Here we go with the Speedmasters. Omega has dropped an entirely new Speedy today, introducing two new moonphases, with new handwound movements, a double moon display, and meteorite dials. The perfect replica Omega Speedmaster Moonphase Meteorite watches set themselves as the most wearable and perhaps the most attractive Speedmaster Moonphase models available now.
These are not the first meteorite chronographs we’ve seen (e.g., Rolex and Bulova) nor are they the first meteorite moonphase UK AAA Omega fake watches we’ve seen (e.g., JLC, Rolex, Hermes). They aren’t even the first Speedmasters with meteorite on the dial, nor for which the entire dial is made of the celestial rock. Among those, there’s the Speedmaster Grey Side of the Moon Meteorite and the more recent 1:1 wholesale copy Omega Speeedmaster Moonwatches 321 Platinum. But they do seem to offer something new, and that’s always worth a look.
Plenty will oooh and aah at the dail over all else, but I think the real story here is the new case. Current Speedy Moons are almost 17mm thick with their automatic movements and 44.25 wide, making them absolutely enormous on all but the largest of wrists. Omega replica watches for men has put the model on a strict diet (i.e., a new handwound movement) and gotten it down to a 43mm diameter and a 13.6mm thickness, which is objectively reasonable and even approaching very good. Those dimensions and the 48.6 lug-to-lug will put the stainless steel case right in wearable territory. (There may be some remaining complaints about the diameter, but I think sacrifices can and should be made for the novelty of the dials.) The overall design remains the same, though, with the bombé lugs and asymmetrical case, pump style pushers, ceramic bezel insert, and sapphire crystal. However, it’s worth noting that that while the automatic Speedy moons get 100m WR, these only have 50m.
The dials on the Swiss made replica Omega watches are entirely meteorite, with the lighter having a galvanic gray coating and the darker receiving a black PVD coating. I’m partial to the contrast provided by the blue accents on the grey dial, whereas the black is tone-on-tone. High quality Omega super clone watches has previously used pieces of the Muonionalusta meteorite for its dials, and there’s no reason to assume that’s not the case here; that particular meteorite is the common choice for brands seeking to use the material. The hands and markers on both are 18k white gold (with blue PVD coating on the gray dial) with Super-LumiNova fill.
Besides the meteorite, the dial layout remains the same as other two-counter moonphase Speedies. The left register shows the running seconds with a white hand and the date with a smartly bent red hand that extends up the date ring’s slope. The right register displays the 60-minute and 12-hour chronograph readout, and the moonphase is at 6 o’clock. However, Swiss movements Omega replica watches has upped the ante a bit with this moonphase. Instead of the single crescent aperture, the display now shows the phase of the moon in both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres — nothing fancy here, just more of the dial cut away. Perhaps more importantly, the moons themselves are made form lunar meteorite, giving them a warmer hue and greater variability than the rest of the dial and its Widmanstätten pattern. It’s a subtle touch, though one that the nerdier amongst us will likely enjoy.
For the new cheap China fake Omega Speedmaster Moonphase Meteorites watches, Omega has developed a brand new handwound caliber, the OMEGA 9914. It’s thanks to the use of this handwound instead of automatic caliber that the case has lost some weight. Seen through a sapphire crystal caseback, the new caliber features the attractive finishing and architecture of other handwound Speedmaster movements, with the arced striping radiating across the full plate from the balance. It appears to be the moonphase version of the 9908, and has 60-hour power reserve, anti-magnetic to 15,000 gauss, and is Master Chronometer certified, guaranteeing accuracy of 0/+5 seconds per day.
First and foremost, these are beautiful Omega copy watches UK for men, and the appeal of a Speedmaster moonphase that’s actually wearable is not lost on me. But I’ve already argued that meteorite isn’t that special as far as it being unobtainable in watches; you can a meteorite dial well below $1,000. The new Omega Speedmaster Moonphase Meteorite is priced at $17,100 USD. That’s about a 50% premium over the existing, automatic Speedmaster Moonphase without meteorite. For comparison, Omega imputes a 32% premium for its meteorite Constellation models over the base models. Obviously there’s brand value, the new movement is no slouch, and the luxury 1:1 replica Omega watches is the most wearable modern moonphase Omega offers. Allowing for the 32% premium on a meteorite dial, there’s a push and pull here that seems like a stalemate, not a surefire margin increase of 18%. Maybe it’s the lunar meteorite in the moonphase. The Omega Speedmaster Moonphase Meteorite (references 304.30.43.52.01.001 and 304.30.43.52.06.001) are priced at $17,100 USD.
I am not a mono-brand collector, although sometimes it does seem that way. I have perfect Omega replica watches from all sorts of brands, but the majority are indeed from one brand — Omega.
Although I’ve touched upon the topic of Omega and its connection with my family before, I thought I would freshen up a story that I wrote a few years ago.
Why do I love Omega?
I am often asked why I only buy and wear cheap UK Omega fake watches. Well, that’s not entirely the case of course. I also own watches from other brands like Oris, Breguet, Nomos, Rolex, Hamilton, Seiko, Chronoswiss, Breitling, Swatch, G-Shock, and a bunch of other perhaps lesser-known ones. And in the past, I’ve owned IWC, Sinn, Audemars Piguet, Linde Werdelin, and others as well. But truth be told, most of my watches are Omegas. To be honest, most people that ask me about it are colleague journalists and bloggers who feel I am too focused on one brand. Readers of Fratello aren’t too concerned with it, though, given the fact we get so many emails and messages with questions about luxury replica Omega watches.
But I thought it would be a good moment to explain why I like Omega so much. Or actually, love it. I am not afraid to admit this, as I really do have a weak spot for this brand. I also feel that there is little harm in this, even being a journalist. A car magazine journalist can share his love for the Porsche 911, so why can’t I share mine for a watch brand? It also doesn’t mean I don’t like other brands or prefer certain watches from other brands over certain high quality Omega copy watches (which is the case).
It’s a family tradition
For this story, we need to go back, way back, to sometime in the 1960s in the Netherlands. It has nothing to do with the Moonwatch or the space program as such. It has to do with a bridal boutique. It’s the one below actually that was located in the east part of the Netherlands in a city called Enschede.
A bridal boutique
It was owned by my grandparents who lived nearby. Best Omega replica watches at the time were very popular in the Netherlands, perhaps it was even the number 1 brand in the 1950s and 1960s in this market. In 1967, my great-grandfather bought an Omega Constellation.
In 1969 they bought a pair of Omega watches
It was the famous model with a pie-pan dial due to the shape of an up-side-down pie-pan. My great-grandfather lived in the house next door to my grandparents and father, which was relatively common at the time. It is a no-brainer that my grandparents were influenced by the choice of my great-grandfather as in 1969 they bought a pair of Swiss movements fake Omega watches. They needed to sell the bridal boutique that is pictured above because of health reasons and bought a pair of nice watches for themselves.
Constellation on a gold bracelet
My grandfather chose a Constellation (in the picture above) and my grandmother a small self-winding ladies’ watch on a gold Milanese bracelet. Before, my grandfather was wearing a pilot’s watch that he got from a pilot from the US Army at the end of World War II (1945). The Constellation replaced that watch and unfortunately, we have no clue where the pilot watch went or is now.
My grandfather studied these things very carefully.
I can only imagine that my grandfather put a lot of research and work into choosing his Omega as he did with many other things he bought in those years. Whether it was a car, camera, or (Danish design) furniture, he studied these things very carefully. Unfortunately, I never asked him about this. Below is an image from the late 1960s or early 1970s that shows my grandfather wearing his Constellation on the original mesh bracelet.
Omega Genève with a red seconds hand
Also in 1969, my father finished high school and received a watch as a graduation gift. It was an Omega Genève with a black dial and with a red seconds hand. There were no boxes or papers as it was quite common back then to leave that stuff behind at the jeweler. My family wore these China replica Omega watches for decades. The Omega Genève from my father was on his wrist for many years and he still wears it. Below is an image of him wearing the watch during his time in the military service.
Ripping shirts
I never met my great-grandfather, but when he passed away right before I was born, his watch was left with my grandfather. Somewhere in the early 1980s my father got it, had it overhauled, and wore it on special occasions. He still does. Meanwhile, he also owns a Speedmaster “Speedy Tuesday”. He had no choice.
I have fond memories of my grandparents and I vividly remember them wearing these 2023 fake Omega watches. My grandmother with her small gold ladies’ watch and my grandfather with his Constellation on a gold bracelet. My grandfather changed the Milanese bracelet to another gold bracelet in the 1970s somewhere as these Milanese bracelets were so sharp that they ripped a number of his shirts. He exchanged it for a nice and comfortable gold bracelet with a lot of links. He wore that watch every single day until he passed away in 2011.
The watch on the Moon
In the 1980s, when I was a kid, my father told me that Omega was the brand that was used by the astronauts on the Moon. But being a kid, that didn’t really ring a bell, even though I was very interested in the Space Shuttle program as a Dutch astronaut by the name of Wubbo Ockels took part in one of the early missions (1985). My father was wearing the black dial Omega Genève but also had other watches to wear (like his pie-pan Constellation from his grandfather). I found myself wearing Casios in the 1980s and Swatch watches in the early 1990s. Although these can be seen as disposable and inexpensive Omega super clone watches online (I still have all of them by the way), I was very fond of them and had an interest in watches. One of my earliest memories is of our neighbor showing off his new Seiko watch with a moonphase indicator on the dial. I also loved all these digital watches with video games embedded and, of course, the ones with a calculator.
Constellation ’95
Then, in 1996 or so, my interest in Swiss made replica Omega watches really took off. I found myself often looking at the displays at local jewelers, and was part of the early online communities back then. Being an IT student, it was easily accessible for me. I gained interest in the Omega Constellation, as I felt it was part of my family history. Although the then-current Constellation was based on the 1982 Constellation “Manhattan” and looked very different from those 1950s and 1960s models, I did like it a lot. It was a sincere interest not influenced by people. There were no social media and no one would tell me what I should like and more importantly should not like. Call it bad taste, but I loved it and still do, to be honest. So, in 1998, when I graduated with a degree in Information Technology, I was over the moon when I received an Omega Constellation from my mother. It was a Constellation ’95 (pictured above) in bicolor, meaning stainless steel and 18K gold. I couldn’t have been happier and wore it non-stop for a few years. When I started my next study at the university, I pretty much wore this watch every day.
My first Moonwatch
This watch stayed on my wrist until 1999 when I bought my first Speedmaster Professional. It was a reference 145.012-67 (pictured above). A year later, I worked all summer at a publishing company to be able to buy a brand new Seamaster 300M 2531.80. I wore these three fake Omega watches for men pretty much all the time for the rest of my studies.
Then, in the early 2000s when I graduated and started my professional life, I found myself buying more watches. These ranged from vintage Bulova to IWC, Breitling, and Rolex — even a Dubey & Schaldenbrand. And of course, several best quality Omega replica watches.
The restoration of a vintage Constellation
I am sure you are familiar with the Patek Philippe advertisement that says that you don’t own a Patek Philippe, but that you’re merely looking after it for the next generation. When my grandfather passed away, I inherited his Omega Constellation. I am convinced he enjoyed wearing that watch for the 42 years he did. I sometimes wear it, especially at Christmas. But it actually took me a few years before I started wearing it. The dial was in pretty bad condition since some watchmaker had tried to clean it or something. The printed letters were all over the place, and it had severe damage. My grandfather probably never noticed this, due to his old eyes. I asked Omega and they had a couple of dials in stock still and offered me one to use.
It actually took me a few years before I started wearing it.
But there was none with a similar dial. The colors were slightly different. I found it quite amazing, though, that they offered me this, and I wonder what other big watch brands would go this far. I declined, and they helped me source a watch with a similar dial, so I bought it and used that dial as a donor. But that did not feel the same. It suddenly wasn’t my grandfather’s Constellation anymore.
So I switched back and put it in the safe. When discussing this at some point with our Fratello watchmaker Paul, he said, “Why don’t you just have it restored? Perhaps it won’t be original anymore that way, but at least it is his dial, and you can enjoy wearing it again.” I thought about it and decided to go this route. So I gave the Constellation to Paul and he gave it a full service. The dial went to this firm in Germany, where they are very good at restoring dials. A few months later, the watch returned in all of its glory. It is like it was in 1969, hence the different gold bracelets and some battle scars from the 42 years of daily use. I cherish this watch a lot and, as written above, give it some time on the wrist during Christmas days.
…the watch returned in all of its glory. It is like it was in 1969.
I don’t wear it more often, because I am too afraid that something will happen to it. If it ever would get lost or stolen, I wouldn’t forgive myself.
Constellation Globemaster
In 2015, though, something strange happened. Omega introduced their 1:1 replica Omega Constellation Globemaster series watches. A beautiful 39mm watch that has influences from the 1950s Constellations with its pie-pan dial but also comes with modern innovations such as the in-house developed Master Chronometer movements. In October of that year, I asked Omega to send me the Sedna Gold version for review. They shipped a prototype to my office in The Hague. After staring at this beautiful 18K rose gold watch for a few moments with a brown alligator strap and a rose gold folding buckle, I put it on my wrist. I felt a sensation that I’d never experienced before when putting on a watch.
There was never a watch that gave me that sensation before.
It wasn’t the sensation of just putting on a watch that is very pretty or nice. No, this was much deeper. It is hard to describe the emotion I felt, but in essence, I felt a deep connection to my grandfather and his watch. I thought, “This is how my grandfather must have felt when he bought that Constellation on February 6th, 1969, and put it on his wrist.” That thought did not let me go. I wore the watch for two weeks or so, and with pain in my heart, I sent it back (not in the last place because it was a prototype). There was never a watch that gave me that sensation before. Not my gold AAA fake Omega Speedmaster Professional watches, not any of the other watches I’ve ever tried, whatever make and model. I could not get this watch out of my head, but at €18,000 at the time (€26,700 now), I had to.
Speedy Tuesday
Life went on, of course, and back to business as usual. 2017 and 2018 were important years for Fratello, and the introduction of the Speedmaster Speedy Tuesday “Tribute to Alaska III” and “Ultraman,” of which we were a huge part, only made Omega’s presence bigger in our online magazine. So be it. I am pretty sure my grandparents look down with a bit of pride in what we established with “their” brand. Our readers — you — also seem to enjoy the Omega coverage that we do at least every week. With all that happened, whether that was the Speedy Tuesday limited editions or any of the other Omega replica watches site I bought personally or received for reviews, the Globemaster still held a special place in my mind. The steel one I tried, but that was not for me. In my opinion – but this is very personal, as you can read – it should have at least a touch of gold.
Sedna Gold Globemaster
Then, a few weeks before my 40th birthday, it was there. The Omega Constellation Globemaster in Sedna Gold. Out of the box, on my wrist, and yes, the same sensation appeared. Every time I put it on my wrist, there is this spark of magic. I wear the Globemaster a lot, and although some people consider this watch to be a dress watch, I wear it whenever and however I want to. I see the amazement in people’s eyes when I turn up wearing this watch, as they expected something different, I guess. But I rarely tell this story.
Four generations with Constellations
It is a perfect timekeeper and is packed with interesting innovations, as it has the Master Chronometer certification, combined with its beautiful design and finish. These are all perfect reasons to buy one. But in this case, I don’t care much about that: this particular Constellation Globemaster is about me and my family: as personal as it gets. Four generations with Constellations – with Omegas. Below is my Constellation Globemaster placed on a photo of me as a child at my grandparent’s house, probably around 1983.
The brand is deeply rooted in my family, which explains the number of fake Omega watches for sale in my (still modest) collection. This doesn’t mean I don’t like any other brands, don’t buy any other brands (which I still do as well), or even think everything Omega does is the best or all fantastic. This brand just holds a special place with me and now you know why.
