Truly big news in the watch world is few and far between, though there are always some major events and releases that are sure to make every headline and Instagram feed.  This year, we saw some big multi-brand items, like last spring?s Watches & Wonders online event and very likely this fall?s upcoming WatchTime Live, though we also saw single brands command attention, i.e., the Tudor Black Bay 58 Blue release last July, and the updated Rolex Submariner release just last month. This week, big news struck again, this time from Omega, which unveiled the latest addition to its ultra-popular Speedmaster collection: the Speedmaster ?Silver Snoopy Award? 50th Anniversary (Ref. 310.32.42.50.02.001).

The new Speedmaster celebrates, as its name implies, the 50th anniversary of NASA’s ?Silver Snoopy Award.? For context, back in 1970 ? one year after the Apollo 11 mission to the moon in 1969 ? NASA astronauts granted the Award ?named for the famous “Peanuts” cartoon character who had been adopted as a mascot of the space program ? to Omega in recognition of the brand?s unique contributions to space exploration (The Speedmaster, of course, was the first watch on the moon). This year, the brand commemorates the achievement once more with a special (and non-limited) version of the famed, beagle-adorned chronograph.
This special edition of the Speedmaster “Moonwatch” has a 42-mm steel case with alternating brushed and polished finishing; it...