Last year, our editors went 11 feet under water to test various divers’ watches for legibility, ease of use, and toughness in actual diving conditions. One of these watches, all of whose test results were revealed in WatchTime’s December 2012 issue, was the Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean 600M Co-Axial. The Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean 600M [...]

 

Henry Cavill, star of the blockbuster new Superman movie, “Man of Steel,” was seen wearing an Omega watch at the film’s UK premiere. Cavill, the latest actor to play Superman and his alter ego Clark Kent, skipped the red cape the night of the premiere in favor of an Omega De Ville Hour Vision Co-Axial [...]

 

One of the growing style trends seen at this year’s watch shows in Switzerland and in the U.S. is the blue-on-blue dial-strap combination. We took a look at new watches unveiled at recent watch fairs as well watches released within the past year, and compiled a list of 10 timepieces from brands on the blue bandwagon. [...]

 

The Baselworld 2013 watch fair has come to and end, and now, having seen and covered dozens of new watches on my blog, Watch-Insider.com, my colleagues at WatchTime have asked me to name my favorite new timepieces from this year’s show. Click here to see my top 10 watches from the most well-established brands. Keep [...]

 

Since its debut in 1957, Omega’s iconic Speedmaster chronograph, nicknamed “Moonwatch” for its presence on all six NASA lunar missions, sported a tricompax dial arrangement. In 2011, Omega outfitted the watch with a new co-axial movement and bicompax design, both of which are used again in the first Moonwatch with a black ceramic case, unveiled [...]