SINCE landing on the Moon in 1969, the OMEGA Speedmaster has become linked with the night’s sky, and now the brand is paying homage to this affinity with the launch of its new take on the classic, meet the Speedmaster Moonphase Meteorite, with pieces of moon meteorite.
This 43 mm collection offers two variations in stainless steel, with two forms of meteorite and powered by an innovative OMEGA calibre, they display lunar cycles as seen from both the northern and southern hemispheres.
On the face of each timepiece there’s a dial that is formed of iron meteorite, an ancient space material, it shows shows flecks that is unique in every watch. OMEGA has then gone one step further by colouring the iron meteorite with either a black PVD or galvanic grey coating.
OMEGA Speedmaster Moonphase Meteorite
OMEGA Speedmaster Moonphase Meteorite
As for the display – and one that has never been seen on a Speedmaster before – at 6 o’clock, the Moonphase indication shows two cabochon Moons, which have been crafted from genuine pieces of moon meteorite.
As they turn, they show the changing illuminations seen in the northern and southern hemispheres, and further highlighting OMEGA’s attention to detail, there are stars in the background that are positioned exactly as they were on the night Apollo 11 reached the Moon in 1969, as seen from OMEGA’s HQ in Bienne, Switzerland.
OMEGA Speedmaster Moonphase Meteorite
The 3 o’clock subdial offers a 60-minute and 12-hour recorder, while at 9 o’clock, there is a Small Seconds subdial with a date display featuring a red anodized aluminium hand.
OMEGA Speedmaster Moonphase Meteorite
To drive these functions OMEGA built a new manual-winding Co-Axial Master Chronometer Calibre 9914 and the movement is visible through the flat sapphire crystal on the caseback. In line with the brand, it is anti-magnetic to 15,000 gauss and guarantees OMEGA’s finest standard of precision and chronometric performance, as determined by the Swiss Federal Institute of Metrology.
by Felicity Carter
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