Hot off the Baselworld press is the Omega Speedmaster Dark Side Of The Moon edition. This watch celebrates the lack of light with a sleek and demur all-black design.It features a black ceramic 44.25mm case and chronograph pushers, a black zirconium oxide ceramic dial, a sapphire display back, indexes in white gold, and a rhodium-plated, red-tipped chronograph hand. With the in-house made Co-Axial caliber 9300 automatic chronograph movement and black Cordura strap with a black ceramic buckle, the Omega Speedmaster Dark Side Of The Moon is one hell of a weekend watch to own.
he Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch “Dark Side of the Moon” derives its
name from its black zirconium oxide ceramic dial and matching black
ceramic case, which is 44.25 mm in diameter and boasts both brushed and
polished finishes. The dial is notable for its applied indices, made of
18k white gold, and the two blackened subdials at 3 o’clock and 6
o’clock. This new bicompax subdial arrangement was first used on the
Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch Co-Axial Chronograph, the first Moonwatch to
contain Omega’s in-house chronograph
Caliber 9300. As on that model, the subdial at 3 o’clock serves as both
the 12-hour and 60-minute counter, using two hands to display the
elapsed time intuitively. The small seconds subdial is at 9 o’clock, and
the date is displayed on a window at 6 o’clock, the spot occupied by
the elapsed-hours subdial in older models. (Click on photos for larger
images.)
The hour and minute hands, as well as the hands on both subdials, are
also made of 18k white gold. the central chronograph hand is
rhodium-plated and ends in a red tip. Omega has coated the hour, minute
and chronograph hands, as well as the two small dots at 12 o’clock, with
Super-LumiNova for legibility in the dark. The bezel, also made from
polished black ceramic, has the Speedmaster’s familiar tachymeter
scale, here inscribed in matte chromium nitride. The chronograph
pushers are in polished ceramic. The watch, which is water-resistant to
50 meters, has scratch-resistant sapphire crystals in the front and
back.
Omega’s Caliber 9300, visible through the caseback, contains a magnetism-resistant silicon balance spring and a co-axial escapement. Certified by COSC as a chronometer,
the movement carries a 60-hour power reserve. The words, “DARK SIDE OF
THE MOON” are engraved in matte chromium nitride above the caseback
crystal. Completing the watch’s black-on-black look is a strap made of
black Cordura fabric with a black ceramic buckle. The price of the new
black ceramic Speedmaster will be $12,000.
it's not adorned with clichéd Pink Floyd cover art. Instead, the
Omega Speedmaster Dark Side Of The Moon Watch
($TBA) celebrates the lack of light by sporting a nearly all-black
design. Details include a black ceramic 44.25mm case and chronograph
pushers, a black zirconium oxide ceramic dial, a sapphire display back,
indexes in white gold, and a rhodium-plated, red-tipped chronograph
hand. Tying it all together is a black Cordura strap with a black
ceramic buckle, making this the most stealthy Omega you'll find outside
of a custom shop.
