Omega Celebrates the 35th Anniversary of the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project Mission
U.S. astronauts Lt. General Thomas Stafford and Vance Brand, and Russian cosmonauts General Alexsei Leonov and Valery Kubasov, joined Omega in New York City in a two-day celebration of the 35th anniversary of the historic Apollo-Soyuz Test Project mission, during which the astronauts and cosmonauts wore the Omega Speedmaster Professional. The Apollo-Soyuz Test Project flew in July, 1975 and marked a high-point for detente. It was the last Apollo mission and the first joint U.S.-Soviet mission. Engineering teams from both sides developed the docking module to link the two spacecraft, and it was there that Apollo commander Stafford (below right) and Soyuz-19 commander Leonov met and shook hands. The event was broadcast live on global television and it was captured 16mm film. The frame below became an iconic image symbolizing the dawn of a new age of superpower cooperation in space.In New York City, Lt. General Stafford, Mr. Brand and Mr. Kubasov made a special appearance at the Omega Fla

Dzmitry Samal Watches In Concrete
Urban dwellers looking for an interesting new timepiece design may very well be taken by this fresh collection from Dzmitry Samal. The former car designer now has a line of timepieces and eye wear. His unique designs mirror dual influences from big city life and pop art culture. Each of these aesthetics is richly represented in the new watch collection which have the very first timepieces I have seen with actual concrete cases.According to Dzmitry Samal, the cases involve a patented new process with specially machined and polished concrete. Dzmitry Samal intentionally chose this "megalopolis inspired" material given its ubiquitous presence in city life. The concrete cases come in two forms and are cut into interesting shapes. The inner watch cases are in steel. Both cases are 42mm wide and attached to them are rubber straps.While Dzmitry Samal is French, the watches are said to be Swiss made. He does not claim that concrete is inherently a luxury material. He does however feel that the

Iconic Speedmaster box
Hi,For you which genuine box is the more attractive through 50 years of speemaster generations?Because an old jeweler give tome a famous one..And my problem would be either to keep it waiting to have enough money to have my dream a 1984 speedmaster pro to fill it.Or sell it , in order to get the speedy much faster...

Any recommendations for watches in Tokyo?
Manage to browse the 10th floor Daimaru at the main Tokyo station but looking for a much larger area for new and vintage pieces. Here for work for a couple of weeks and trying to venture out a bit on weekends but managed to get lost more then anything lol.Thanks.

Incoming! Hulk :)
Just picked this up today from my local AD in Santa Monica. Friend did me a favor and was able to get me it. Absolutely love it! Goes perfectly with my bluesy and white RO. No more watches for at least 6 months.Also, shoutout to Takuya for being an awesome seller. Bought one from him as well and ended up selling it to my friend.Funny, as I walked in to the AD there were two guys trying to buy one...made it even more special LOL [/url][/url]