Most people know the perfect fake Omega Speedmaster as the watch that went to the moon with NASA’s astronauts, but it started life as a motorsports wristwatch back in 1957. This version harks back to that original 1957 model, albeit in a superdeluxe format: The case is in Canopus gold (Swiss made replica Omega’s particularly bright white gold alloy) rather than steel, and the dial is cut from black onyx.
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But in this case, the real vintage play is the movement (the mechanical “engine” powering the watch) inside it. Three years ago, luxury replica Omega put a hand-wound movement it had last made in 1969, Calibre 321, back into (extremely limited) production, reserving a special workshop in its high-tech factory for hand-assembly the old-school way.
Calibre 321 powered the 1:1 fake Omega Speedmasters worn by Apollo astronauts in the 1960s and early 1970s (including in the moon landings), and holds a special place of affection among enthusiasts and collectors. This is only the third modern watch to contain it: retro on the outside, even more so on the inside, but with an eye-wateringly modern price tag of $81,000. One glint of hope is that if we were of the betting persuasion, we’d put money on AAA quality replica Omega at some stage releasing a more affordable steel version of this piece.