![]() ![]() What remains true is the combination of vintage elements (which have been reinforced) and modern movement, which has been drastically changed for this new collection. In fact, almost everything has changed visually and mechanically. Something was not totally working… But the revamped collection for 2022 corrects many things and comes with tons of arguments under its sleeve. There were many good things to see in this watch, such as the combination of vintage elements and modern movement, yet the balance was not perfect. Yet, this collection has never received an extremely warm welcome, being often overlooked compared to its Majesty the Moonwatch. If the Moonwatch is the worthy descendant of the watch worn on the Moon, the Speedmaster 57 has to be seen as a watch that pays tribute to the origins of the model, without looking in the mirror when it comes to technology. Launched in 2013, slightly revised in 2015, the Speedmaster 57 is a watch that combines a design with retro-styled elements – such as the symmetrical case, a brushed steel tachymeter bezel or broad-arrow hands on some models – with modernly sized case and 21st-century movement architecture. From case to movement or proportions, almost everything changes, and this new Omega Speedmaster 57 Calibre 9906 40.5mm Collection ticks many boxes.Īlongside the Speedmaster Racing and its 44.25mm case, the Speedmaster 57 and its 41.5mm diameter represents the modern side of the collection, at least technically speaking, as both were, until now, powered by the automatic in-house two-counter column-wheel chronograph movement (calibre 9300 or 9900). And today, in the frame of the 65th anniversary of the watch born in 1957, Omega gives the latter a complete revamp. Alongside the Moonwatch, the heritage models powered by the Calibre 321, the feminine collection, the Chronoscope or the large Racing models, the brand also has a vintage-inspired watch with modern mechanics, the Speedmaster 57. Since the 1970s, the Speedmaster is more than a watch, it’s a collection. This statement is, of course, partially right, but not complete. When thinking Speedmaster, you’ll immediately have in mind the classic Moonwatch, the Professional model that is coincidentally the direct descendant of the watches that made it to space.
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