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Category: Omega

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Video: Looking at Lemanias

4 Nov 202216 Oct 2022
Another fairly well received video review looks at different watches from different makers, many of whom use a version of the Lemania 873 chronograph movement.Omega Speedmaster 145.012-68, 145.022-71 and 145.022-76Heuer…
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Big-hand chronographs

25 Jan 202126 Jan 2021
Most chronograph watches have a large hand that measures seconds elapsed while the chronograph is running, and sub-dials which show elapsed minutes (and sometimes hours) - though you might need…
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Omega Seamaster “Flat Jedi”

3 Aug 20191 Aug 2019
A long time ago, in a land far, far away… there was a guy called Chuck Maddox, who was a fanatical watch collector and one of the first to prolifically…
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“Ed White” Speedmaster

27 Apr 201918 Apr 2019
Edward Higgins White II (Ed to his pals) was an Astronaut in the early days of the American space program. As part of his flight on Gemini IV, the precursor…
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Dave’s 40th birthday present

7 Apr 201926 Mar 2019
A while ago, Dave contacted me asking for help in finding a suitable watch for his 40th birthday that was then approaching, in 2018. His wife had been saving up…
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Omega Speedmaster – 1968

24 Mar 201924 Mar 2019
Fortune favours the brave, at least that’s what fortunate brave people will tell you. A fool and his money are soon parted, too. And so, this watch revealed itself to…
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Omega Speedmaster – 1974

7 Jul 201720 Aug 2017
Another Moon Watch this time from 1974; it’s slightly different to the 1971 Speedmaster previously shown, most noticeably that the dial doesn’t have a step, and that the 1974 dials…
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Omega Speedmaster – 1971

6 Jul 201720 Aug 2017
The Omega Speedmaster is a legendary watch – it was worn by astronauts in the Gemini & Apollo missions, and although it wasn’t the only one worn in space, it…
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Omega Speedmaster Mark II

22 Jun 201720 Aug 2017
This Speedmaster Mark II was a lucky find - it was in a bricks & mortar auction, not especially well described or photographed. I bought it unseen thinking it would…

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