In anticipation of the new James Bond 007 movie, Spectre, out later this year, Omega, the official watch of James Bond, has debuted a new James Bond-themed timepiece with the limited edition Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra 15,007 Gauss. Here we have a pleasantly subtle 007 watch ba [...]

A few days before Christmas 2014, invited a group of Los Angeles watch lovers to visit the Beverly Center Omega watch boutique and then to Jackmond, a special store in Los Angeles started by Jack Khorsandi and dedicated to displaying, servicing, collecting, buying, and selling vintage Omega timepieces. Then, after some deep watch appreciation, whiskey (thanks to Ja [...]

As a holiday treat to audience members in Los Angeles, California, we invite the first people who can RSVP to join us and Omega watches on December 20th for an Omega crawl, and dinner in Beverly Hills. Space is limited to under 20 people, so we encourage interested LA area watch lovers to act soon.The event on Saturday December 20t [...]

Fantastic! Jack Khorsandi says that word so often, youd think it was his middle name. The always up Khorsandi, in fact, has many things to be happy about hundreds of them. Literally hundreds. And most of them have a certain distinctively horseshoe-like letter of the Greek alphabet stamped on them. Yes, Jac [...]

Today, Omega has announced some very exciting news in regard to how it will certify the performance and accuracy of their timepieces with in-house produced movements. In short, Swiss Omega will continue to submit its chronometer designated movements to COSC Chronometer certification tests but, after casing up the COSC certified movements, it will put these?Co-Axial Master Chr [...]

A one-of-a-kind, solid 18k yellow gold Omega watch produced in honor of the 50th anniversary of the James Bond 007 Goldfinger film from 1964 recently sold for 106,000 Swiss Francs (about $113,000) via an online Christies James Bond auction earlier today, on September 17th, 2014. That is interesting beca [...]

Omega watch lovers are given an almost tedious amount of good options when it comes to what watch to want next. The Omega love is high here, but lets be honest, when it comes to wanting a new Speedmaster or Seamaster choosing the right model for you is just under being as complicated as determin [...]

Omega, as a sponsor of the PGA, is rather excited about the upcoming golfing event. Golf is a serious sport for many people and whether or not you are into the game, you cant deny the power it has over many peoples lives. For years, the worlds biggest watch brands such as Rolex, Omega, and TAG Heuer have all had [...]

For 2012 Omega returns to its tradition of offering very cool high-tech quartz pilot watches. The Z-33 is of course offered in honor of the famed Speedmaster X-33 from several years ago. Limited in production, the X-33 is now a highly lusted after collectors item. While a new watch, the Spacemaster Z-33 is produced in honor of some very impo [...]

There are times that I wish I could have experienced the watch industry in the 1970s. Oh what an interesting time. Quartz regulated movements debuted in the late 1960s and was still an extremely expensive novelty which everyone was interested in, but no one quite knew what to do with. Mechanical watches still reigned supreme, and [...]

Watch What-If is a special column on aBlogtoRead.com that asks the playful question what if an iconic watch you know and love was offered in a different style? The idea embraces a good timepieces core design and has fun by offering new colors and material concepts to stimulate your senses. These ideas may be provocative, artis [...]

With the Omega stuff for Omega watch lovers giveaway now over, Ive decided to choose a few finalists and let you the readers choose the three winners. Why? Well I simply cant choose a first, second, and third place winner because aBlogtoRead.com received too many good entries.Voting is simple. Each of the 11 images below has an associated number that goes with it. Choose just one [...]

IntroductionA little while back I wrote a defense (or justification, depending on how you look at it) of vintage watch collecting for aBlogtoRead. Following up on that, Id like to share a bit more of my passion for all timekeepers vintage by presenting a state of the market article. My personal interest, and the bulk of my collection, is [...]

I recently learned an interesting fact regarding the history of the Omega Seamaster collection. The Seamaster and Seamaster Planet Oceans that we know today are hardy tool watches suitable for diving, James Bond, and overall feeling like high-function instruments that is made really well. Y [...]

According to Omega they were the first wrist watch brand to place a tourbillon escapement based movement into a wrist watch. This was back in 1947. I am by no means going to discuss what a tourbillon is or its history in this article. Suffice it to say however that the ancient complication designed by Breguet back in his lifetime was origina [...]

Driving in London is bad enough, but during the 2012 Summer Olympics it is going to be even worse. Omega will be there. Omega is always there. I hope they have a few private helicopters for the event (or hotels within walking distance of ALL the events). As the long-time official timer of the Olympics, Omega [...]

A medium-sized speed boat motors us away from Naples and it is hot. The ancient city I am moving away from is colorful - but that describes most of Italy. Italy is vibrantly alive, dirty, and passionate. It is also serious watch lover territory. I am pretty sure this is where large watches got their start. Omega has inv [...]

The modern arms race with watches isnt about gears and pinions, but rather materials. It may appear that brands are hot on beating each others movements but they know that such a war would be a joke. The race for the most accurate movement slowed to almost a halt when quartz watches hit the scene, and there are almost no new viable complications to [...]

In addition to the new for 2011 Speedmaster Co-Axial Chronograph Automatic watch, Omega offers a new? Planet Ocean Seamaster Co-Axial Chronograph Automatic watch with the new in-house Omega caliber 9300. There is also a three-hand Seamaster which also has in-house made Omega caliber 8500 automatic. These new pieces are fantastic, and show just h [...]

Wow, this is the Omega Speedmaster watch that I want really want. For 2011 Omega has created the perfect Speedmaster for me. Did they have me in mind when making it? Not likely, but let me tell you what I personally like about it and why I think this is one of the most compelling new Omega sport watches to be released in a while. In short, y [...]