Omega surprised us yesterday with the release of an all new chronograph dubbed the Omega Speedmaster Chronoscope. This is essentially the debut of a new collection for Omega, with a total of three Chronoscope dial variants in stainless steel, plus an additional reference in their ?Bronze Gold? alloy, which first appeared in the re-launch of the Seamaster 300 earlier this year. The new Chronoscope is an interesting mix of the old and new, with an intentionally busy dial meant to evoke a period of time that predates much of the current inspiration for new vintage inspired watch designs, a case that for all intents and purposes seems to be roughly equivalent to that of a modern Speedmaster Pro, and an interesting and beautifully decorated movement. Let?s get into it. 
The headline grabbing feature of these new watches is the dial, which Omega tells us is meant to pay tribute to classic ?snail? design dials that were popular in the 1940s. These watches used multiple, overlapping scales so that the wearer could make calculations relating to a variety of measurements. This dial features a tachymeter scale (for measuring speed based on distance traveled), a pulsometer scale (for measuring the rate of a beating heart), and, my personal favorite, a telemeter scale, which measures distance based on the speed of sound, and can be used to outrun artillery fire if you?re ever in that unfortunate position. Simply observe the flash of canon-fire, start the chronograph, and then...