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Remembering The Legacy Of Apollo 13 Commander Jim Lovell Fratello
Aug 12, 2025

Remembering The Legacy Of Apollo 13 Commander Jim Lovell

Last week, on August 7, 2025, Captain Jim Lovell, Apollo 13 Commander, passed away at the age of 97 in Lake Forest, Illinois. Jim Lovell Beyond Apollo 13, Jim Lovell’s NASA career was filled with key assignments. He first flew as pilot-alongside Frank Borman-on Gemini 7 in 1965. This nearly 14-day endurance mission served as […] Visit Remembering The Legacy Of Apollo 13 Commander Jim Lovell to read the full article.

50 years ago: The story of Apollo 13 and the Omega Speedmaster Time+Tide
Omega Speedmaster Anyone who has Apr 16, 2022

50 years ago: The story of Apollo 13 and the Omega Speedmaster

Anyone who has encountered the Omega brand is no doubt familiar with the Moonwatch and possibly the most compelling and historically significant story behind a watch of all time. Strapped to the wrist of Buzz Aldrin, the Omega Speedmaster became the first watch to be worn on the moon during the Apollo 11 mission. But … ContinuedThe post 50 years ago: The story of Apollo 13 and the Omega Speedmaster appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

13 Best French Watch Brands (2026) Teddy Baldassarre
Breguet actually born Sep 1, 2025

13 Best French Watch Brands (2026)

Switzerland is the modern world’s center of watchmaking, with Germany a distant but respectable second in Europe and Japan having long staked out its own spot as the premier watch producer in Asia. Great Britain and the U.S.A., while no longer world leaders, both have a proud history of watchmaking and maintain a small but steadily growing cottage industry in the modern era. But France has its own respectable horological heritage, centered around the commune of Besançon (below), which borders Switzerland’s own heartland of watchmaking, the Vallée de Joux.  France was, in fact, a home for many historically significant watchmakers and clockmakers, including Julien Cordray, Jean-Antoine Lépine, Ferdinand Berthoud, and Abraham-Louis Breguet (actually born in the Prussian principality that would become Neuchâtel, Switzerland, but renowned as a Paris-based watchmaker to French royalty). The latter three all plied their trade in workshops on Place Dauphine at the western tip of Paris' Île de la Cité in the Seine. Watchmaking was a thriving industry in France for a century, up until KIng Louis XIV’s (below) revocation of the Edict of Nantes in 1685, which ushered in the religious persecution of Huguenot watchmakers, who fled to Switzerland to essentially establish that nation as a horological power. The French Revolution in the 18th Century, which halted the sales of luxury goods like watches in France, further eroded the country’s watch industry, and it has never ...

A Real Gold Rush - Swatch’s Apollo 11 MoonSwatch Sets A Wild New Record: 1.2 Million Applicants For 1,969 Pieces Fratello
Swatch Jul 24, 2026

A Real Gold Rush - Swatch’s Apollo 11 MoonSwatch Sets A Wild New Record: 1.2 Million Applicants For 1,969 Pieces

If you thought MoonSwatch madness had finally cooled down, think again. Swatch CEO Nick Hayek has pulled off another headline-grabbing marketing masterclass, leaving the watch world in equal parts awe and amusement. To commemorate the Apollo 11 Moon landing, Swatch quietly opened applications for an ultra-exclusive edition of the MoonSwatch. The catch? Swatch is capping […] Visit A Real Gold Rush — Swatch’s Apollo 11 MoonSwatch Sets A Wild New Record: 1.2 Million Applicants For 1,969 Pieces to read the full article.

Your Chance To Own Apollo 11 Astronaut Buzz Aldrin’s Omega Speedmaster Fratello
Omega Speedmaster Jul 14, 2026

Your Chance To Own Apollo 11 Astronaut Buzz Aldrin’s Omega Speedmaster

In less than a week, we will commemorate the Apollo 11 lunar landing, which took place on July 20th, 1969. The first astronauts to set foot on the Moon were, of course, Neil Armstrong and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin. The other Apollo 11 astronaut, Michael Collins, waited for them while orbiting the Moon in the Columbia […] Visit Your Chance To Own Apollo 11 Astronaut Buzz Aldrin’s Omega Speedmaster to read the full article.

July 2025 Marks The 50th Anniversary Of The Apollo-Soyuz Test Project Mission Fratello
Jul 15, 2025

July 2025 Marks The 50th Anniversary Of The Apollo-Soyuz Test Project Mission

It has been exactly 50 years since the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project mission occurred. The goal was to see whether the Apollo and Soyuz systems could connect (dock) in space and to investigate whether rescue operations could be performed together. The launch occurred on July 15th, 1975, and the docking happened on July 17th. ASTP Mission […] Visit July 2025 Marks The 50th Anniversary Of The Apollo-Soyuz Test Project Mission to read the full article.

Hands-On With The RGM Model 207-EB Featuring A Beautiful Blue Engine-Turned Dial Fratello
RGM Feb 25, 2025

Hands-On With The RGM Model 207-EB Featuring A Beautiful Blue Engine-Turned Dial

It’s been a while since we covered a watch by the North American brand RGM. The company is known for its high-quality watches with classic styling and extensive customizability. Today, we’re looking at the RGM Model 207-EB with a blue guilloché dial. Its 35mm case feels a bit un-American as it isn’t oversized by any […] Visit Hands-On With The RGM Model 207-EB Featuring A Beautiful Blue Engine-Turned Dial to read the full article.

Apollo Astronaut Edgar Mitchell’s Space-Flown Rolex GMT-Master Comes Up For Auction Fratello
Rolex GMT-Master Comes Up Oct 2, 2024

Apollo Astronaut Edgar Mitchell’s Space-Flown Rolex GMT-Master Comes Up For Auction

Let’s start with some perspective: fewer than 700 human beings have ever been to space. Of them, only 24 went to the Moon. And of those 24, only 12 set foot on its rocky surface. Edgar Mitchell was number six. Most wore NASA-issued Speedmasters, which are property of the US government and will not be […] Visit Apollo Astronaut Edgar Mitchell’s Space-Flown Rolex GMT-Master Comes Up For Auction to read the full article.