In what has now become a January tradition, Omega has unveiled a new Speedmaster on the occasion of the first Speedy Tuesday of the year. Last year, of course, we got an all new Moonwatch with an upgraded movement featuring a co-axial escapement and METAS certification, a watch that proved to be one of the biggest hits of the year. This year?s Speedy is impressive, but in a completely different kind of way. While last year?s Speedmaster was for the masses, this one is, well, very much the opposite. Made from solid white gold and running on Omega?s Calibre 321, this new reference pays tribute to the very first Speedmaster in the most opulent way imaginable. 

The new Speedmaster Calibre 321 is inspired by the original CK2915-1 Speedmaster, released in 1957. The important hallmarks of that watch are very much present in this new version in Canopus gold (that?s Omega?s own white gold alloy). The new watch features straight lugs, a broad arrow hour hand, and a case that measures a svelte 38.6mm. The bracelet is in the vintage ?flat link? style that has once again emerged as the favorite of Speedy enthusiasts (or maybe it always has been), and of course the bezel has the appropriate ?dot over 90? layout.  But this is more than just a white gold reissue of the original Speedmaster. That would be rather boring. Omega, after all, has already reissued that original Speedmater, and Speedmasters very much like it, in a number of ways over the years. It goes without saying t...