Monday, Nov 17 2008
articles: 5
Original 1970s Alaska Project Speedmaster: The Inspiration For A Blogging Phenomenon
Modern-Day Alaska Project In Protective CaseNot too long ago, three of our favorite blogs ran a piece about a limited edition Omega Speedmaster called the Alaska Project. The watch was a rare modern day Speedmaster with a white face and a red-anodised aluminium outer case …
Fortis Works with Designer Rolf Sachs To Create My Worst Nightmare Watch: Fortis IQ Puts Math Problems On Your Wrist
For the right mathematically inclined person, this is a charming watch with enough luxury elements to keep it from being a merely cheap novelty. Maker Fortis is like Omega, but for Cosmonauts, not Astronauts. The watch of the Russian space program. As such, Fortis has …
Pre-Moon Speedmaster With Original Box & Bracelet
Ah yes, the Speedmaster. Easily one of our most popular topics on Hodinkee, we are constantly impressed by how many great ones we find out there. There are dozens of different iterations, but perhaps the broadest definition of a Speedmaster is whether it is Pre-Moon or …
Ladies and Gentlemen, the M-A
Click to see it in more detail. This is the watch I’m writing about and it might be the most beautiful watch I’ve ever seen. To look at it up close is amazing - all of the complications are hidden, like a Mac. It actually couldn’t be set by hand. In fact, a master …
History Repeating
Just had it on my wrist. Stuning. Very well balanced despite its first appearance. Unlike what you could perceive from the pictures it is not bulky or overdone at all. Still I would have made taken 2 mm off the crown and protectors... would have been absolute bliss. The …
