posted 03-06-2023 09:02 AM               

This is nothing new to Omega. They produced Speedmasters with Telemeter Bezels in 1960 and 61. I was thinking about this last year as I watched a night launch of a Falcon 9. From the parking lot of the Holiday Inn Cocoa Beach I could see the sky light up at ignition and then, second later, I could hear the rocket roar. But how far away was I?

posted 03-08-2023 09:44 AM               

A practical 60 minutes bezel would be ideal and NASA had a set of these practical "60 minutes" bezels custom-made, which were worn by half-a-dozen astronauts during training between 1970 and 1975 (Scott, Worden, Brand).

posted 06-10-2023 05:12 PM               

A record-breaking vintage Omega Speedmaster is now the subject of an investigation and alleged criminal activity, including by three former Omega employees. The watch, a tropical Omega Speedmaster ref. 2915-1 "Broad Arrow," originally made headlines when it sold for a record-breaking $3.4 million at Phillips in November 2021.

As you might've seen, the news began in April when Perezcope published his findings related to the tropical Speedmaster. But on June 1, a report by Zurich newspaper Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ) detailed a criminal series of events that resulted in a "Frankstein" watch made of disparate parts from various vintage Speedmasters appearing at auction. Omega has said the watch was the subject of an organized criminal effort by a group of conspirators, including three former employees, among them the former head of the Omega Museum and Brand Heritage. In separate statements, both Phillips and Omega have said they were the joint victims of organized criminal activity.