by Francois Quentin. If you are not familiar with the name, know that Mr. Quentin is one of the main people behind Hautlence - another high-end brand - and he was also responsible for the design of Louis Vuitton?¡¥s Tambour watches.The MVT-01/D01 was the company?¡¥s first watch and we have written about it a number of times in the past - most recently in a hands-on article here.?The watch is unique because of the way it displays the time - it uses an all-mechanical 514-part movement to display the time digitally using a series of dis