Following the tradition of collaborating with space agencies around the world, Omega is launching the new generation of the Speedmaster X-33 in partnership with the European Space Agency (ESA). Because the Moonwatch was not the only Speed to be linked with space.
In the late 1990s, the Speedmaster X-33 marked the birth of a new series of quartz multifunction chronographs developed under the guidance of General Tom Stafford, the former Nasa astronaut of the Apollo X. In production until 2006, the X-33 was reintroduced in 2014 in the new Skywalker version in collaboration with ESA.
In 2022 comes the latest evolution: the Speedmaster X-33 Marstimer, a 45 mm chronograph in grade 2 titanium that brings us closer to the new frontier of missions to Mars. Like the Skywalker, it has a multifunction analogue and digital display with various functions such as MET (Mission Elapsed Time), PET (Phase Elapsed Time), alarms and perpetual calendar, thanks to the thermocompensated quartz calibre 5622.
To all this, according to ESA requirements, it adds new Red Planet-oriented functionalities such as the MTC, which shows the date and time at the prime meridian of the Martian Sun (taking into account that a day on Mars is 39 minutes longer than a day on Earth) as well as an innovative solar compass, to accurately find north on planet Earth and on Mars.
The Mars-themed red haematite anodised oxalic aluminium bezel echoes the hue of the planet's characteristic dust, which is also echoed on the seconds hand, which is graduated from black to haematite red. The words 'Speedmaster X-33 Marstimer, Esa Tested And Qualified' are engraved on the case back. It comes with a titanium bracelet with a Nato strap.
Price7,200 euro.
