Archive for July, 2005

What is Better Than 20 Speedmaster’s?

Friday, July 15th, 2005

21 The exhibition is being held to commemorate the moon-landing. Twenty one limited-edition Omega watches, each decorated with a patch of the NASA mission of which it was a part, are also on display. Source

So…….What’s in the Aqualung this Week?

Friday, July 15th, 2005

Back again for the second week running, its not the weekend until we see what’s in the Aqualung. A big thanks to our friend Velociphile for this great primer. “Here is a box, a musical box, wound up and ready to play. But this box can hide a secret inside. Can you guess what is […]

Omega Planet Ocean Review

Wednesday, July 13th, 2005

From the brilliantly legible dial to the curved, brushed case-edges, to the chunky solid back with its embossed and polished seahorse motif (enlarged now to fill the entire flat bottom surface of the caseback), this is one handsome timepiece. Tony P reviews the stunning Seamaster Planet Ocean Watch. www.thepurists.com

Well Hellooo There Big Boy

Wednesday, July 13th, 2005

You know the drill, when the words don’t flow time to get out the camera. This week its the battle of the giants with Planet “New Kid” Ocean up against Omega “Side Swipe” Oldie. Let the battle commence.

Seth Godin Has a Pop at Our Pierce

Tuesday, July 12th, 2005

They’re paying him because he embodies a fictional character, invented fifty years ago by a now-dead author. I must admit I’m not a big fan of the whole James Bond thang that some Omega owners have going on. Despite also reading quite a lot of Seth’s work, including “All Marketers are Liars” I’m not a […]

Is it Gold Speedmaster Week at the Bay?

Sunday, July 10th, 2005

Well maybe this one is different, looks to be a reliable German seller with a mass of feedback. To be honest I’m not the worlds biggest Speedmaster fan but I must admit those Gold ones look really, really nice. Have to give the seller a one point deduction for obvious use of the Photoshop Lens […]

Switzerland During Summer is Like Visiting Heaven on Earth

Sunday, July 10th, 2005

Maybe be a bit over the top but the combination of Omega’s and chocolate can do strange things to a man. Worth a read, more of a travel review than anything but of interest to those looking to visit the “homeland”. Another interesting — and sometimes cheaper — way to buy Swiss products is by […]

Lets Get Geeky with the Omega Speedmaster Reduced

Saturday, July 9th, 2005

Long gone are the days when us Geeks spent all our time in our Mom’s basement playing RPG’s. Today’s Geek is a man of the world, a sophisticated, stylish raconteur with an eye for the Ladies. Time for the world to wake up, Geek’s are on the march and their timepiece of choice is……you got […]

Wrist Watch Review Reviews Our Wrist Watch Blog

Saturday, July 9th, 2005

Called Omega Blogger “cute”, ain’t that the truth. Thank you guys! [time to make another addition to the blogroll, us watch blog guys look after our own] WristWatchReview.com » New Watch Blog

There’s a Reason Buzz Aldrin was the SECOND Man on the Moon

Friday, July 8th, 2005

His judgement was poor….. Buzz was spotted recently on the Muppets wearing a Breitling Emergency. The Muppets…Breitling…I rest my case Check out the rest including pics at the most excellent Velociphiles Journey into Watches