Omega Speedmaster Mark 4.5 Watch Giveaway Winner
I was happy to get a note from the winner of the Omega Speedmaster Mark 4.5 vintage watch that I gave away here in January. Looks good for a watch from the 1970s right? Vintage Omega watches have a great tool-watch feel to them and I congratulate the winner. Thanks again to MB&F who sponsored the giveaway. The watch winner preferred to remain anonymous, but did share these thoughts (and also apologized for the photography!):"Thank you so much aBlogtoReadwatches-dealer for the opportunity to win this amazing wrist watch. Getting the watch felt like receiving a Christmas gift from my favorite watch website. The first thing that I thought when I held the watch was just how modern it felt. My personal experience with vintage watches has been mixed, but when I saw how nice this Speedy looked I was really surprised. I imagined it would be smaller but it feels just right when it is on my wrist. The dial looks really sharp and is easy to read. It took me a while to notice something very u

Oris 4e RHFS Limited Edition Watch
Based on the good ol' Oris BC4 watch, comes this special limited edition version that was made for, and tested by the French 4th Special Forces Helicopter Regiment (4��me Regiment d'Helicopt��res des Forces Speciales). These are one of the main helicopter regiment guys in France. Would it be a good idea for anyone to make more watches to celebrate US regiments and divisions? While I am sure these guys in France are as hardcore as they comeon the world scene the French military doesn't exactly have a bad-ass "we are gonna win and beat the crap out of you" reputation. That pretty much ended with Napoleon. And these days most people just remember him as a funny little man as opposed to a brilliant military leader-? but I digress.According to Oris, the 4e RHFS watch (that totally could have been named better) was actually tested by the 4th regiment - which is pretty neat. Like I said, the watch is based on the Oris BC4 collection, but has some fun differences. First is the 42.7mm wide steel

Omega Speedmaster: The Electronic Age
Yes, there were electronic Speedmasters. And there still are today, but we'll get to that in a few minutes. But it seems like heresy, doesn't it? A watch with ��Speedmaster,' even ��Speedmaster Professional' on the dial while inside beats an electronic heart! And yet, we know from their pursuit of timing excellence (through their work in Olympic competition, among other things) that Omega has always looked for ways to innovate and thus improve.In the 1970s, the Speedmaster was not immune. And indeed, one would have expected as much, given the recent advances Omega had made in Olympic timing, and with the quartz crisis in full swing. While the Speedmaster Professional hand wound Moon Watch and it's mechanical brethren never went out of production, the Speedy also saw unique developments in electronic movements.When we talk about Speedmasters of the electronic age, we're really talking about four calibres and a closely related variation: the 1255, the 1620, the 1660, and the 1666. There wa

Seamaster GMT (2234.50) is on its way . . .
Ever since I acquired my 36mm Railmaster, I've been thinking about obtaining another Omega. After much consideration and research, I decided so seek out a Seamaster 300M GMT (2234.50) with the 1128 movement. I got a great deal on a brand new one from an out-of-state AD (save sales tax ) and it will be next Wednesday. The AD told me that the 2234.50 and others are being discontinued. Is that correct? Is Omega going to settle on the blue dial Bond GMT (which I don't care for)? Or, are they going to come out with a GMT built around the 8500 movement . . . that should be pricey. Hey, how about a few wrist shots of the Seamaster 300M GMT (black dial) in action.

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