Hands-On: The Gerald Genta Designed Credor Locomotive
This year marks the 50th anniversary of Credor, a brand that began as Seiko‘s high-end line, offering timepieces crafted from precious metals. Today, Credor is renowned for its commitment to superior craftsmanship and aesthetic sensibility, which is evident in every aspect of its watches, from design to the intricate movements made up of countless minute components, as highlighted on the newly launched English version of the Credor website. Credor has unveiled several special models to celebrate this milestone: the Goldfeather Limited Edition, a special edition of the Eichi II, and the Locomotive. The Locomotive, a re-creation of the Gerald Genta-designed timepiece launched in 1979, has sparked a flurry of opinions since its public debut in June. Now, it’s time we share our impressions after a hands-on experience.How did the renowned Swiss designer, whose portfolio by the late 1970s already included the Polerouter, the revamped Constellation, the Royal Oak, the Nautilus, an

Omegas Gold Medal Olympic Timekeeping Equipment - Monochrome Watches
It's been touch and go since the outset of the pandemic, but the Tokyo 2020 Olympics finally reached the starting line on 23 July 2021, albeit a year late. Marking Omega's 29th time as Official Timekeeper of the Olympic Games, 400 tonnes of state-of-the-art equipment, 200km of cables and optical wire, 530 timekeepers and on-site professionals have been dispatched to Tokyo. The mission is to ensure that all 11,091 athletes taking part in the 339 events in 33 sports will benefit from precision timekeeping in events that are often secured by milliseconds that the human eye cannot detect. Timing has come a long way since Omega made its first official appearance in 1932 at the Los Angeles Olympics. Capitalising on the world's attention on the Tokyo Olympics, it's a good moment to review Omega's impressive contributions to the world of timekeeping, and in the same breath, acknowledge my indebtedness to Omega's comprehensive volume dedicated to its timekeeping breakthroughs in Great Olympic M

Introducing: Omega Drops Multiple new Moonshine Gold Seamaster Aqua Terra
In the past few days, we’ve introduced a new (and really appealing) Bronze Gold CK 859 and reviewed the Paris 2024 Speedmaster Chronoscope… Which makes a lot of sense as we’re now right in the middle of the Olympics. But that’s not all for Omega, as we have more to introduce. Probably the brand’s most versatile and most classic collection, the Seamaster Aqua Terra expands once more – following recent versions with glossy black dials – with the addition of multiple new references cased in Moonshine gold, the brand’s proprietary yellow gold alloy.?Moonshine gold…? It’s no secret that Omega has long been testing with materials, from titanium (used first with the Alaska project), 904L steel (which Omega could have pioneered) and ceramic, but also recently the brand showed innovative spirit with its own gold alloys. It started with Sedna Gold, the brand’s vision of pink gold, then followed by Canopus Gold (white gold) and Moo

Introducing the Omega Speedmaster FOIS "First Omega in Space" now in Sedna Gold (live pics & price) - Monochrome-Watches
Omega has quite a lot of vintage-inspired watches in their collection, like for instance the Omega Seamaster 300 Master Co-Axial or the Omega Speedmaster?57 Co-Axial revisited with Broad Arrow Hands (a recall of the very first Speedmaster CK2915). In 2012, they also introduced a quite?interesting edition of the Speedy that was a tribute to astronaut Wally Schirra and the watch that was strapped on his wrist, a Speedmaster CK2998. This re-edition of the First Omega in Space (nicknamed FOIS), a numbered (non-limited) edition, remains?quite successful and it now comes in a more luxurious edition, with a very cool dial. Here is the Omega Speedmaster FOIS ‘First Omega in Space’ in Sedna Gold.What is?the 2012 Omega Speedmaster FOIS?‘First Omega in Space’? Basically, this watch is based on the classical Omega Speedmaster Professional ‘Moonwatch’ with a slightly different case. Apart from the material (the original Speedy is a proper tool watch that comes in

First Look: The 2025 Tissot T-Race MotoGP Automatic Chronograph
With a partnership that goes back to 2001, when Tissot became the official timekeeper of MotoGP – the 2-wheel equivalent of Formula 1 – you can imagine that the T-Race collection is vast. Over the years, it has given birth to some of the most daring watches of the brand, all deeply inspired by the world of racing – some perhaps a bit “too inspired”. Last year, marking the 75th anniversary of the championship, Tissot unveiled a brand new generation of T-Race MotoGP watches. Still bold, still characterful, but certainly better than before. As the 2025 season will soon begin, the brand now unveils its dedicated limited edition, a new openworked version of its automatic chronograph inspired by MotoGP.This year’s edition is largely based on the concept introduced last year, with a brand new case design that revamped the collection while retaining some of its most distinctive elements – the brake rotor-shaped bezel is, by far, the most recognizable e