Omega’s newest Speedmaster options two sorts of meteorite on the dial and a twin hemisphere moonphase indicator.
The Speedmaster Moonphase Meteorite is delivered in a 43 mm x 13.6 mm 316L chrome steel twisted lug case, with a 48.6 mm lug-to-lug and a 21 mm lug width. With the 9000 sequence chronograph caliber as the bottom, Omega watchmakers built-in a singular moonphase show that reveals the lunar cycles, as seen from each the northern and southern hemispheres.
The model new in-house 4Hz guide winding Co-Axial Grasp Chronometer caliber 9914 incorporates a column wheel, a silicon stability spring, 2 barrels mounted in sequence, and an influence reserve of 60 hours. The METAS-certified chronometer motion is anti-magnetic to fifteen,000 gausses and is rated to 0/+4 seconds per day (higher than a chronometer efficiency). The motion is embellished with rhodium-plated bridges, crimson varnished engravings, black screws, and Geneva waves in arabesque.
Surrounded by a hard and fast chrome steel bezel with a black or blue ceramic insert, the first dial is created from thinly sliced iron meteorite, giving every dial a one-of-a-kind look. Every iron meteorite dial has a black PVD or galvanic grey coating, which visually enhances the distinctive texture. The dial options 18K gold baton-shaped central hour and minute arms (and 18K utilized indices), a red-tipped central chronograph hand, three sunken black or blue counters that point out the date by hand (crimson anodizes aluminum) and small seconds (18K white gold hand) at 9 o’clock, the chronograph time at 3 o’clock (each 12 hours and 60-minutes), and the marquee twin hemisphere moonphase indicator at 6 o’clock.
In accordance with Omega, “At 6 o’clock, the Moonphase indication reveals two cabochon Moons, which have been crafted from real items of Moon meteorite. As they flip, they reveal the altering illuminations seen within the northern and southern hemispheres, and much more extremely, the celebs within the background are positioned precisely as they had been on the night time that Apollo 11 reached the Moon in 1969 – as seen from Omega’s watchmaking residence in Bienne, Switzerland.”
Omega’s Speedmaster Moonphase Meteorite (Ref. 304.30.43.52.01.001 – black, 304.30.43.52.06.001 – grey) comes with a sapphire crystal on the back and front, has a push-in crown, is waterproof to 50 meters, weighs 154 grams, and has a tapered polished and brushed bracelet with Omega’s patented consolation launch adjustment system.
At a retail worth of $17,100, you may say Omega’s twin hemisphere monophase watch is astronomical in additional methods than one.
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