At Omega Speedmaster Racing Observatory are fans of the new generation of gear. We put the current Speedmaster to the test using vintage-style dials and the latest watchmaking technology under the hood The Omega Speedmaster Racing Master Chronograph 44.25 mm watch replica 329.32.44.51.06.001 may not have landed on the moon yet, but it is still a completely convincing watch: its sporty and elegant design is exciting and unbiased; its components are of high quality without raising the price too much; and its movement is technically ingenious.
The Omega Speedmaster Racing replica that we tested comes with a distinctive minutes circle along the edge of the dial, inspired by the checkered flags used to signal the end of a race. These “Racing Dials” with bicolor markers to show fractions of a second first appeared on an Omega model in 1968.
Omega will produce these new replica Omega Speedmaster Racing Co-Axial Master Chronometer watch in steel, two-tone steel and 18k Sedna gold, and in all Sedna gold. Moreover, there will be versions on straps or on steel bracelets. Each is pretty handsome, although some versions are going to be a bit more mainstream than others. For example, the white-on-black or black-on-white dial monochromatic versions are likely to be the most popular, but there will certainly be some people keen on the “gray sun-brushed” dial with orange hand accents. A lot of people are going to like the fact that there is now an extremely modern and cool Speedmaster with sporty orange hands.
More design refinements can be found on the dial and bezel. The subdials are a bit larger, which is a good thing; the lume-filled, applied hour markers now have slightly tapered ends; the date window is neat-looking and tapered; and the bezels use interesting new production techniques. This is overall the best-looking modern Speedmaster, combining handsome, comfortable looks and stellar technology inside and out.
I mentioned that the bezels are new. There are two types of bezel materials, being either ceramic or silicon nitride (depending on the color, as the latter material is used for the gray bezels). Omega then uses either Liquidmetal, Ceragold, or enamel for the tachymeter bezel markers and text. The most interesting one for me is the black ceramic bezels with the white enamel. The latter is used for the bezel text on the white-dialed versions, given the bright, permanent color needed for the white text to match the dial. For me, these are the most interesting dials (white with black-ring subdials), and according to Omega, each of the baked enamel bezels has five layers of enamel.
At 44.25mm wide and 14.9mm thick (water-resistant to 50m), the refreshed designs of these “large” Omega Speedmaster Racing Co-Axial Master Chronometer replica watches allow them to wear as modestly as any contemporary Speedmaster that I can remember. Case polishing and finishing look great, and I can easily say that Omega is really on a roll of consistently refining their best products.
Omega's caliber 9900 is a thing of beauty, so it makes sense that this is the only Speedmaster with racing heritage that features a display caseback. It is their flagship automatic chronograph movement, after all. The column-wheel mechanism is even marked on the movement, much like how switches inside the racing cockpit are marked according to the function they perform. This isn't intentional, but it's certainly thematic tie-in. Speaking of the column wheel, it uses a vertical clutch system, meaning there are no teeth to jam together when the chronograph is engaged. The result is the absence of a 'jump' when the chronograph hand is engaged. For the technical car folks, one can conceptualize the vertical clutch mechanism like a synchromesh gearbox, where a synchronized engagement occurs, versus a dog box transmission, where the teeth are essentially forced into a drive gear without any synchronization, much like how a horizontal chronograph clutch works.
The Cal. 9900 is more than just a pretty movement. It's dual-rated with COSC and METAS certifications. METAS refers to the Swiss Federal Institute of Metrology, and these folks actually evaluate the testing procedures that Omega replica uses as an additional layer of reassurance. All very meta. And of course the COSC certification is backed by the Contrôle Officiel Suisse des Chronomètres, found on many high-grade movements. This is where the "Master" moniker is derived from.
The replica Omega Speedmaster Racing Co-Axial Master Chronometer models include the reference 329.33.44.51.04.001 at 7,800 Swiss francs (white dial on leather strap), 329.30.44.51.04.001 at 7,900 Swiss francs (white dial on steel bracelet), 329.33.44.51.01.001 at 7,800 Swiss francs (black dial on leather strap), 329.30.44.51.01.001 at 7,900 Swiss francs (black dial on steel bracelet), 329.32.44.51.06.001 at 7,800 Swiss francs (gray dial on brown leather strap), 329.30.44.51.06.001 at 7,900 Swiss francs (gray dial on steel bracelet), 329.32.44.51.01.001 at 7,900 Swiss francs (black dial with orange hands on leather strap), 329.30.44.51.01.002 at 7,900 Swiss francs (black dial with orange hands on steel bracelet), 329.23.44.51.06.001 at 10,300 Swiss francs (gray dial with two-tone steel and 18k Sedna gold on leather strap), and the 329.53.44.51.03.001 at 22,750 Swiss francs (blue dial with full 18k Sedna gold case).
Manufacturer: Omega S.A., Stämpflistrasse 96, 2504 Bienne, Switzerland
Reference number: 329.32.44.51.06.001 replica
Functions: Hours, minutes, small seconds, date, chronograph with concentric counters for 30 elapsed minutes and 12 elapsed hours
Movement: Automatic manufacture Caliber 9900 with anti-magnetic components, chronometer, 28,800 vph, 54 jewels, stop-seconds function, rapid-reset mechanism for the date display by repositioning the hour hand in hour increments, co-axial escapement with silicon hairspring and titanium balance, column wheel, two barrels, fine adjustment via weights on the balance, Nivachoc shock absorption, 60-hour power reserve, diameter = 32.5 mm, height = 7.6 mm
Case: Stainless steel, ceramic bezel with tachymeter scale of Liquidmetal, curved sapphire crystal with anti- reflective treatment on both sides, fully threaded screw-in back with pane of sapphire with anti-reflective treatment on both sides, water resistant to 50 m
Strap and clasp: Leather with secure stainless-steel buckle that opens only on one side
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