![]() ![]() The watch itself, officially called the Omega Speedmaster Moon Watch Co-Axial Chronograph Dark Side Of The Moon was originally released back in 2013 and today has five distinct variants: Thus, those astronauts were indeed the first men to see the moon in such a way… This was the first manned NASA mission that left Earth’s orbit, reached the moon, and returned home safely. This watch really tries to point resonate with the Apollo XIII mission in 1968 when man first came close to seeing the “dark side of the moon” up close and in person. To date there have been over 80 variants of the Omega Speedmaster line featuring different face configurations, complications, and movements including both ETA as well as in-house movements now found in this latest homage.Ī nice two-part history of the Speedmaster can be found here on Monochrome Watches. The original watches were manual movements, as the automatic movements of many of the new models would not work in a zero gravity environment. It was selected by NASA in the early 1960’s as it passed all of the testing criteria that were established for space use. However, the watch is now known as the iconic “Moon Watch” due to the fact that the watch was worn by the first men on the moon in 1969. ![]() The speedmaster was originally introduced in 1957, and was intended as a motorcar racing watch. A VERY Abridged History Of the Omega Speedmaster aka “Moon Watch” You can also read more Bespoke Unit watch reviews and articles.įinally, special thanks goes out to Govberg Watches for allowing me to have this “on the wrist” for a week. Currently, as of August 2016, they can be found in mint condition on the secondary / pre-owned watch market for around $7,500 – $9,000.ĭuring the course of this article we shall explore a brief history of the Speedmaster, review the watch itself (from the on the wrist feel all the way down to its exact dimensions), and finally round out with my final thoughts on the watch. Since the watch’s launch in 2013, there are five distinct models on offer. The retail price of the watch is $12,000, in part due to the technological complexity of the case construction and its sophisticated well-finished 9300 caliber in-house movement that powers the watch. ![]() The Omega Speedmaster Dark Side Of The Moon pays homage to the original Speedmasters that were used on the Apollo space missions. It’s crafted from a solid block of black zirconium ceramic (ZrO2), and features the Omega Co-Axial 9300 chronograph movement. ![]()
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