Omega has created a northern and southern hemisphere moonphase complication for a pair of meteorite dialled Speedmaster chronographs that launch today.
The brand will forever be associated with the first manned moon landing in 1969 and decades of space exploration as a supplier of precision timekeepers for NASA missions.
Two 43mm meteorite-dialed Speedies with the double moonphase at 6 o’clock sit perfectly in the Moonwatch collection.
They both use the same iron-based meteorite material for their dials, which have a pattern of ribbon-like flecks that are never the same twice.
Omega has treated the meteorite black PVD for a monochrome model or galvanic grey for a blue and grey coloured piece.
The moons are made from cabochon that was sourced from genuine Moon meteorite. As they turn, they reveal the changing surface illuminations seen in the northern and southern hemispheres.
Omega has even made sure that the stars in the background are positioned exactly as they were on the night that Apollo 11 reached the Moon in 1969 – as seen from Omega’s headquarters in Bienne, Switzerland.
Tweaks were required to Omega’s hand-wound Co-Axial Master Chronometer movement, which allows it to be given the new name of Calibre 9914.
The movement is visible through a wide open exhibition case back.
Worn on an integrated steel bracelet, the watches are on sale today for $17,100.