Chicken Pot Pie, Corvettes, and the Forgotten Space Watch

by Brent Robillard It began over watches Most friendships begin in predictable places. School. Work. The neighbourhood pub. Mine with Daniel Wang began over watches. For the last few years we’ve traded messages over Instagram, shared images of new releases, bumped into one another at RedBar events, spent time talking watches at the Toronto Timepiece Show, and generally done what watch enthusiasts tend to do: … Continue reading Chicken Pot Pie, Corvettes, and the Forgotten Space Watch

When the Moon Turns White: My Journey with Omega’s White Dial Speedmaster

By Brent Robillard I thought I had my mind made up. When Omega dropped the 2nd Generation First Omega in Space last October, I was convinced it was the brand’s best release of 2024. Everything about it seemed to land just right—the balanced 39.7mm case, the straight lugs, the cleaner dial layout sans crown guards. A faithful nod to the CK2998 lineage that first rode … Continue reading When the Moon Turns White: My Journey with Omega’s White Dial Speedmaster