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• Omega Announces Anti-Magnetic 8508 Watch Movement

  Omega announced recently that they have designed an anti-magnetic watch movement based on their in-house co-axial 8500 series. The calibre 8508 uses specialized non-ferrous materials in its construction which allows it to be unaffected by magnetic energy up to 1.5 Tesla (15,000 gauss). Omega employed the Aqua Terra platform to display the movement as the 8508 does not rely on a conventional iron c........

• Edox Classe Royale Watch: Stylish Symmertry In A Tank

  In watch terminology a "tank" is a square shaped watch. Strictly speaking, it was a name given to a rectangular Cartier watch, but has been applied to square along with rectangular watches. Square watches are a contradiction, because an analog clock is round, and you have stick a circle in a square. Tank watches are style choices, and represent a different theme on what a watch should be. Of cours........

• omega Advertisements SUPERTHREAD

  Hey everyone,Anyone else collect omega ads? I save some, framing & hanging a few on the wall of my home office keeping with my office's watch theme. Anyone else collect them? I'm sure there are many that do. So let's start a thread just for omega ads. So if you've got them, scan them & post 'em. NOTE: to keep with WTF policy on not promoting non-sponsors, if there's a AD store on the........

• Swiss Army Victorinox

  The first one is about 25 years old, getting older, but it keeps on keepin' on. The second one is only about 10 years old, both great workhorses! Jerome2013-03-30 18.48.05.jpg2013-03-30 18.50.32.jpg........