Omega

[gkblues]

Πολύ μου αρέσει!!

[giannistissot]

Πολύ μου αρέσει!!

Και μενα..!!

Στάλθηκε από το SM-J530F μου χρησιμοποιώντας Tapatalk

[Elio5]

το νεο Speedmaster με την 321

[markosgr28]

τιμη γυρω στα 40.000 ευρω η κασετινα

Τα τρία πρώτα από αριστερά είναι πανέμορφα!!!

Θα συμφωνήσω. Αν επέλεγα ένα, το 2ο από αριστερά

[Argo98]

Πολύ ενδιαφέρουσα συζητηση και απόψεις, χαίρομαι φίλοι μου και το σχόλιο για το ΚΚΕ όλα τα λεφτά!

[Elio5]

το νεο Speedmaster με την 321

Ερχεται και το Ατσάλι όπου να ναι....

Στάλθηκε από το SM-G950F μου χρησιμοποιώντας Tapatalk

[captain]

Η αλήθεια είναι ότι ακολουθεί τη λογική της Hublot. Και με τόσα λιμιτεντ, χάνεται η μπάλα ποιο είναι ποιο. Αλλά αν πουλάει; να σταματήσει για να μη χαλάσει το μύθο; Στο τέλος τέλος, όλα νούμερα είναι, αν αυτά πάνε καλά, τα υπόλοιπα (δυστυχώς...) περισσεύουν.

Αλήθεια, ξέρουμε καμία μπραντα που έμεινε πίστη στην ιστορία της, δεν αλλοιώθηκε στο όνομα του κέρδους και υπάρχει ακόμα; Δε μου έρχεται κάτι στο μυαλό...

Πολυ σωστα... ουτε και εμενα μου ερχεται καμμια...

Στάλθηκε από το SM-J530F μου χρησιμοποιώντας Tapatalk

Το ΚΚΕ.

Φίλε τι μου θύμισες ....

πέθανα στα γέλια

" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[Megalos]

ΔΕΛΤΙΟ ΤΥΠΟΥ



Η εκδήλωση OMEGA Celebrity Masters
σηματοδότησε μια συναρπαστική συγκέντρωση γκολφ

Οι θεατές απόλαυσαν μια μέρα γεμάτη διασημότητες στα ελβετικά βουνά

Τα βουνά της Ελβετίας συνήθως καλύπτονται από χιόνι. Ωστόσο, φέτος το καλοκαίρι, καθώς το τουρνουά OMEGA Masters ήταν έτοιμο να ξεκινήσει, οι κορυφές του Crans-Montana έλαμψαν από ταλέντα του γκολφ και μερικούς διάσημους σούπερ σταρ.

Ως ο κορυφαίος χορηγός του διάσημου τουρνουά αυτής της εβδομάδας, η OMEGA πραγματοποίησε τον ετήσιο διαγωνισμό της OMEGA Celebrity Masters κατά τη διάρκεια του αγώνα επαγγελματιών-ερασιτεχνών της Τετάρτης.

Στο γήπεδο βρίσκονταν οι επαγγελματίες παίκτες που στηρίζει η OMEGA, Rory McIlroy, Sergio Garcia και Tommy Fleetwood. Αλλά δεν ήταν τα μόνα ταλέντα στο φως της δημοσιότητας. Στις ομάδες τους συμμετείχαν επίσης ο Justin Timberlake, ο Niall Horan, ο Dennis Quaid, ο Anthony Mackie και ο Michael Pena.

Παρόλο που όλοι έδειξαν το ταλέντο τους με το μπαστούνι του γκολφ κατά τη διάρκεια του αγώνα, η OMEGA απένειμε με υπερηφάνεια στον Justin Timberlake το τρόπαιο OMEGA Celebrity Masters, γιατί πέτυχε το καλύτερο ατομικό σκορ της ομάδας εκείνη την ημέρα.

Η παρουσίαση έλαβε χώρα σε μια βραδινή εκδήλωση σε ένα εντυπωσιακό αλπικό σκηνικό. Η βραδιά ξεκίνησε με μια μουσική ερμηνεία από τον φίλο της OMEGA και Ελβετό σούπερ σταρ Bastian Baker, ενώ ο Raynald Aeschlimann, Πρόεδρος και Διευθύνων Σύμβουλος της OMEGA, υποδέχθηκε με υπερηφάνεια τους παίκτες και τους διάσημους στη σκηνή.

Δήλωσε: «Είναι πραγματική τιμή να συνοδεύομαι από τον Rory, τον Sergio και τον Tommy φέτος. Είμαστε τόσο ενθουσιασμένοι που τους βλέπουμε να παίζουν στο τουρνουά OMEGA Masters και είναι πραγματικά φανταστικά που έχουμε μαζί μας και τους διάσημους φίλους μας. Το τουρνουά γίνεται όλο και πιο συναρπαστικό κάθε χρόνο.»

Την Κυριακή 31 Αυγούστου αναδείχθηκε κι ο νικητής του τουρνουά OMEGA Masters 2019 στο Crans Montana, ο Σουηδός Sebastian Soderberg. Μετά από μια δραματική τελευταία ημέρα αγώνων, η ξεκάθαρη υπεροχή του αθλητή και η μαεστρία του στο παιχνίδι, τον οδήγησαν τόσο στη νίκη όσο και στα σημαντικά τρόπαια του τουρνουά. Μεταξύ των επάθλων ήταν φυσικά και το OMEGA Seamster Aqua Terra 150M Master Chronometer που πια θα κοσμεί το χέρι του πρωταθλητή.

Το τουρνουά είναι διάσημο για την κληρονομιά του, τους διάσημους νικητές και το επιβλητικό ορεινό σκηνικό. Η OMEGA είναι ο κορυφαίος χορηγός από το 2001 και η ανάληψη αυτού του ρόλου το 2019 ήταν η 19η φορά.

[nick10]

In-Depth The Omega Speedmaster Professional Moonwatch Caliber 321 Platinum
The first Speedmaster to be powered by the new caliber 321, in the (platinum) metal.


Last July 20th, on the 50th anniversary of the first manned Moon landing, Omega announced the first watch that would be powered by the hand-wound chronograph caliber 321. The caliber 321 was the movement used in the first Speedmaster watches, and was also the mechanism that powered the Speedmasters worn by the Apollo crews. The last Speedmaster reference to use the caliber 321 was the 145.012, which was produced for a relatively short period of time (1967 through 1968, with a few pieces from 1969 as production wound down). That reference was used extensively in manned space flight, and from the first time the caliber 321 went into space, with Wally Schirra (who wore his 2998 aboard Mercury Atlas 8, in October of 1962) through the reference 145.012, the movement proved itself a sturdy, very reliable machine at the heart of one of the most renowned instrument wristwatches of all time.

The announcement that the 321 would resume production was greeted with a great deal of enthusiasm, but there were some caveats. The new caliber 321 is as accurate a reproduction of the original movement as modern technology can allow – Omega, which developed the new 321 under the Alaska code name (used originally for prototyping projects, intended to explore potential new watch designs for use in space exploration), said in the original announcement from January 2019, that "all aspects of creation will be undertaken within a dedicated Calibre 321 workshop," and as well, that " ... for each movement, the assembly, as well as the watch head and bracelet assembly will be performed by the same watchmaker. Watch fans can expect more developments and news in the coming months."

Then and now: left, a reference 2998, and on the right, the new platinum model – both powered by caliber 321.

Also this year, Omega announced the production of an updated version of the movement that powers the existing Speedmaster Moonwatch. The current movement, caliber 1861, would be joined by the new caliber 3861, which would share the lever-and-cam chronograph control mechanism of the 1861 but which would feature Master Chronometer certification (including the 15,000 gauss antimagnetic rating) and a co-axial escapement. This means that the available repertoire of hand-wound Moonwatch movements now consists of three distinct calibers. Thus far, the only deployments of the 3861 have been in the Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Limited Edition, and the gold-on-gold Apollo 11 Anniversary Edition, with the 1861, for now, continuing to power the standard-issue (and flight-certified) Speedmaster Moonwatch Chronograph, reference 311.30.42.30.01.005.

The caliber 321 and 1861 are, of the three, the two which have been used extensively in manned spaceflight (caliber 3861 not yet having had an opportunity to get its feet wet, so to speak, in outer space) and of course, if you're looking for an additional option we should not forget that the X-33 is certified for manned space flight as well, where it has seen extensive use. Calibers 321 and 1861 are also the only two calibers that have been used for EVA (spacewalks, and excursions on the lunar surface).

From the information available upon the announcement that production of the 321 would resume, it seemed clear that at least for now, the 321 and 3861 would be used for more exclusive and expensive watches, with 1861 continuing in its role as the workhorse of the Speedmaster movement family, and sure enough, the first 321 Speedmaster is a quite luxurious watch – in many respects.

The prototype made available to us by Omega for this article is really nothing short of breathtaking in person. Platinum, as it turns out (well, strictly speaking, platinum alloyed with gold) is quite a nice metal for emphasizing the elegant grace of the Speedmaster design, which has been through innumerable variations over the years in both regular production and limited edition models, and which despite its long history remains as serenely beautiful as ever.

Henri Cartier-Bresson, the man arguably considered the founder of modern street photography, said once towards the end of his life, "Really, how many pictures can you look at more than once?" The same is true of much in the world of design, but the Speedmaster never gets old. A gold Speedmaster definitely gives the impression, nonetheless, of having been a bit spruced up; platinum is less obviously ostentatious although, with its jet-black stepped onyx dial, and meteorite sub-dials, no one would ever mistake the Caliber 321 Platinum for a standard Speedmaster, and in the hand and on the wrist, its additional mass is tactile confirmation of its luxury status.

There is a certain ice-queen hauteur to this watch, which if left unrelieved would have given it the somewhat forbidding atmosphere that some A. Lange & Söhne watches can have – the heft of that much platinum coupled with the onyx dial, which seems to eat light the way Diamond Jim Brady is supposed to have eaten oysters, and the flawless surface of the ceramic bezel, could have given this watch a rather wintry air. The meteorite sub-dials help relieve some of the general air of butter-wouldn't-melt-in-my-mouth that the watch might otherwise have a little too much of, and moreover provide a tangible connection to the far reaches of outer space, the history of the Speedmaster in space exploration, and the role played in that first generation of space flight by the Speedmaster and the caliber 321.


The whole raison d'être of this particular Moonwatch is of course, to express explicitly the symbolic importance of the caliber 321. These calibers are not, I should emphasize, made from new old stock parts; the entire movement has been remanufactured from scratch, and is being made, with meticulous fidelity, to all of the original specifications including movement components, configuration, and finish. It is a testimony to the integrity of Omega's historical movement production that the caliber 321 is one of the most visually attractive, classic lateral clutch chronograph calibers.

Traditional Genevan haute horlogerie finishing at its best, produces a jewel-like finish, with a flourish of glittering surfaces that takes great time, effort and concentration to produce. The caliber 321 has a more workmanlike effect on the eye, but the contrast between the gilt-finished plate, bridges and cocks, and the straight-grained and polished steelwork, gives the movement a depth which the grey-black-white palette of rhodium-plated movements struggles to match.

The caliber 321 was originally derived from the 1942 27 CHRO C12, and from the same base, Lemania produced the Lemania caliber 2310, which is still used today as the foundation for high-end chronograph calibers from Breguet, as well as from Vacheron Constantin, which in addition to its own stable of in-house chronograph movements, has its chronograph caliber 1142. Side by side, you can see the similarities in movement architecture and general layout. It is however also interesting to observe some of the dramatic differences between the two movements (the 1142 shown here is cased in steel, in the HODINKEE Cornes de Vache limited edition). In terms of movement design, there are a number of functional and structural differences, but probably the most striking and obvious difference is in the approach to movement finishing. The caliber 1142 is Genevan haute horlogerie through and through and the value added in the movement, apart from the high quality of materials and precision in assembly, is in things like the polished bevels and flanks of plates and bridges, mirror-bright countersinks, and black-polished steelwork (as for instance on the kidney-shaped balance spring stud).

The value added in the Speedmaster is of a different kind. Here we have the same basic architecture, but in a very careful re-creation – one almost wants to say resurrection – of a kind of movement that has become rather rare these days. This was, in its time, not exactly a mass-produced movement in the sense we'd use the word nowadays. There were no corners cut in the original 321 in materials, or precision manufacturing, or assembly, adjustment, and regulation. It had a place in the watchmaking universe in which it was born, as a top-quality movement but without the lavish and very expensive additional decoration you expect to find from companies like Vacheron, Audemars Piguet, or Patek Philippe (and today, of course, from Breguet as well).

Considerable effort went into rebuilding the the movement. In addition to using x-ray tomography scans of a caliber 321 Speedmaster (astronaut Gene Cernan's, which was the last watch worn on the Moon) Omega also went back to the original Lemania design schematics. Some unexpected technical challenges included re-manufacturing elements of the lever escapement, including the guard pin for the lever (which had to be reverse engineered from scratch). The plating for the movement parts is the only element in the new 321 which is updated from the original. The original 321 used what Omega describes as a galvanic copper coating, which contained other chemical elements as well to give it better corrosion resistance than pure copper; for durability purposes, however, Omega chose to use Sedna gold as the plating material for the new watch. The new 321 even uses the same material for the bridge for the intermediate chronograph clutch wheel as in the original. You'll notice that it has an almost greenish-white hue; it's not made of plated brass, but rather, of solid German silver.

One of the most interesting aspects of the watch is its operation. To say that the chronograph operation is, to trot out a well-worn horological cliché, buttery-smooth, is to say nothing at all. This might be one of the most enjoyable chronographs to operate that I have ever had the pleasure of starting, stopping and resetting; with your eyes shut, you might be holding in your hands any one of a tiny handful of absolutely top-tier chronographs from one of a tiny handful of makers.

This is not just a matter of quality in construction and design; it is also the result of care in assembly and adjustment. It is here that you can see, and feel, how the intersection of good manufacturing practices, good engineering and design, and real craft in adjustment and assembly, can make for the sort of deeply satisfying sensuous experience that watchmaking promises, but on which it can seldom deliver in an undiluted fashion, thanks to the costs associated with achieving it.

Where Omega will go from here with the Moonwatch in any of its incarnations is sort of anyone's guess – for now, the caliber 321, especially given the high-craft approach being taken to the assembly and adjustment of each watch, will for the foreseeable future very likely remain a special-occasion caliber, irrespective of the case material.

The 1861 seems secure in its place as the achievable and flight-approved and tested workhorse, and the Master Chronometer, METAS-certified 3861 will sit somewhere in the middle, offering a technically up-to-date caliber that connects the long service history of the 1861, to Omega's recent research in the last 20 years, into the co-axial escapement and other advances. While one might, sentimentally, wish for an under-$6,000 caliber 321, the economics of its resurrection, as well as of Omega's current product lineup would tend, I think, to argue against it. And, leaving aside speculation, it's worth noting that for the moment the 3861 and new 321 exist in exactly two, and one watch, respectively. But the hand-wound Moonwatch landscape is undoubtedly richer than it has been for a very long time.

Specs from our launch announcement, July 20, 2019: case, 42mm, platinum and gold alloy (PT950, AU20) with sapphire crystal and caseback, based on the case used for reference ST 105.012, the first watch worn on the Moon. Ceramic, dot-over-90 bezel with white enamel numerals; white gold indexes and hands, coated with Super LumiNova; onyx "stepped" dial with meteorite sub-dials (meteorite of lunar origin). Movement, Omega caliber 321, 27mm x 6.74mm, lateral clutch, column-wheel controlled, with overcoil balance spring; 2.5 Hz/18,000 vph, with 44 hour power reserve; plates and bridges plated with Sedna gold. Limited production, as total annual 321 movement production is expected to be around 2000 movements, but not a limited edition. Price, $59,400; expect availability at the end of the year/beginning of 2020. Check out the entire Moonwatch collection at omegawatches.com.

πηγή: https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/the-o ... platinum-2" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[Argo98]

Πολύ ωραίο το καινούριο limited seamaster 50th anniversary για το On Her majesty's secret service


Στάλθηκε από το SM-A520F μου χρησιμοποιώντας Tapatalk