Swiss newspaper NZZ am Sontag reports that in 2019 Swatch Group won’t participate in the annual jewellery and watch fair, Baselworld. This is a huge blow for the Baselworld since Swatch Group, owner of 18 brands, such as Hamilton, Tissot, Longines, Omega, Breguet and others, was their biggest exhibitor. Swatch Group CEO, Nick Hayek told NZZ […]
This year, the Speedmaster is celebrating its 60th birthday, a true horological “baby boomer” with an exceptional career. Such an anniversary should not go down unnoticed and Omega seems to be ready to commemorate it in great fashion. As a teaser of what will come to Baselworld, Omega leaked two new Speedies: the Speedmaster 38 […]
Speedmaster Grey Side of the Moon “Meteorite” In 2013, Omega took us to the Dark Side of the Moon with their Speedmaster made from black ceramic. It was a huge hit among the fans of the brand and in the following year, the Speedmaster DSOFTM was awarded the prestigious GPHG “Revival” Watch Prize. The Moon […]
UPDATE: For our exclusive interview with Erich Mosset, CEO of Ronda, about the new R150 movement, click here. Since ETA, part of Swatch Group has decided to reduce its deliveries to third parties, other Swiss movement manufacturers had a difficulty responding to the demand, often creating bottlenecks. Ronda, a Swiss independent movement manufacturer, known for […]
This year at Baselworld, Glashütte Original has unveiled a newcomer to their Senator collection, the Senator Excellence, a superb 40 mm dress piece, powered by a completely redesign in-house base movement, the automatic Calibre 36. Before we would go into more details about the watch, let’s go through the list of new features that the […]