On the heels of its new releases at Baselworld 2018, Omega has announced that it is launching a new version of the historically inspired Speedmaster CK 2998 model that made its original debut in 2016. Based on a model that hit the market in the pre-Moonwatch year of 1959, and featuring a new color scheme and new pulsometer bezel that distinguishes it from its recent predecessor, this year’s version of the CK 2998 is this week’s Watch to Watch.
Omega Speedmaster CK 2998 Limited Edition features black subdials and a pulsometer bezel.
The new Omega Speedmaster CK 2998 Limited Edition features the vintage hallmarks of its recent forerunner ? the Alpha-shaped hands; symmetrical 39.7-mm stainless steel case with alternating brushed and polished finishes; and a dark-colored bezel made of polished ceramic with white enamel markings. Where this edition (which is limited to 2,998 pieces worldwide) varies from the 2016 model is in the coloring of the chronograph subdials, minute track, bezel and strap, which are black rather than dark blue, and in the presence of a pulsometer scale, rather than the auto-racing-style tachymeter scale, on the bezel. The latter is a callback to the original models, which were offered by Omega with a choice of four different bezel-scale options: tachymeter, pulsometer, decimal, or telemeter. (Does this hint that we will see further variations on this vintage design on future models" Time will tell, though one would be advised not to bet ...