Editor’s Note: For all the shiny new watches we come across every week, nothing gets our hearts racing like a great vintage timepiece. These are watches with stories, some known, some lost to history.

Before the invention of the diving watch the only way to tell the time underwater was to ask a passing clockfish. Omega saw the gap in the market and, after beta testing it with professional divers, ...

In watch brands’ literal race to the bottom, the new champion is Omega, with an ultra deep-diving watch that accompanied explorer Victor Vescovo 10,928m underwater to the floor of the Mariana Trench ...

In 1932 Omega successfully tested its Marine, the world's first commercially available diver's watch, in Lake Geneva at a depth of 73m. Stringent laboratory tests later proved that it was water ...

The Seamaster Planet Ocean Ultra Deep has survived the ultimate test. In 2019, Omega sent three prototypes on a descent to 10,935 meters (35,876 feet, about 6.8 miles) into the Mariana Trench, the ...

Omega CEO Raynald Aeschlimann explains the vision behind the newly launched Seamaster Planet Ocean during our trip to ...

In a striking move, Omega has totally revamped its iconic Seamaster Diver 300M collection, first unveiled to the world in 1993. Now the Swiss watchmaker is unveiling a series of 14 new models that not ...

OMEGA has prepared a commemorative Seamaster Regatta watch to celebrate the 37th America’s Cup, a prestigious sailing competition with a history that dates back to 1851. Equipped and tailored for ...

In May 2019, undersea explorer Victor Vescovo successfully piloted his submersible Limiting Factor to the bottom of the Mariana Trench, which at nearly seven miles beneath the Pacific Ocean, set a new ...

It was good enough for 007, and it continues to be a favorite among watch (and James Bond) aficionados. Oscar-winning costume designer Lindy Hemming was responsible for casting 007’s watch in ...

James Bond's relationships with clothing, watch, and car brands are much like his interactions with villains: some don't make it past Act I, while others endure across films. Take his watches: since ...