Omega Chronograph Watches have made it to space.

Omega watches are some of the most prestige’s and classic timepieces in existence today.
The Omega Speedmaster, which is more commonly known as the moon watch, is a manual wind chronograph with a tachometric scale bezel. This watch was chosen by NASA over 12 other brands to be the watch used in space missions. This Chronograph went thru extensive testing including exposure to extreme temperatures, vacuums, humidity, corrosion, shock, extreme acceleration, pressure, noise and vibrations. Making this a timepiece that has proven itself worthy under extreme conditions it is definitely one you can trust. To this day this is the only watch that was ever worn on the moon. It is also the only chronograph that was flight qualified for extra vehicular use by NASA. The Russian Space agency NPO Energija also uses this Omega for their Astronauts. The Seahorse that you can see on Speedmasters and some other Omegas originated on the Moon watch. This chronograph has become so popular there is now a speedmaster line that have different styles that appeal to men and women.
This is not the only quality watch that Omega makes. I personally own 2 vintage Omega's. One is a 70's Constellation and the other is a Omega Seamaster. I have loved both these timepieces. They are quite accurate and have served me well.

How Cool Are Seiko Kinetic Watches

Before we get in to the subject of kinetic wristwatches here is a little back ground on the company and how it all began. The Seiko Corporation was actually preceded by Kintaro Hattori of K. Hattori & Co., Ltd., which eventually evolved in to the Company now known as Seiko. in 1902 they started producing table clocks and musical clocks. in 1913 the firs wristwatch is produced in Japan. In 1924 the first watch that bears the name of Seiko is produced. In 1955 the first self-winding watch is produced in Japan. These types of watches did not require winding they would wind themselves by the movement of the wearers wrist. In 1964 this watch company is the official timer of the Olympic games in Tokyo. Five years later they introduce the first quartz watch called the Seiko Astron. In the 70's the first American subsidiary was established. Between 1970 and 1979 subsidiaries were established in The UK, Canada, Germany, Brazil, Australia, Panama, Switzerland and Sweden. So you can see there was significant expansion in those years. The 80's brought more subsidiaries being established in the Netherlands, Dubai and Thailand. Not only this but also the worlds first talking clock the Seiko Pyramid talk is introduced as well as an introduction of a quartz watch with a sweep second hand and the world's first automatic power generating quartz watch which is today’s modern kinetic. The first intelligent analogue quartz watch with alarm, chronograph and timer functions controlled by an IC "computer on a chip." is also introduced.

Casio watches and wrist watch technology

Casio has really made some impressive timepieces. Being a huge company that makes Pda's and other electronic devices it is not surprising to see casio make wristwatches chalked full of technology. Casio watches seem to appeal to the young and to those of us that I like to call propeller heads as well as anyone that needs a rugged watch that can take abuse and also keep time as well as many other features. The propeller head watches are for people that love gadgets. Like Casio’s camera watch that takes full color pictures. Not to mention the remote control watches that work on Vcrs and TV’s of several different brands. Telememo watches are also nice for those of us that need to have information on the fly. The Casio data bank is one that fills that slot nicely. For the outdoorsman you have timepieces with other useful functions like a digital compass, thermometer, barometer, altitude measure and more. There is even one timepiece that measures the phases of the moon and features a tide graph. This is some of the functions that you will find in the pathfinder series. This series is great for any outdoorsman. Almost all of the pathfinder series also have features like daily alarms, some memory function, countdown timer, stop watch, are water resistant and some are now even solar powered so you never need to replace a battery. The g shock and baby g shock series of watches is probably one of there most popular creations.

Rufus Gerard Lacus Temporis Watch

Rufus Gerard is a new Canadian watch company that makes a new chronograph using the Seiko 6S movement. The company is part of a larger company, Kakkazan Innovations Inc with businesses that connect Japan with English-speaking companies. The Rufus part of the name comes from artist Rufus Lin. The Lacus Temporis watch is named for the Lake of Time on the moon and is the first in the Rufus Gerard Lunar Series. It has a 40.8 mm stainless steel case with front and back sapphire crystals and a pushbutton crown lock.The watch has a 40 jewel mechanical movement. The strap is crocodile. The watch is done in a limited edition of 350 and sells for $8800 starting in October. There is currently a lively discussion going on at Time Zone about the new watches.