![]() This edition retains the bright orange for the hands on the continuous seconds, the outer edges of the hour and minute hands, and the arrow tip of the chronograph seconds hand. Dare we say it, the dial aesthetics is more racy (pun intended). While we find the blue dial of the gold edition to be absolutely ravishing and mesmerising, we nod a slight preference for the stainless steel edition as the dial is perhaps more true to the Racing Dial philosophy. The dial bears the signature markings of the Racing Dial…orange hands and orange hour marker dots, and the words Tachymétre on the bezel. Admittedly his wrists are neither tiny nor huge, but at 7.5-7.8 inches in diameter, he can wear most watches rather comfortably. On the author’s wrist, it fits rather well, and sits comfortably. And though some might struggle with the large case, many others will find it to be a good fit. But it is worth noting that the Speedmaster Racing is thinner than its predecessors. The case is a rather massive 44.25mm in diameter. ![]() The second is in stainless steel with a matt black dial, polished ceramic bezel a brushed Liquidmetal® tachymeter scale.īefore we dive into the review proper, enjoy this short video clip by Omega. The first in 18K Sedna™ gold and a beautiful blue dial, ceramic bezel with a Ceragold™ tachymeter scale. The Omega Speedmaster Racing Co-axial Master Chronometerįor Baselworld 2017, Omega announced the début of the Speedmaster Racing series with two models in the collection. ![]() For 2017, the Racing Dial makes its return. And when the new generation of the Speedmaster Mark II was released 10 years after that, the Racing Dial made its appearance again. 145.0022) for the Japanese market in a limited edition (unnumbered) of 2004 pieces. In 2004, Omega released a special Speedmaster Racing (Ref. The Omega Speedmaster Racing Co-Axial Master Chronometer Chronograph 329.32.44.51.06.001 was introduced in 2017.Omega Speedmaster’s racing heritage in an official Omega graphic showing the design changes from 1970 to 2017. It includes a monometallic balance that's adjusted for temperature and 5 positions, and the mechanism oscillates at a frequency of 25,200 vph (3.5 Hz). ![]() It's anti-magnetic to 15,000 gauss, and it has automatic winding in both directions. It's rhodium plated with Geneva waves in Arabesque, and it's constructed with 54 jewels, a co-axial escapement, a vertical clutch, 2 barrels mounted in series, and an Si14 silicon balance-spring on a free sprung-balance. This Omega Speedmaster Racing Co-Axial Master Chronometer Chronograph 329.30.44.51.04.001 has a mechanical automatic self-winding Omega caliber 9900 column wheel co-axial chronograph movement. It's water resistant to 50 meters/167 feet, and the 16mm thick case, dial, and movement are all signed. It has the new METAS superlative chronometer certification, and there is a 60-hour power reserve at full winding. There is a date aperture window at the 6 o'clock position, and it has twin matching recessed subsidiary dials with black markers, Arabic numerals, black perimeter scales, and steel indicator hands, including a running small seconds register at 9 o'clock, and a 12-hour chronograph totalizer at 3 o'clock. It has polished steel pointed baton hands with luminous inserts, and a center sweep chronograph seconds hand with a luminous arrow and an orange needle tip. The dial is matte brushed grey with applied steel "boat-shaped" baton indices with luminous inserts, around a racing-style black minute/fractions-of-a-second track. It has a black ceramic bezel with Liquidmetal tachymeter scale to 500 UPH. It includes round chronograph push buttons, a screw down signed winding crown with crown protection, and there is an exhibition sapphire display case back engraved with "50m/165ft." The 44.25mm diameter solid three-body case, straight lugs, bracelet, and flat bezel, are polished/brushed. It has a vintage toned brown leather strap with a folding deployment clasp, and scratch resistant sapphire crystals with anti-reflective coatings. This is a stainless steel Omega Speedmaster Racing Co-Axial Master Chronometer Chronograph 329.32.44.51.06.001. More about Speedmaster Racing Co-Axial Master Chronometer Chrono 44mm
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