Railway Worker: Testing the Omega Seamaster Railmaster
While it never flew to the moon or kept time on 007?s wrist, the Omega Railmaster is a practical, straightforward watch to wear on the job. In this feature from WatchTime’s December 2018 issue, we give it a thorough once-over.
The Railmaster measures just under 40 mm in diameter, the same size as the original.
Originally designed for people who work near electric fields, today?s Omega Seamaster Railmaster is a style-confident timepiece with a modern Master Chronometer movement. Its indexes and baton-shaped hour and minutes hands are coated with Super-LumiNova that has a faux-patina color during the day. But when darkness falls, these components glow with a beautiful azure luminescence, while a bright dot leisurely passes the points of the dial?s triangular hour markings. This ?lollipop? seconds hand with its luminous disk alludes to the way the seconds are shown on the clocks in Swiss railway stations and underscores the Railmaster?s affiliation with railroading. When the Railmaster debuted in 1957, it was the latest expression of a longstanding relationship between Omega and the railroads. Omega first delivered pocketwatches to railroad companies in 1895. The Railmaster was the first wristwatch designed specifically for railroad employees, scientists, electricians and technicians who worked in close proximity to strong electric currents. Early Railmaster watches were equipped with a special double case that could protect the movement against the adverse effects of el...
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