The Speedmaster, Omega’s sports watch featuring a chronograph (stopwatch) and tachymeter. The speedmaster is a high precision mechanical watch ideal for measurement of time and velocity.
Better known as the ‘Moon Watch’ - the Speedmaster is the only watch to have been worn on the moon. Omega has a long established relationship with NASA, having been worn on no less than 117 space missions and 6 moon landings.
This is the extremely rare Limited Edition 50th Anniversary Omega Speedmaster. It features a striking black enamel dial and the Calibre 3201 movement with co-axial escapement.
Only 1,957 watches will be available for sale worldwide making the Omega 1957 Speedmaster an extremely rare and collectable item.
To mark the occasion, the commemorative Limited Edition 1957 Moon watch will be presented in a special handmade wooden presentation box with a beautiful marquetry rendition of the seahorse logo on the lid. Inside the box you will find the Omega certificate of authenticity, the black alligator strap, a series of professional tools including a magnifying glass for adjusting the length of the "screw and pin" bracelet or for changing the bracelet for the alligator strap.
As Australia’s and New Zealands largest retailer of luxury Swiss watches, Watches of Switzerland have secured a significant portion of the limited number of watches available in Australia. Contact your local Watches of Switzerland showroom to get a special viewing of this unique watch.
Reference: 311.33.42.50.01.001
Movement
Automatic
Calibre: 3201
Calibre 3201 manual movement with Co-Axial escapement and column-wheel system driving the chronograph movement. This 42 mm manual-winding timepiece has a 55-hours power reserve.
Crystal
Scratch resistant saphire crystal
Case & Dial
Diameter: 42mm
The watch features a striking black enamel dial. Even with today's technological advances, masterful enamelling remains an art and is the fruit of labour-intensive work and dedication
The screw down glass case back displays the luxurious finish of the movement complete with blued steel screws and column wheel, circular graining and gold-plated engraving, white rhodium-plated movement and Geneva wave decoration.
OMEGA's patented "screw and pin" bracelet, comes with a black alligator leather strap with a fold over buckle to match the metal of the case.
Water resistance
100m / 330feet
Functions
Co-Axial Escapement
Chronograph
Tachymetre