Monday, Jul 20 2009
articles: 8
40th Anniversary of the Moon Landing
Although the moon landing was years before I was even born, I always had an interest in the space race. The fact that the Omega Speedmaster Professional was the first watch worn on the moon, probably has a role as well in that interest. Last year, when we celebrated the …
Rebellion RE-1 Automatic Chronograph
Here is the new RE-1 Automatic Chronograph from Rebellion. Rebellion was launched in 2008 and is based in Lonay (located on the shores of Lake Geneva). Rebellion makes luxury watches in very limited quantities.
Girard-Perregaux ww.tc Ceramic Only Watch '09
Girard-Perregaux is offering a one-of-a-kind ww.tc luxury watch for the Only Watch '09 charity auction. The third edition of this charity timepiece auction will support the development of research on therapeutic treatments for children afflicted with Duchenne Muscular …
The Gold Speedmaster Turned Down By Richard Nixon & The Alaska Project Turned Down By NASA
Continuing with our special coverage of the 40th Anniversary of the Moon Landing, we are now going to call your attention to two very special Omega Speedmasters that we've written about before. One of them was a prototype designed to actually replace the original …
Urwerk UR-CC1 unveiled
Urwerk unveiled another watch model that takes mechanical watch technology and design to the limits with the Urwerk UR-CC1 codenamed King Cobra. The Urwerk UR-CC1 is supposed the first production wristwatch with true retrograde linear displays. On the Urwerk...
On the Anniversary of the Moon Landing, We Bring You The Quintessential Moon Watch
On Thursday, the anniversary of Apollo 11's launch, we recapped seven "space" watches that we've covered here on Hodinkee. Today, the 40th anniversary of the actual moon landing, we are going to be talking about just one; The Omega Speedmaster Professional. The Speedmaster …
Orient Mako CEM65001M Automatic Diver Watch Review
You don't need to spend a lot of money to get a decent mechanical diver's watch. When $1,000 and more per a watch isn't in accordance with your budget it can be hard to feed the watch lover need. A little bit of good advice and horological discovery are all you need to fill …
BONNNGG! Big Ben's 150th Anniversary - Alex Doak Goes Inside for The Watchismo Times
The Watchismo Times contributor Alex Doak scales Big Ben for a right royal ear bashing“Truly impressed – and I’m a watch geek, so that’s saying something”In retrospect, that was probably rather a sarcastic thing to write in the Palace of Westminster’s visitor book, but I …
