The rumblings on the internet had been growing louder in recent weeks: a new Snoopy Speedmaster would be coming. This, perhaps a bit strangely, has become as big an event as there is on the new watch calendar. The previous Snoopy dialed Speedmaster has become a collectible that rivals some of the most prized vintage Speedmasters, fetching prices several multiples higher than its original retail price when introduced on the second hand market. So today?s announcement was met with a certain amount of anticipation, and less surprise, from the Omega faithful. Omega?s latest has the same whimsical feel you?d expect from a watch with a cartoon beagle on the dial, but incorporates some real technical advances as well, that could tell us a bit about the future of the moonwatch. Let?s get into it. 
Officially, this watch is part of the Moonwatch Anniversary Series, and is the ?Silver Snoopy Award? 50th anniversary tribute watch. The Silver Snoopy is an award given by NASA in recognition of advances in safety in space exploration, and Omega was presented with the prestigious honor in 1970 following the rescue of the Apollo 13 astronauts from their ill fated mission. 
What we have here is the 42mm stainless steel moonwatch that we?re all familiar with, but with a commemorative dial and some new tech under the hood. Of course, we have Snoopy in a space suit in the running seconds sub register at 9:00, with a ?50th Anniversary? designation. Those sub registers, along with th...