£6,550.00
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The OMEGA Speedmaster Moonphase takes the spirit of exploration a step further, combining the legendary chronograph’s lunar landing heritage with an infinitely precise Moonphase complication featuring two photo-realistic moon representations. This 44.25mm timepiece celebrates the Speedmaster’s participation in all six lunar missions through a sophisticated complication that tracks the moon’s phases with remarkable accuracy, requiring only a single correction every 122 years to realign with the actual lunar position. The metallic crystal disc microstructured to obtain high-resolution moon images represents technological innovation worthy of OMEGA’s space exploration legacy.
The striking blue sun-brushed dial creates sophisticated foundation for the rhodium-plated indexes and captivating Moonphase display at 6 o’clock, while the blue ceramic bezel ring with Liquidmetal™ tachymeter scale provides both aesthetic coherence and functional capability. Powered by the Co-Axial Master Chronometer Calibre 9904, certified by METAS to withstand magnetic fields up to 15,000 gauss, this timepiece represents OMEGA’s exacting new standard of testing. The combination of lunar heritage, pioneering complications, and Master Chronometer certification creates a Speedmaster that honours the past while embracing horological innovation.
Condition: Immaculate pre-owned condition
Includes: Original box and papers
Warranty: Valid until 2026
Shipping: Free UK delivery
The Speedmaster Moonphase collection beautifully measures every moment on Earth while following the phases of the moon, a complication that makes perfect sense given the Speedmaster was the first watch worn on the lunar surface during humanity’s Apollo missions. This sophisticated addition to the Speedmaster family celebrates both the timepiece’s space exploration heritage and OMEGA’s commitment to horological innovation. The Moonphase complication transforms astronomical observation into wearable art, creating emotional connection to celestial cycles that have fascinated humanity throughout history.
As Master Chronometer timepieces, the Moonphase collection celebrates another pioneering moment, OMEGA’s exacting new standard of testing set by METAS that surpasses traditional chronometer certification. The bold use of blue colouring gives this Moonphase its distinctive look while the twin two-handed subdials create beautifully symmetrical dial architecture. The mechanism’s precision requiring only single correction every 122 years demonstrates OMEGA’s commitment to creating complications that deliver genuine long-term accuracy rather than frequent manual adjustment typical of conventional Moonphase watches.
The Speedmaster Moonphase achieves exceptional accuracy through sophisticated gear ratios that track the lunar cycle’s actual duration of 29.53059 days rather than simplified 29.5-day approximations used in conventional Moonphase mechanisms. A brief astronomy lesson: a lunar month is not 30 days but slightly more than 29.5 days, a difficult time-span to manage for standard gear trains. OMEGA’s Moonphase mechanism rises to this challenge through precision engineering that accumulates minimal error over decades, requiring only single correction after 122 years to realign the display with the moon’s actual position.
This accuracy level far exceeds typical Moonphase watches requiring monthly or annual corrections, providing genuine set-and-forget functionality for owners who can pass the timepiece through generations without manual Moonphase adjustment. The mechanism’s precision reflects OMEGA’s philosophy that complications should deliver authentic utility rather than decorative approximations. For Speedmaster collectors, this accuracy honours the brand’s space exploration heritage through complication that tracks celestial mechanics with precision appropriate to watches that travelled to the Moon.
The photo-realistic moon images result from special microstructuring technique applied to metallic crystal disc, creating surface texture that replicates the lunar surface’s topography with detail rivalling NASA photographs. This advanced manufacturing process uses precision etching or laser technology to create microscopic surface variations that capture craters, maria (dark plains), and highlands visible on the moon’s Earth-facing hemisphere. Look closer and you can even see an added astronaut’s footprint, a charming detail connecting the complication to human lunar exploration.
The metallic crystal disc construction provides dimensional depth and light reflection properties impossible with flat printed moon representations used in conventional Moonphase watches. The disc rotates beneath the dial aperture, revealing progressive lunar phases from new moon through full moon and back with smooth visual transitions. This attention to astronomical accuracy and aesthetic refinement demonstrates OMEGA’s commitment to creating complications that educate and inspire rather than simply displaying functional information, transforming the Moonphase into conversation piece that celebrates both technical achievement and natural beauty.
Liquidmetal™ represents OMEGA’s proprietary alloy technology creating bezel scales with exceptional durability and precision impossible with traditional materials. The material’s amorphous atomic structure, lacking the crystalline arrangement of conventional metals, provides superior hardness and corrosion resistance while enabling extremely fine detail reproduction in the tachymeter markings. The blue ceramic bezel ring provides colour consistency and scratch resistance, while the Liquidmetal™ scale ensures legibility remains perfect even after years of wear.
The manufacturing process involves injecting molten alloy into moulds under controlled conditions, creating scales with microscopic detail accuracy that stamping or engraving cannot achieve. This technology allows OMEGA to produce tachymeter markings with crisp edges and consistent depth that maintain legibility under varied lighting conditions. For the Speedmaster Moonphase, Liquidmetal™ technology demonstrates how advanced materials science can enhance functional elements while complementing the watch’s sophisticated complications and Master Chronometer certification.
The 44.25mm diameter provides essential dial real estate for accommodating the Moonphase display at 6 o’clock alongside chronograph subdials at 3 and 9 o’clock without compromising legibility or visual balance. The Moonphase complication requires sufficient aperture size to showcase the photo-realistic moon images effectively, while the twin two-handed subdials need adequate diameter for clear reading of chronograph and date functions. The larger case ensures each complication receives appropriate space without overcrowding the dial architecture.
The size also provides satisfying wrist presence appropriate to the watch’s status as flagship Speedmaster variant combining lunar heritage with sophisticated complications. The blue sun-brushed dial benefits from the expanded surface area, creating dynamic light effects across the larger canvas while the rhodium-plated indexes maintain clear time reading. For collectors seeking comprehensive Speedmaster that showcases OMEGA’s technical capabilities, the 44.25mm diameter delivers commanding presence that justifies the Moonphase’s position as premium offering within the legendary chronograph collection.
The Moonphase complication creates poetic connection to the Speedmaster’s lunar landing legacy, the first watch worn on the Moon now tracking lunar phases visible from Earth. This sophisticated addition transforms the chronograph from space exploration tool to astronomical instrument that celebrates celestial mechanics governing Earth-Moon relationship. The Moonphase reminds wearers of humanity’s achievement reaching the lunar surface while providing practical connection to natural cycles that influenced human civilization for millennia before space travel.
The astronaut’s footprint detail on the metallic crystal disc moon image explicitly references the Apollo missions, ensuring the complication honours Speedmaster heritage rather than simply adding fashionable feature. The Master Chronometer certification demonstrates OMEGA’s commitment to technical evolution while maintaining connection to the brand’s pioneering spirit that made the Speedmaster NASA’s choice for human spaceflight. This balance between heritage and innovation defines modern Speedmaster development, creating timepieces that honour legendary history while embracing contemporary watchmaking achievements.
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