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Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch 321 Platinum Is Full Of Special Details
On the eve of the 50th anniversary of mankind landing on the Moon, Omega introduces its Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch 321 in platinum, with a ceramic and enamel bezel, powered by the recently re-launched Calibre 321. Here’s all you need to know.As any hardcore Moonwatch nerd will immediately recognize, the 42mm wide case design is inspired by the asymmetrical 4th generation Speedmaster case, complete with the twisted lugs of reference ST 105.012. What could not possibly be spotted is the special platinum alloy the case of the Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch 321 is made of: it is platinum mixed with white gold, aptly called Pt950Au20. Omega is yet to release further details on this material - although it has used it for a set of highly limited Speedmaster Moonwatch pieces with rubies and emeralds, launched also earlier this year. Needless to say, Omega reserves the use of platinum for its most valuable and most limited pieces, with only a few different references a year being launched i
No Longer Made: Grand Seiko Quartz Diver SBGX115 & SBGX117
The Grand Seiko Quartz Diver SBGX115 and SBGX117 are a pair of luxury Japanese watches that I think were just a little too ahead of their time. A clean and immaculately finished dial, a quirky but uniquely designed bezel, and a 9F quartz movement came together in a simultaneously mainstream and wonderfully Japanese package that stood out in a sea of same-old, same-old Swiss divers. Here, you'll see my personal well-worn SBGX117, but I'll reference Ariel's review from 2015 that had both the white dial SBGX115 and black dial SBGX117.2015 was only a short six years ago, but in that time, Grand Seiko has gone from a niche enthusiast brand to a luxury sales powerhouse here in the states. This was the time of the Seiko and Grand Seiko branding on the dials, and the idea of luxury HAQ (High Accuracy Quartz) was still not in the mainstream. Back in those days, when these Grand Seiko quartz divers was released, Ariel spent much of his review simply explaining how elaborately and lovingly the 9F