BY JOVAN K
Omega decided to finally listen to the demand. After the massive response to the white dial version a couple of years back, the brand is filling a gap that has bothered enthusiasts for a long time. They have introduced two new Speedmaster Moonwatch Professionals Black and White with reverse panda dials, one in steel and one in their 18K Moonshine Gold.
The case is classic Moonwatch all the way through, coming in at 42mm x 13.54mm for steel and 42mm x 13.63mm for the Moonshine Gold version. It carries the familiar asymmetrical shape with those lyre lugs and crown guards that have defined the Professional since the mid-sixties. A nice upgrade here is the bezel, which moves away from aluminum in favor of black ceramic. The tachymeter scale is filled with white enamel, but it still keeps the historical dot over ninety. It is a solid, robust setup that feels a bit more modern on the wrist than the standard Hesalite version.
On the front side, Omega employed a step dial design using a double plate construction. The main dial is polished black with a varnished lacquer finish; the three subdials are white with the same treatment. On the steel version, you get rhodium-plated hands and applied hour markers filled with white Super-LumiNova. The gold version uses solid 18k Moonshine gold for the hands and markers, with a PVD Moonshine gold central chronograph hand. The minute track is white on the main dial and black on the subdials, which creates clean visual separation.
Both watches are powered by Calibre 3861, the trusted manual-winding engine Omega has been using for the last few years, a descendant of the 861 and 1861 that have powered the watch for decades. It is a METAS-certified Master Chronometer with 50 hours of power reserve and equipped with a silicon balance spring, so it shrugs off magnetic fields up to 15,000 gauss.
Both versions come on the current five-link bracelet, which tapers down to 15mm at the clasp and includes a comfort adjustment system. The steel model (ref.
310.30.42.50.01.004) is priced at $10,400, while the Moonshine Gold (ref. 310.60.42.50.01.002) version goes for $49,300. These are available now at boutiques and authorized retailers.
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