Sunday, February 25, 2024

The Other Side - Omega Dark Side of the Moon "Apollo 8"

The first generation of Omega Dark Side of the Moon "Apollo 8" is actually different from other Dark Side of the Moon in that it has a manual movement and can really go to the moon; in the second generation, the movement is upgraded to the specially named 3869 , originated from the 3861 that Omega unified for manual movements in 2019. It has an exclusive coaxial escapement, a card-free fine-tuning balance wheel, a silicon hairspring, and Omega's unique shock absorber. The movement can stop seconds, And there is no need to read too much into the Zhizhen Observatory certification: the daily travel time error is between 0-5 seconds, 15,000 Gauss anti-magnetic, and the power reserve is 50 hours higher than the 1861 movement.

In terms of appearance, it has a more detailed image of the Dark Side of the Moon than the first generation. The blackened hollow dial is made of black anodized aluminum, which is laser ablated and embossed with lunar texture. The front side is the near-surface surface that can be observed from the earth, and the back side is the dark side of the moon (far side) that only astronauts have seen. ground); dark gray gold-plated balance wheel, gears are light gray; mountains and hills are layer upon layer, and the shadow of the moon is beyond the pixels of astronomical telescopes.

The white luminous coating scale on the first representative circle has been replaced by Grand Feu enamel. I guess the enamel scale will most likely be a norm for Omega's advanced watches in the future; the bar time scales have a more delicate inverted Corner treatment, the upgrade is very comprehensive; the most special thing is the small second hand at 9 o'clock. The Speedmaster Moonwatch, which features the small second hand, is usually not an ordinary watch; for example, the luminous "Snoopy" that is still popular today, the "Ultraman" that can only be seen under ultraviolet light, and the Apollo 17 mission badge engraved ’s 45th anniversary edition; but what’s different about this one is that it directly changes the second hand to the shape of the Saturn 5 launch vehicle that carried Apollo 8. Best cheap watches online, discover our affordable replica Omega Speedmaster watches collection.

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