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Omega Speedmaster 'Blue Side Of The Moon' Co-Axial Master Chronometer Chronograph Moonphase Watch Hands-On
The “(Color) Side Of The Moon” has become a popular phrase at Omega ever since the original Speedmaster Dark Side Of The Moon (with its sexy black ceramic case)?made a splash a few years ago at Baselworld. Omega has eagerly attempted to keep the colored ceramic case trend going with a series of different executions. Even Seamaster Planet Ocean dive watches are available in black or blue ceramic cases. The Omega Speedmaster Blue Side Of The Moon is the newest ceramic Speedmaster for 2017-and actually the only new ceramic model. The official (full) name for the watch is long as per typical Omega practice and is the Omega Speedmaster Blue Side Of The Moon Co-Axial Master Chronometer Chronograph Moonphase.All images by David BredanRather than focus on the standard Speedmaster Co-Axial Master Chronometer Chronograph with the in-house made caliber 9900 movement, this new ceramic Speedmaster is based on the Omega Speedmaster Co-Axial Chronometer Chronograph Moonphase with the in-h
Alsta Nautoscaph Superautomatic Watch Review
Watches being featured prominently in films has become a tale as old as time. Some have become tied together to the point that the mention of one infers the other - like Sly Stone's Panerais, Arnold’s Seiko H558, and of course, Bond's Rolex (and/or Seamaster). Often, the appearance of a watch in movies can create a buzz around that timepiece that didn't exist before. A good contemporary example of this would be the Citizen 8110 Bullhead featuring prominently on Brad Pitt's wrist in Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. These watches were all but unknown before Brad's donning one. However, I am starting to see them pop up on forums and on Instagram. We'll see if this is a new future classic.That phenomenon brings us to the exciting and somewhat peculiar Alsta Nautoscaph Superautomatic. Alsta was just one of many Swiss watch brands that were snuffed out of existence in the 1970s due to the Quartz Crisis. That would, in most cases, be the end of the story, but Alsta had