Omega has produced numerous iconic timepieces over the years, including perhaps the world?s most famous chronograph, known around the world as the Omega Moonwatch. Here are five models at accessible prices* for both new and seasoned collectors.
1. Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch Professional
Omega’s Speedmaster Moonwatch Professional offers quite a bit for the price.
Launched in 1957, the Speedmaster is synonymous with spaceflight and adventure. Like most great icons, the design has changed little across the decades, meaning that today, the Moonwatch is recognized the world over. It features a distinctive black dial covered by a hesalite crystal with trademark thin hour and minute hands, a small seconds subdial, 30-minute and 12-hour recorders, and a characteristic central chronograph seconds hand. The black bezel, with its tachymeter scale, is mounted on a 42-mm stainless steel case that is water-resistant to 50 meters. At the heart of this chronograph is Omega?s mechanical caliber 1861. Though this hand-wound movement has been upgraded several times over the years, it remains essentially the same as the one that powered the timepieces that accompanied NASA astronauts on six trips to the moon.
The Moonwatch is available on a strap or a bracelet. Each watch is offered with a special presentation box that includes two additional straps – a ?NATO? strap and a black Velcro strap. Also included are a tool to change the straps, a Speedmaster loupe, and a book highlightin...