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The Sinking Man’s Watch: Testing the Omega Seamaster Ploprof

WatchTime tests the Omega Seamaster Ploprof, a re-edition of a classic divers’ watch from 1970 with double the original’s water-resistance and a manufacture caliber.

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Aug 6, 2018 by Jens Koch

Promotion

Baume & Mercier’s new Clifton Baumatic: Lengthened Service Intervals

A mechanical watch movement is a complex mechanism comprising numerous mobile miniature components. Their perpetual interaction results in friction and wear ultimately influencing the smooth running of the movement. This is one of the reasons why watches have to be returned for regular service. The new Clifton Baumatic from Baume & Mercier with the maison’s...

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Oct 15, 2018 by WatchTime

FEATURE

James Bond’s Watches: The Complete Movie Timeline

He’s the world’s most famous secret agent, and the selection of watches on his wrist is at least as varied as the parade of “Bond girls” at his side. Our timeline presents an overview of James Bond's watches throughout the years.

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Jul 31, 2018 by WatchTime

FEATURE:

Vintage Eye for the Modern Guy: Omega Seamaster 1948

The Omega Seamaster is one of the most recognizable dive watches on the market, today. Even before its modern-day placement on James Bond’s wrist in the Daniel Craig era, the timepiece has been one of the most popular models in the diving category in its Professional and 300 iterations since 1957. Yet before its release as...

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Jun 17, 2018 by Caleb Anderson

POLL:

Vote on the Winner of WatchTime Wrist Shot Contest #2

Capping off another successful WatchTime Wrist Shot Contest submission period, here are our top 10 images of the 300-plus wrist shots submitted to us through e-mail and Instagram over the past two weeks. Please vote on what you think is the best image based on composition, creativity, and image quality. The top five finishers will receive...

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Oct 9, 2018 by WatchTime

BASELWORLD 2018:

Omega Seamaster and Seamaster Diver 300M Limited Editions (Updated with Prices & Live Photos)

If recent Baselworlds have taught us anything, it’s that anniversaries have become a fertile ground from which many watch brands’ headliner products spring. And the iconic Omega Seamaster can claim two of them in 2018: 70 years since the release of the original Seamaster in 1948, and 25 years since the launch of the Seamaster...

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Mar 24, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

FEATURE

Vintage Eye for the Modern Guy: Omega Seamaster 300 60th Anniversary Edition

About a month ago, we covered the Omega Railmaster vintage re-edition released to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the original piece. But before 2017 is up, I thought it would be appropriate to train our “Vintage Eye” on the Railmaster’s two significantly more famous sister watches from the 1957 Trilogy, starting with the Seamaster 300....

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Nov 19, 2017 by Caleb Anderson

PROMOTION:

Gucci Presents #TimeToParr: An Uncommon Photographic Journey

Embracing Instagram’s creative landscape over the past three years with dedicated projects in which artists play with House motifs, Gucci has published and promoted these special works with a series of hashtags. Now, for the first time, the House is collaborating with a single artist on an Instagram project. Exploring the nature of time and...

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Oct 9, 2018 by WatchTime

FEATURE

Vintage Eye for the Modern Guy: Zodiac Super Sea Wolf 68

Few watch brands have built their modern identity on historical watches as thoroughly as has Zodiac. The watch we examine today, the Super Sea Wolf 68, is based on the original Super Sea Wolf from 1968, the diving-superior follow-up to the original Sea Wolf, which competed at the time with other famous dive watches like the Rolex Submariner and Blancpain Fifty fathoms.

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Aug 20, 2017 by Caleb Anderson

BANG FOR THE BUCK

5 Affordable Omega Watches for New Collectors

Here are five Affordable Omega Watches - including the Omega Constellation Co-Axial and Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean 600 M Co-Axial 42 mm - that are in stores now at accessible prices for both new and seasoned watch collectors.

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Jul 11, 2017 by WatchTime

THE WATCHTIME Q&A:

Omega CEO Raynald Aeschlimann on 60 Years of Speedmaster

“The Speedmaster conveys the same emotions as [it did in] 1969,” says Omega President and CEO Raynald Aeschlimann, who talks to WatchTime's Rüdiger Bucher in this exclusive interview about the 60th anniversary of the Omega Speedmaster and how he responds to today’s buyers with a model that is so steeped in history.

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May 16, 2017 by Ruediger Bucher

Dive Watch Wednesday: 10 Mechanical Dive Watches for Women

Dive watches tend to be among the chunkier types of timepieces, which has always made it difficult to find one small enough to be suitable for most ladies‘ wrists — whether you’re choosing for yourself or as a gift for that special someone above and below the water. It gets even more complicated if you...

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May 27, 2015 by Roger Ruegger

Dive Watch Wednesday: 5 Contemporary Titanium Dive Watches

Even though Seiko was the first watch company to use titanium for a watch case back in the 1970s, it was IWC that first commercially launched a watch made entirely out of titanium in the ’80s. Why titanium? It’s a material with high tensile strength and toughness, yet comparably light in weight and, most importantly,...

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May 13, 2015 by Roger Ruegger

Dive Watch Wednesday: Hands-on with the Omega Seamaster ETNZ Chrono

While Omega’s new Globemaster range was one of the brand’s more discussed launches at this year’s Baselworld, its latest Seamaster Chronograph edition for Team New Zealand (ETNZ) was probably one of the most overlooked new releases — which is reflected by how difficult it still is to find official information about it. Fortunately, we at...

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May 6, 2015 by Roger Ruegger

Fratello Classics: The 5 Coolest Omega Constellation Watches

In this article from WT, our contributor reveals his five favorite Omega Constellation timepieces of all time, including the Omega Constellation Ref. 4365 SC "Grande Luxe" and the Omega Constellation Calendar Ref. 2943. Find out if your favorite made the list.

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Apr 22, 2015 by Robert-Jan Broer

Fratello Friday: My Picks for Last Year’s 5 Top Watches

It’s Fratello Friday! Since 2014 started a good week ago, and this year’s new watches start rolling out at the SIHH watch fair just over a week from now, I thought it was time to list my Top 5 favorite watches introduced in 2013.

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Apr 10, 2015 by Robert-Jan Broer

Fratello Classics: 4 Vintage Omega Watches Under $1,000

WatchTime contributor presents his list of four vintage or pre-owned Omega watches from the 1950s, '60s and '70s that can be had for under $1,000, including models from the Omega Constellation and the Omega Seamaster De Ville collections.

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Mar 26, 2015 by Robert-Jan Broer

Fratello Friday’s Top 5 Omega Seamaster Watches

WatchTime contributor offers his personal all-time "Top 5" list of Omega Seamaster watches, which includes the traditional Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean GMT GoodPlanet and the mother of all Omega divers' watches, the Seamaster 300.

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Feb 25, 2015 by Robert-Jan Broer

3 New Omega Seamaster and Speedmaster Watches

Recently, new watches have been added to Omega's Seamaster, Speedmaster and Constellation collections including the Omega Speedmaster Mark II, the Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean Orange Ceramic, and for the ladies, the Omega Constellation Pluma. We review them in this feature article from WatchTime.

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Jan 22, 2015 by Mark Bernardo

Gift Ideas for Fans of Wet Times: 23 Divers’ Watches

Recently we helped you pick out a watch for the lady in your life, guiding you to our recent posts covering 25 ladies’ watches. This time we’re looking at 23 divers’ watches covered on Watchtime.com. Follow the links below to find some great gift ideas for the divers and water sports enthusiasts on your holiday gift...

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Dec 30, 2014 by Mark Bernardo

Fratello Friday: Top 10 Chronograph Movements, Part 2

In last week’s Fratello Friday article, I revealed the first five choices in my personal list of top 10 chronograph movements. This week, I cover the remaining five.

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Dec 26, 2014 by Robert-Jan Broer

Live Photos: New Omega Watches From Baselworld 2014 Come to NYC

Like many others who attend the Baselworld watch fair, we at WatchTime look forward to seeing the new Omega watches that are unveiled there. This year, we came by at a particularly busy moment at Omega’s always-bustling booth and were only able to see the watches behind the glass walls of their vitrines. So, when...

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Jul 12, 2014 by Mark Bernardo

Dive Watch Wednesday: Remembering the 1970s’ Aquastar and its Pioneering Divers’ Watches

In our inaugural “Dive Watch Wednesday,” the latest ongoing feature on our WatchTime blog, dive-watch enthusiast Roger Ruegger from DiveintoWatches.com explores the contributions of the nowadays lesser known watch brand Aquastar Genève, including how its watchmaking mastermind influenced the course of other, more famous dive watch models.

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May 7, 2014 by Roger Ruegger

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