150th Anniversary of Omega Speedmaster - Gold Speedmaster’57

Omega also decided to use another movement, caseback and crystal for this particular limited edition watch. The caseback is has – unlike the stainless steel Speedmaster’57 Replica – the Qualified by NASA inscription and has a unique number (X/150).

Omega also decided to equip this 150th Anniversary of replica Omega Speedmaster with a sapphire crystal instead of the Hesalite (plexi) crystal that was (and is) used for the Moonwatch and Speedmaster’57 Replica. The gold and the use of a sapphire crystal also adds a nice bit of weight to the watch of course. The matte dial and gold broad arrow hands and Omega logo gives a great contrast. The yellow gold BASE 1000 bezel and lyre lugs case also matches perfectly with the gold elements on the dial of course.

Underneath the caseback is Omega Caliber 1863 (instead of 1861), which is a nicely decorated version of the regular hand-wound caliber 1861. The production of the caliber 1863 (and 1861) started one year earlier, so this is one of the first references with this movement.