On Spec: 75th Anniversary Omega Seamaster Collection

OMEGA has introduced a new collection that celebrates 75 years of its iconic oceangoing timepiece: The Seamaster. The collection features bold dials in an all-new Summer Blue. The exact hue of blue is tied to the watch’s water resistance rating—becoming darker as the rating descends ever deeper. Aside from dial colour, the 7 models (11 watches in total) will also share a commemorative case back inspired by Jean-Pierre Borle’s 1950s design—a representation of Neptune’s Hippocampi, often seen on either side gondolas in Venice. Continue reading On Spec: 75th Anniversary Omega Seamaster Collection

Off the Cuff: Audric Strider

The Strider weighs in at 42mm in diameter with a lug to lug measurement just under 48mm. Despite these slightly larger dimensions, it is a relatively slender 11.5mm thick–owing, in part, to the flat sapphire crystal. This is a multi-faceted watch with curves and angles in all the right places. While largely brushed, it has a sharp line of polish on its twelve-sided, dodecagon bezel–certainly one of the highlights in this design. Continue reading Off the Cuff: Audric Strider