What are some of the must have, Omega books?. Please add any other books on vintage watches you think should be in an enthusiast's library.

 

If you're going to have only one on Omega, I would suggest Omega: A Journey Through Time. Published in 2007, it's essentially the catalog of the holdings in the Omega Museum in Bienne, Switzerland. It was edited by the curator, I believe. It's an absolutely massive tome - hundreds of pages, profusely illustrated, and very oversize (not so much a coffee table book as a coffee table itself). It's priced to match, as well, so like all things Omega, you may have a bit of sticker shock. But it's worth every penny.

 

Please tell me where I can obtain a copy of Omega: A Journey Through Time. I have been looking for one and so far have had no luck.

 

I got mine through the forum here. However, if you're anywhere near a boutique, they may have one or could order one for you.

 

I thought they were gone at the boutiques. But I'll keep trying. Thanks for the tip.

 

I met a guy from Omega at the James Bond Spectre event and I am busy waiting for it through my AD. They are out there apparently. I was told that they are printing me one. I don't know whether to believe that or not but I have paid a deposit for it.

 

for the people looking for them, where are you? I know that some of the Australian boutiques still had some recently, and they were happy to post it to me.

 

I'm in Oregon USA. I haven't yet made an exhaustive search with the USA boutiques, so will do that before I order from Australia.

 

WHen I was looking, I literally emailed ever boutique in Oz!

 

When I told my sales associate at my local boutique that I had one, she said that I could have bought it from them, since they still have several copies. That was in December, but they had had them for a while by then, so I'm guessing that perhaps they hadn't sold. (If you're curious, it's the boutique in Troy, Michigan.)

 

You might want to check

https://omegaforums.net/threads/omega-litterature-review.33693/

and

http://www.watchprint.com/

I recently received the Blancpain book "Fifty Fathoms, The Dive and Watch History 1953-2013".
Worth every penny if you are into diving or/and the famous diving watch from Blancpain

 

For Speedmasters it absolutely has to be Moonwatch Only, the only book you will ever need

 

Any one of these will do for Speedmasters

 

As a first book, it's hard to go past Omega: A Journey Through Time - a selection of the Omega Musuem's timepieces, with plenty of anecdotes and story behind the history of the company and it's watches. Hefty, both in weight and price - but definitely worth it.

I got mine from an Australian eBay book seller a couple of months ago when I wanted to start learning more about watches

For the more historically inclined, another book titled Omega Saga is available, which is described as such by the website Omega Watches Expert (http://www.omega-watches-expert.com/omega-watch-books.html)

Desmond, operator of the Omega Constellation Collectors Blog (http://omega-constellation-collectors.blogspot.com.au/) reviewed AJTT (http://users.tpg.com.au/mondodec//Omegareview.pdf) and had this to say about it:

 

I ordered a copy through Swatch's main office in London last month. Perhaps if the OBs can t help you then you could try Omega direct in your part of the world. Including shipping it was 225 fine british pounds.

 

Worked for me

 

Hey there, Would you be able to share on which boutique in Oz where they still have this? Will be visiting in October and would love to bring one home. Thanks in advance.

 

expect to pay for excess baggage !
the bugger is huge and weighs a ton.....
I'm just working out how to get mine back from Dubai to the UK.....

 

I like thumbing though the JTT at the OB. Last week when I as there, they said they sell them in the store. I think they said the price was $400 USD.

 

Ok! I found one. Still in the wrapper. $400 + tax US. it's on hold until tomorrow. is it worth it? $432!!!!! oh doctor