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Bring a Loupe: A Joyful Heuer Super Autavia, A Pullman-Sized Ermeto, And A Tropical 'Ed White' Speedmaster

There's a lot to love in this week's round-up of vintage watches from around the web.

My Watch Story: Honoring A Sister's Legacy Through Watches, A Speedmaster As Quarantine Companion, A Generational Patek Philippe Calatrava, And More

Five video stories from HODINKEE readers.

Introducing: The Omega Speedmaster 38mm Now In Full Sedna Or Yellow Gold (Diamonds, Too!)

The small Speedy goes fully precious.

Auctions: Cosmonaut Nikolai Budarin's Flown Speedmaster Is Up At Auction

This flown Speedy symbolizes an important era in space exploration.

Auctions: A 1969 Omega Speedmaster Presented As A Gift By The Apollo 11 Crew

A memento of the post-Apollo 11 "Giant Leap" world tour.

HODINKEE Radio: Episode 73: Dan Habashi, The New 321 Speedmaster, And The Latest Talking Watches

At the end of the day, it's all about passion, people.

Bring a Loupe: A Commemorative Speedmaster, A Ceramic IWC Fliegerchronograph, And A Rolex Precision

Dishing up the best vintage watches from around the web.

Bring a Loupe: An Omega Speedmaster Professional Prototype, A Rolex Submariner Ref. 5512, And A Patek Philippe Amagnetic Ref. 3418

We're back with your weekly dose of vintage watch finds from around the web.

Hot Chocolate - The Speedmaster Professional Moonwatch Chocolate

Bring a Loupe: An Omega Speedmaster Ref. 145.022, A Patek Philippe Ref. 404, A Zodiac Sea Wolf Rally, And A Breitling Unitime Ref. 1-260

We're back with a round up of tempting vintage watches from around the web to carry you into the weekend.

Hands-On: The Omega Speedmaster X-33 'Skywalker'

Let's take a look at what happens when form really does follow function.

Hands-On: Three Omega Speedmaster Co-Axial Master Chronometer Moonphase Chronograph 44.25mm In Platinum-Gold With Gem-Set Dials

Platinum, gold, and gem-set dials.

HODINKEE Radio: Episode 52: Morgan King, Safe Deposit Boxes, And An Ode To The Speedmaster

We're back, and better than ever!

Auctions: Sotheby's Omega Speedmaster: To The Moon And Back

One Speedy for each year since mankind landed on the moon.

Speedmaster 2998 & Bulova Accutron: Space Race Double Team

In Omega and Bulova, the exceptional and the revolutionary double-teamed to help America win the Space Race.

Introducing: The Omega Speedmaster 'First Omega In Space Met Edition' For The Metropolitan Museum Of Art

A Moonwatch for the Met.

Bring a Loupe: An Omega Speedmaster Ref. 105.003-65, A 1963 Military Tudor Submariner Ref. 7928, And Longines Sport Stopwatches

Your weekly round-up of watches from around the world.

Time To Move: Introducing the Speedmaster Apollo 11 Limited Edition in Steel & More 2019 Novelties

This year, the Swatch Group pulled out of Baselworld to stage its own event called Time To Move. Here 2019 novelties from Omega.

Introducing the Speedmaster Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Limited Edition

Tropical Beauty: The Chocolate Speedmaster Reference ST 145.022-69

Introducing the 2018 Speedmaster Limited Edition 42mm “Ultraman”

The First Manual-Wound COSC Certified Speedmaster - The Jubilee BA 148.0052

How to Assemble the World’s Most Epic Speedmaster Collection and How to Buy It

The Vintage Speedmaster Motherload at Phillips Hong Kong

Revolution rounds up key Omega Speedmasters to keep an eye on among Phillips Watches’ motherload of Speedmasters at their Hong Kong May 29, 2018 auction.

#SpeedyTuesday: New Speedmaster to Retail via Instagram

Omega takes a massive leap into the world of e-retail, through Instagram, with a campaign that’s just simply BRILLIANT.

The Top 5 Omega × Swatch MoonSwatch Models

It’s been a little over four years since Swatch and Omega surprised us with the MoonSwatch. The hype was tremendous after the official announcement that the two brands would release a series of Bioceramic watches inspired by the iconic Speedmaster. Four years later, the hype might have died down somewhat, but people are still interested […] Visit The Top 5 Omega × Swatch MoonSwatch Models to read the full article.

Swatch Debuts MoonSwatch Mission to the Moon 1969

In the run-up to the 57th anniversary of mankind’s first steps on the moon, Swatch has launched the Swatch x Omega MoonSwatch Mission to the Moon 1969, a watch that follows the proven MoonSwatch formula but enhances the value proposition with a substantial amount of 18k MoonShine gold. In fact, the 11 g of 18k gold contained in the dial, crown, and pushers is worth nearly twice the retail price of the watch at today’s spot price. In addition to the historical “OM” designation found at six o’clock, the dial is also engraved “Au 750” denoting its solid gold construction. Initial thoughts The anniversary of the moon landing, which took place July 21, 1969, is an annual reminder of the Omega Speedmaster’s legendary status as ‘the moon watch’. It’s an old story, but it remains a good one. The MoonSwatch leans heavily on this heritage, and the latest iteration is arguably the greatest, borrowing several aesthetic motifs from the so-called “Nixon” Speedmasters that were gifted to American astronauts and government officials — namely the gold dial and black inlay for the hands and dial markers. Substantively, the Mission to the Moon 1969 is much like any other MoonSwatch, with a plastic case that’s a dead ringer for that of the Speedmaster Professional. An ETA quartz chronograph ticks inside, and the battery — now protected by a scratch-resistant cover — is accessible from the case back. That said, the Mission to the Moon 1969 is an atypical Moon...

Introducing: The Swatch Mission To The Moon 1969 Moonswatch

What We Know It's kind of funny saying this, but it's been a bit of time since we've seen a new Moonswatch. Given the news cycle around this year's Swatch x Audemars Piguet launch, it makes a lot of sense that Swatch has held more Moonswatch releases in its back pocket, ready for when the time is right to get people talking again about its most popular high/low collab. Today's new Mission To The Moon 1969 Moonswatch is the most limited of the Moonswatches, with only 1,969 pieces made in total. It's certainly a special execution, with an homage to Apollo 11's Moon landing in—you guessed it—1969. But unlike an actual Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch, where the story is a huge part of the appeal to the collector, I have a feeling that this Moonswatch's appeal lies in its use of Omega's 18K Moonshine Gold. It's certainly not the first time Swatch has used Omega's gold alloy in Moonswatches, but this one has a lot of that gold. With the dial, hands, pushers, and crown all in Moonshine Gold, there are eleven grams total in each of these watches. Interestingly, Swatch is saying that the gold used for this edition is melted down from spare Omega parts from that era, which then ties the connection with Omega much closer together. This edition pairs a matte black Bioceramic case with all those bits of gold and black accents to complete the look. The Moonshine Gold dial is given a vertically brushed finish. No lume to be found on these hands, as the gold beveled applied indices are fi...

Auctions: Buzz Aldrin's Watches Are Coming To Auction

This story has been republished from our friends at Hodinkee Australia.   Amongst the lots in Sotheby's New York's latest Space Exploration auction, I found some interesting things. In fact, I found 24 of them. Watches - all owned by none other than retired Brigadier General of the U.S. Air Force, and second man on the moon, Buzz Aldrin. The astronaut, born Edwin Eugene Aldrin Jr., has listed a large portion of his watch collection, primarily Omegas, but there's a smattering of watches from other brands amongst the spacefaring lots. It's no surprise that Buzz's Apollo 11-flown Omega Speedmaster Professional isn't present; that watch is still lost, stolen on the way to the Smithsonian after its sojourn to the moon in 1969 (and it still technically belongs to the U.S. government). Buzz Aldrin in the Apollo 11 Lunar Module, wearing that aforementioned lost Omega Speedmaster ref. ST105.012. Image courtesy of NASA There’s a range of Omegas that are meaningful to Aldrin that he’s acquired through decades of collecting, including dive watches he relied on as an experienced scuba diver and a big box of souvenir watches. There’s no denying the man is a collector and a true watch enthusiast. Bidding is open online right now before live bidding sessions begin on July 15th in New York - here are some of the highlights. Jaeger-LeCoultre Shark Deep Sea Chronograph Image courtesy of Sotheby's This is the most interesting watch in the sale that isn’t an Omega: Aldrin’s JLC Shar...

Bring a Loupe: A Limited Edition Inter Miami Tudor, A Jaeger 4ATM, A Longines Ultra-Chron Jumbo, And A Pair Of Tudor Rangers

Happy Friday, Ballers, and I hope everyone's buckled in for what looks to be some excellent football (and, if you were lucky enough to catch the England v Mexico match, you've already seen some of the best ever).  Scorekeeping last week's picks, the Million "Sherpa Cousin" sells on Sunday the 12th, the 18k Omega Constellation ref 2648 sold for €4218 all-in, the Sarpaneva x Moomin went for $8,800, and the Vacheron Constantin 4111 with the 'washed' dial sold for €100,000. Strays It feels like Seiko 6139s are a sort of necessary step in early collecting. They're lovely vintage watches; there are lots of them out there, and, unless you're hankering for a flawless Resist-dialed Pogue, they're fairly reasonable. This week, Goodwill has a blue-dialed 6139-6005, and it's not only in very good shape but also early in the model run, which you can tell from the 'notch' case (the small cutout for the crown) and the early Z bracelet.  Photo courtesy of Goodwill.  If you're on the hunt for vintage steel-cased time-only beauties, this Jaeger-LeCoultre sure seems excellent, ditto this Favre-Leuba Daymatic, or this Movado with its bit of patina, and if those aren't quite your tune, there's this NOS Tissot, serviced in 2026, which, yes, is small (31mm), but I dare you to click that link and not get a little distracted by the watch's pristine condition. Rossini's auction on the 11th is chock-full of goodies, but the ones I kept returning to were this RAID edition Speedmaster (if this ...