A symbol of the 1969 moon landing, Omega's Speedmaster gets a new look with a dial embellished with authentic meteorite fragments.
With the Moonphase Meteorite, available in two versions with a 43 mm steel case, the collection of Omega Speedmasters linked to the mysteries of space. The protagonist is the unprecedented dial made of ferrous meteorite, a material characterised by a special ribbon-like mottled pattern and coated in black PVD or galvanised grey to give each model a touch of colour.
Specifically, one of the two watches features a meteorite dial with black PVD base and coating with 18-carat white gold hands and hour markers and a black ceramic bezel with a white enamel tachymeter scale.
The other is distinguished by a meteorite dial with a galvanised grey coating on a blue PVD-coated base, 18-carat gold hour and minute hands and hour markers with blue PVD coating, 18-carat white gold counters and blue ceramic bezel with white enamel tachymeter scale.
Omega and the Magic of the Moon
The moon phase display at 6 o'clock features two cabochon moons made from genuine lunar meteorite fragments.
When the moons are in motion, the gaze is caught by the changing lights of the northern and southern hemispheres. In addition, the stars in the background are positioned exactly as on the night Apollo 11 reached the Moon in 1969.
Completing the dial design is the 60-minute and 12-hour counter located at 3 o'clock and the small seconds counter located at 9 o'clock, including a date display and embellished with a hand made of red anodised aluminium.
The watch, fastened to the wrist by a polished and brushed bracelet with its practical patented adjustment system, is powered by a new manufacture calibre equipped with an original moon phase display in both hemispheres: this is the calibro Co-Axial Master Chronometer 9914, antimagnetic up to 15,000 gauss and visible through the sapphire crystal on the case back.
