Omega Speedmaster Apollo 11 is launched to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing. Omega is issuing a new version of the gold Speedmaster watches that were presented by the company to Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins in 1969. The Speedmaster Apollo 11, 50th Anniversary Limited Edition is based closely on the original Speedmaster BA145.022. But it features a number of updates to reflect the progress in watch making technology.
The Omega Speedmaster Apollo 11 is much more than a simple re-creation. It has brought the Omega portfolio a new proprietary case material and a new manual-winding movement.
Omega Speedmaster Apollo 11
The mechanism is sealed inside a 42-mm case water resistant to 5 ATM (50 m,167 ft). Like the original, it’s made out of 18K gold, but instead of yellow gold, the watch is made out of a new alloy called Moonshine gold. According to Omega, it is a paler hue and is more defiant to fading over time. It has sapphire crystals front and back that are scratch resistant and anti-reflective
On the other hand, the Speedmaster is with a 50-hour power reserve, boasts a co-axial escapement, and has a 12-hour chronograph. It’s also a certified Master Chronometer and, in a major upgrade from the original, is resistant to magnetic fields up to 15,000 gauss.
The new 50th Anniversary Limited Edition looks very similar to the 1969 version. Although the lettering is in Omega Ceragold instead of white, and the seconds on the yellow dial are divided into thirds of a second instead of fifths to reflect the watch’s actual frequency. Meanwhile, the indices are also black onyx and the hands are skeletonized and filled with black varnish, while the bezel ring with its tachymeter is made out of ceramic zirconium oxide for greater endurance.
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