Omega Speedmaster: A History (Celebrating 60 Years)

Posted on 27 June 2017 by AuthenticWatches.Com

This year is monumental for Omega Watches. 2017 marks the 60 year anniversary of the iconic Omega Speedmaster, first known as the “Broad Arrow” because of its larger hands. The 1957 Speedmaster was the first chronograph wristwatch made with a tachymeter scale on the bezel rather than the dial, and was originally designed as a Read more about Omega Speedmaster: A History (Celebrating 60 Years)[…]

LONGINES: Elegance, Tradition, and Performance

Posted on 22 June 201722 June 2017 by AuthenticWatches.Com

Longines has been a pioneer in the Swiss industry since its founding in Saint-Imier by Auguste Agassiz in 1832. Agassiz and his watchmaking partners started their business making pocket watches with crown wheel escapements, which is the earliest known mechanism that allows the gears to progress at regular intervals (essentially, the “tick”) similar to the Read more about LONGINES: Elegance, Tradition, and Performance[…]