Omega Speedmaster makes a giant leap back Life&Style Omega didn’t know it at the time, but one of NASA’s earliest astronauts, Walter M. ‘Wally’ Schirra had taken a shine to Biel/Bienne’s pre-eminent watchmaker. Specifically, its relatively new entry to the post-war boom in mechanical stopwatch wristwatches, or ‘chronographs’, the Speedmaster. Long before its qualification as the American space agency’s standard-issue timepiece for the [...]
Watches of Switzerland: The worst is over for the luxury watch market Retail Watches of Switzerland has said the worst is over for the luxury market in the UK as it reported steadying demand for high-end watches from its stores. In a trading update this morning, the retailer said it was trading in line with expectations and “on track” to meet 2025 guidance. Its shares rose by more [...]
Is your Rolex watch real? One in ten aren’t retail Technological developments have encouraged a boom in high-end counterfeiting, with CNC machines like 3D printers helping to make fakes harder to spot.
After a decade of vintage reissues watch brands are taking risks April 19, 2024 Everyone’s been taking a trip down memory lane with vintage reissues – until the last couple of years, that is