Speedmaster 'First Omega in Space'

311.32.40.30.01.001

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Speedmaster 'First Omega in Space'

Brand  : Omega
Collection  : Speedmaster
Model  : Speedmaster 'First Omega in Space'
Reference  : 311.32.40.30.01.001
Complement : Steel - Calfskin Leather Strap
On sale : 2012

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  • Brand  : Omega
    Collection  : Speedmaster
    Model  : Speedmaster 'First Omega in Space'
    Reference  : 311.32.40.30.01.001
    Complement : Steel - Calfskin Leather Strap
    On sale : 2012
    List Price : 4 300 €
    Diameter : 39.70 mm
    Thickness : 14 mm
    Styles : Sporty
    Classical
    Vintage
    Types : Hand-winding
    Calibre : OMEGA 1861
    Complication : Small Seconds
    30-Minute Counter
    Chronograph
    12-Hour Counter
    Tachymeter
    Case material : Stainless steel
    Polished and brushed
    Case peculiarity : Engraved caseback
    Screwed-down caseback
    Black aluminium ring with tachymeter scale on bezel
    Shape : Round
    Water-resistance : 50 meters
    Dial : Varnish
    Dial color : Black
    Display : Superluminova luminescent hands
    Indexes : Baton-type
    Superluminova luminescent
    Glass : Sapphire
    Antireflective coating
    Strap material : Leather
    Calfskin
    Strap color : Brown
    Strap clasp : Pin buckle
    + More characteristics : Movement
    Jewels: 18
    Frequency: 21’600 a/h (3 Hz)
    Power reserve: 45 hours
    Glucydur balance wheel
    Movement used in the famous “Moon Watch”

    Case
    Engraved caseback with :
    'THE FIRST OMEGA IN SPACE'
    'OCTOBER 3. 1962'
    'NUMBERED EDITION No”
    Ω symbol on the crown

    Stainless steel buckle

DESCRIPTION

  • OMEGA’s Time Machines

    H. G. Wells wrote his popular science fction novella, The Time Machine, in 1895. The narrator, called the Time Traveller, explains to his dinner guests that time is simply the fourth dimension and reveals that he has invented a machine that allows him to travel through time as easily as he would between two places.

    A year before the book was published, a different type of time machine had been launched in Biel. While its movement through the fourth dimension was not quite as dramatic as that described in Wells’ novel, the 19-ligne calibre was clearly a step into the future. Its unprecedented ease of repair and accuracy revolutionized the Swiss watch industry. The movement was named Omega for the 24th letter of the Greek alphabet – a word that had come to represent perfection. In 1903, OMEGA offcially became the only watchmaker to be named for one of its movements.

    Innovative movements have continued to be at the very heart of Omega’s watches. In 1999, we launched the frst watch equipped with a Co-Axial escapement and in 2007, our proprietary Co-Axial calibre 8500 signalled a revolution that was every bit as signifcant as the one sparked by the original Omega calibre.

    This year in Basel, we are again introducing new movements. Our Co-Axial family is being extended with GMT and day/date editions. The analogue/digital calibre 5666 offers dedicated functions designed for pilots and equips the new Spacemaster Z-33. 

    OMEGA’s innovation extends not only to technologies but to new materials. This year in Basel, CeragoldTM will have its world premiere in a striking new Seamaster Planet Ocean.

    The Time Traveller in the 19th century novel had fgured out how to navigate through time in both directions. OMEGA’s time machines only move forward but they do so with incredible accuracy, precision and style, on any of the Earth’s surfaces, deep below its oceans, high in the sky or, when the need arises, on the Moon.

    The OMEGA Speedmaster “First Omega in Space” Numbered Edition chronograph

    So much has been written about the rigorous testing that led to the OMEGA Speedmaster’s being the only watch qualified for every manned NASA mission that it is easy to forget that the very first OMEGA worn in Space was the Speedmaster that astronaut Wally Schirra wore during his Mercury Atlas 8 mission in October of 1962. To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the first Speedmaster to orbit the earth, OMEGA has created the Speedmaster “First Omega in Space” in honour of Wally Schirra and his historic wristwatch.

    The OMEGA Speedmaster “First Omega in Space” edition recalls the watch that Schirra bought at a jeweller in Houston more than half a century ago. Inside its 39.70 mm polished, brushed stainless steel case is the legendary self-winding calibre 1861, which earned its reputation as the movement in the legendary OMEGA Speedmaster Moonwatch. There is a black aluminium bezel ring with a tachymetric scale.

    Visible through its box-form, scratch-resistant sapphire crystal is the classic varnished black dial that for 55 years has made the Speedmaster the world’s definitive chronograph: the 30-minute and 12-hour counters are located at 3 o’clock and 6 o’clock respectively and the small seconds sub-dial is at 9 o’clock. It has white transferred indexes; the hour markers and hour and minute hands are coated with Super-LumiNova.

    The watch has a screw-in stainless steel caseback which is embossed with OMEGA’s original seahorse emblem, the words “THE FIRST OMEGA IN SPACE” and “OCTOBER 3, 1962”, the date of the Mercury Atlas 8 mission. The Speedmaster “First Omega in Space” is a numbered edition and its number is engraved on the caseback.

    The OMEGA Speedmaster “First Omega in Space” chronograph is presented on a brown leather strap with beige stitching. The watch is water resistant to 5 bar / 50 metres/ 167 feet. This classic Speedmaster is a fitting way to celebrate the beginning of an adventure that would ultimately lead to six lunar landings and half a century of space exploration.

  • OMEGA’s Time Machines

    H. G. Wells wrote his popular science fction novella, The Time Machine, in 1895. The narrator, called the Time Traveller, explains to his dinner guests that time is simply the fourth dimension and reveals that he has invented a machine that allows him to travel through time as easily as he would between two places.

    A year before the book was published, a different type of time machine had been launched in Biel. While its movement through the fourth dimension was not quite as dramatic as that described in Wells’ novel, the 19-ligne calibre was clearly a step into the future. Its unprecedented ease of repair and accuracy revolutionized the Swiss watch industry. The movement was named Omega for the 24th letter of the Greek alphabet – a word that had come to represent perfection. In 1903, OMEGA offcially became the only watchmaker to be named for one of its movements.

    Innovative movements have continued to be at the very heart of Omega’s watches. In 1999, we launched the frst watch equipped with a Co-Axial escapement and in 2007, our proprietary Co-Axial calibre 8500 signalled a revolution that was every bit as signifcant as the one sparked by the original Omega calibre.

    This year in Basel, we are again introducing new movements. Our Co-Axial family is being extended with GMT and day/date editions. The analogue/digital calibre 5666 offers dedicated functions designed for pilots and equips the new Spacemaster Z-33. 

    OMEGA’s innovation extends not only to technologies but to new materials. This year in Basel, CeragoldTM will have its world premiere in a striking new Seamaster Planet Ocean.

    The Time Traveller in the 19th century novel had fgured out how to navigate through time in both directions. OMEGA’s time machines only move forward but they do so with incredible accuracy, precision and style, on any of the Earth’s surfaces, deep below its oceans, high in the sky or, when the need arises, on the Moon.

    The OMEGA Speedmaster “First Omega in Space” Numbered Edition chronograph

    So much has been written about the rigorous testing that led to the OMEGA Speedmaster’s being the only watch qualified for every manned NASA mission that it is easy to forget that the very first OMEGA worn in Space was the Speedmaster that astronaut Wally Schirra wore during his Mercury Atlas 8 mission in October of 1962. To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the first Speedmaster to orbit the earth, OMEGA has created the Speedmaster “First Omega in Space” in honour of Wally Schirra and his historic wristwatch.

    The OMEGA Speedmaster “First Omega in Space” edition recalls the watch that Schirra bought at a jeweller in Houston more than half a century ago. Inside its 39.70 mm polished, brushed stainless steel case is the legendary self-winding calibre 1861, which earned its reputation as the movement in the legendary OMEGA Speedmaster Moonwatch. There is a black aluminium bezel ring with a tachymetric scale.

    Visible through its box-form, scratch-resistant sapphire crystal is the classic varnished black dial that for 55 years has made the Speedmaster the world’s definitive chronograph: the 30-minute and 12-hour counters are located at 3 o’clock and 6 o’clock respectively and the small seconds sub-dial is at 9 o’clock. It has white transferred indexes; the hour markers and hour and minute hands are coated with Super-LumiNova.

    The watch has a screw-in stainless steel caseback which is embossed with OMEGA’s original seahorse emblem, the words “THE FIRST OMEGA IN SPACE” and “OCTOBER 3, 1962”, the date of the Mercury Atlas 8 mission. The Speedmaster “First Omega in Space” is a numbered edition and its number is engraved on the caseback.

    The OMEGA Speedmaster “First Omega in Space” chronograph is presented on a brown leather strap with beige stitching. The watch is water resistant to 5 bar / 50 metres/ 167 feet. This classic Speedmaster is a fitting way to celebrate the beginning of an adventure that would ultimately lead to six lunar landings and half a century of space exploration.

  • Brand  : Omega
    Collection  : Speedmaster
    Model  : Speedmaster 'First Omega in Space'
    Reference  : 311.32.40.30.01.001
    Complement : Steel - Calfskin Leather Strap
    On sale : 2012
    List Price : 4 300 €
    Diameter : 39.70 mm
    Thickness : 14 mm
    Styles : Sporty
    Classical
    Vintage
    Types : Hand-winding
    Calibre : OMEGA 1861
    Complication : Small Seconds
    30-Minute Counter
    Chronograph
    12-Hour Counter
    Tachymeter
    Case material : Stainless steel
    Polished and brushed
    Case peculiarity : Engraved caseback
    Screwed-down caseback
    Black aluminium ring with tachymeter scale on bezel
    Shape : Round
    Water-resistance : 50 meters
    Dial : Varnish
    Dial color : Black
    Display : Superluminova luminescent hands
    Indexes : Baton-type
    Superluminova luminescent
    Glass : Sapphire
    Antireflective coating
    Strap material : Leather
    Calfskin
    Strap color : Brown
    Strap clasp : Pin buckle
    More characteristics : Movement
    Jewels: 18
    Frequency: 21’600 a/h (3 Hz)
    Power reserve: 45 hours
    Glucydur balance wheel
    Movement used in the famous “Moon Watch”

    Case
    Engraved caseback with :
    'THE FIRST OMEGA IN SPACE'
    'OCTOBER 3. 1962'
    'NUMBERED EDITION No”
    Ω symbol on the crown

    Stainless steel buckle