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A
quick & dirty guide to Speedmaster
Moonwatch Casebacks...
Written
by Chuck
Maddox
on 24 February 2001,
Last
Revised: 30 November 2005, 4:07
GMT
Certain
Rights
Reserved...
One of
the questions that frequently gets
asked of me both publically and via
email is what should the case back
look like on an Omega Speedmaster.
Any article on a such a topic, even
on the somewhat limited topic of
Speedmaster moonwatch
casebacks, is daunting. If you have
additional information to share
please contact
the author ...
This article is an attempt to answer
this question... And I doubt that
this article is in any way a
complete listing of the possiblities
with Omega Speedmaster
Moonwatches.
Index/Shortcuts:
Pre-Pro
Speedmasters
Pre-Moon
Speedmaster Pro
18k
Gold Speedmaster Pro
1st
Generation Post-Moon
Pro
2nd
Generation Post-Moon
Pro
Apollo-Soyuz
Limited Edition
Display
Back c.863 First
Version
Display
Back c.863 Second
Version
Display
Back c.1863
25th
Anniversary Special
Edition
MIR
Special Edition 90
Days
MIR
Special Edition 365
Days
1957
Re-Edition Speedmaster
30th
Anniversary Special
Edition
Galaxy
Express 999 Special
Edition
Gene
Cernan "Last Man on the
Moon"
2003
Sapphire Crystal
Displayback
Acknowlegments ,
Certain
Rights Reserved
Description:
Caseback:
Pre-Pro
Speedmasters:
Notice the
"two-step" nature of the sloped part of the
back... This is the style that pre-pro
Speedmasters possess. Note that there is a
Hippocampus or "Seamonster" engraved on the
caseback but it is difficult to photograph
and is often faint due to many years of wear
on people's wrists... This is what the
original case back would look like on all
Pre-Pro Speedmasters. Case Reference Numbers:
CK2915, CK2998, ST105.003 and possibly the
ST105.012...
Pre-Moon
Professional Speedmasters:
For the First
Professional models of Speedmasters Omega
switched to a single angle beveled design for
the case back. This is the case back that is
typically found on Pre-Moon Speedmaster
Professionals (ST145.012 and ST145.022)... I
have not seen a ST105.012 at this point, so
it's possible that they retain the older
twin-angle slope instead of the single angle.
If this is the case, it may be the only
external way to differenciate between the
ST105.012 and the ST145.012 without opening
the case. Note: Again the Hippocampus should
be present but is sometimes difficult to
see.
18k Gold
Speedmaster Professional (Post-Moon)
NASA/Govt
Edition:
Shortly after
the sucessful moon landing by Apollo 11,
Omega created a limited edition of 1,014
solid Gold Speedmaster Professionals with a
gold dial and gold case back. 39 of these
watches had a special back ( pictured at
right) which were presented to the President,
Vice President and Astronauts engraved with
their name on the back. Click on the picture
to open a window with an enlarged photo of
Deke Slayton's example of this watch.
18k Gold
Speedmaster Professional (Post-Moon)
Public Edition:
At right is an
example of the more common but still very
rare displayback....
(Thanks
to Brad (Watch Carefully) for his
contribution of pictures of both of these
casebacks for this section...)
Pictures
courtesy of Watch
Carefully
Post-Moon
Professional Speedmasters (1st Generation):
Shortly after
the successful landing by Apollo astronauts
on the moon Omega moved to commemorate the
event by means of a specially engraved
caseback... The exact begining and ending
date of this caseback is not well known, but
usage started shortly after the Apollo 11
landing timeframe and lasted until 1971 when
the modern caseback was adopted. This is the
caseback found on ST145.022's dating from
after the first lunar landing to some point
in 1971
Post-Moon
Professional Speedmasters (2nd
Generation~Current):
The currently
used caseback has been in use from 1971
through the currently sold non-commemorative
non-display back model. This is probably the
most common caseback one will find on the
back of Speedmaster Professional moonwatches,
as it has been in production the
longest.
(Thanks to Mike de Jong for his contribution
to nailing down the time this back was
adopted)
Apollo-Soyuz Limited Edition:
In 1975 to commemorate the Apollo-Soyuz
Test Project (a part of the SALT agreements
signed between Breznev and Nixon), Omega
produced a special Limited Edition run of 500
Speedmasters. These Speedmasters differed
from the standard production run with a
different dial (detail) and case back (shown
at right)...
Speedmaster
Professional Display Back c.863 First
Version:
Starting with a
comemorative edition in 1980 marking the 10th
anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar landing
Omega used a highly decorated version of the
c.863 movement with Côtes de
Genéve on the bridge in conjunction
with a special crystal display back to show
off the movement. In 1987 the Display back
model became part of the product line. It is
important to note that the casebacks on the
commemorative version and versions early in
the product run (through at least 1992 - Ref.
3592.5000) do not state Speedmaster
Professional as the example on the
right does, but rather states: "Apollo XI -
Speedmaster - and First
Watch Worn On The Moon" instead...
Special
Thanks to David Greenspan for pointing out
this tidbit to me!
Speedmaster
Professional Display Back c.863 Second
Version:
At some point in
the early 1990's Omega changed the
inscription of the c.863 Display Back models
to read: "© OMEGA - Speedmaster -
Professional and First Watch Worn On The
Moon", while the previous models stated:
"Apollo XI - Speedmaster -
xxxx> and First Watch Worn On The Moon".
The rest of the watch and movement remains
unchanged between these two
models.
Photo
of later model c.863 Display back, from an
Omega catalog provided by Adam
Gonzales
Speedmasters
Professional Display Back
c.1863:
In the 1996-1997
timeframe Omega and Lemania changed the
plating of the c.861 and c.863 from gilt (or
a gold-toned plating) to Rhodium (a
silver-toned plating) and changed the name of
each movement adding a "1" before the number
to signify the change. Also in the c.861
movement a single part was changed from a
metal component to a plastic one which wear's
better and is self-lubricating. In the c.1863
the original metal part is retained because
Omega didn't want display-back owners seeing
the plastic part. Otherwise the movements are
identical to their previous configurations.
Click
here for another
picture
(thanks Jerry Tollison)
Photo
provided by Keith
Downing
(click
to enlarge)
25th Anniversary Special Edition (2,500
pieces):
This special
caseback was produced for the 25th
anniversary edition of the Speedmaster
Moonwatch. This commemorative differs from
previous 20th anniversary Special edition
(which had a standard moonwatch caseback) by
having "Limited Edition x/2500" engraved on
the caseback, and differs from the 30th
Aniversary Special Edition's "Hello Houston
Tranquility Base Here"/Apollo 11
back.
Photo
provided by Dru
Sotherden
(click
to enlarge)
MIR Special
Edition 90 Days:
This special
caseback to commemorate the Speedmaster
flying for 90 days on MIR was made for a very
limited production run of 10 Speedmasters.
The inscription on the back states "90 Days
Flight Qualified Spacelab MIR Dec.
90-Mar. 91 -- The First Watch Worn On The
Moon"... The center medalion is the famous
"Hippocampus" or "Seamonster"...
MIR Special
Edition 365 Days:
This special
caseback to commemorate the Speedmaster
flying for 90 days on MIR was made for a very
limited production run of 35 Speedmasters (7
Gold, 28 Stainless Steel). The inscription on
the back states "365 Days Aboard
Space Station MIR July 1993 - July 1994 --
The First Watch Worn On The Moon x/28" (for
the Stainless Steel Models (x/7 for the
Gold)... The center medalion is the famous
"Hippocampus" or "Seamonster"...
1957 Re-Edition Speedmaster:
This " Non -Moon" engraved modern
caseback was affixed to the 1957 "Broad
Arrowed" Re-Edition of the original 1957
Speedmaster. The name "re-edition is a bit of
a misnomer, because while the watch has a
superficial resemblence to the original 1957,
the closer one looks the more it becomes
apparent that the Re-Edition has next to
nothing that is exactly like the original
1957 model, the Bezel, hands, dial, case,
caseback, bracelet, even the crystal, crown
and pushers are different from the original.
But it has a 1957 Retro look to it.
Click
on the picture for an
enlargement
Photo
provided by Jeff Bagnall
(click
to enlarge)
30th
Anniversary Special Edition:
This special
caseback was produced for the 30th
anniversary edition of the Speedmaster
Moonwatch. This commemorative differs from
previous 20th, and 25th anniversary editions
in that it has a truly different back. The
Inscription reads: "Hello Houston,
Tranquility Base Here The Eagle
Has Landed -- July 21, 1969 02:56 GMT".
Note: while most history books note
July 20th as the date of the landing (as it
was Houston Time), the date & time is
proper for GMT. The center medalion is also
changed from the Hippocampus to the Apollo 11
Mission patch.
Galaxy
Express 999 Special Edition:
This special
edition caseback was issued in 1999 to honor
the animator of the TV series " Spaceship
Yamato " known in the United States as
" Star
Blazers "
and Galaxy
Express 999 ...
It is a limited edition of 1,999 made
specifically for the Japanese
Market.
Click
on the picture for an
enlargement:
E.A. Cernan
"Last Man on the Moon" Special
Edition...
This special
edition released in 2003 to commemorate the
thirtith anniversary of Apollo Astronaut (and
Omega Spokesperson) Eugene Cernan's last
footsteps made on the moon in late 1972. A
limited edition of 3,000 examples, the only
difference between this edition and the
standard Moonwatch is the
caseback.
Click
on the picture for an
enlargement:
Photo
provided by Iain Bush
(click
to enlarge)
Sapphire
Crystal Displayback 2003:
In 2003 Omega
finally answered requests for a Sapphire
crystal Moonwatch in the form of a Saphire
crystal Moonwatch with display back. While
they were at it they also changed the wording
of the display back from "Omega | Speedmaster
| Professional" between three of the caseback
slots, and "First Watch | Worn On | The Moon"
on the other, The new text now reads: "Omega
| The First | And Only | Watch | Worn On |
The Moon" which
is factually incorrect .
Picture courtesy of Magnus, sharp eye credit
goes to Sauron and Peter B.
Click
on the picture for an
enlargement
Photo
provided by Magnus
(click
to enlarge)
Acknowlegments:
I would like to
thank Adam Gonzales, Jerry Tollison, Watch
Carefully, Magnus, Iain Bush, Dru Sotherden,
Jeff Bagnall and Keith Downing for their
contribution of photographs to this document.
I would like to thank David Greenspan for
sharing his knowledge of his 1992 c.863
display back Speedmaster and it's history,
Mike de Jong for his eagle eye in spotting a
1971 Speedmaster with the 2nd generation
Moonwatch Caseback and Henry Lee for spotting
a typo!
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and RJ to include within the FAQ's they
are writing as long as credit (and a link
to this article) is given and proper
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included. Permission for personal,
educational or non-commercial use is
granted. The author retains all other
rights not specifically mentioned here...
For all other use please contact
the author .
Disclaimer:
Opinions are my own and knowing me should be
taken with a grain or two of salt...
SomeThoughts
on the Speedmaster Reduced
(Automatic)…
Originally written by Chuck
Maddox
,
in June, 2000,
First TZ
Classic posting (1307) June 20,
2000,
Last Revised:
15 March 2002, 15:15 GMT
Certain
Rights Reserved
Frequently in the Omega
Forum we get a request for information about the
differences between the Speedmaster Moonwatch and the
Speedmaster Reduced (Automatic)... In order to have
this information in a editable/pointable area, I am
posting a reply to one of these queries
here.
-- Chuck
I have mixed emotions
about the Speedy Auto Reduced...
A year and a half ago if
I were to list the watches in the current line that I
wanted to own, the Speedy Auto Reduced, along with the
Schumacher Triple Date (non-arabic) were both on it
with the ones that remain on it. I still like both
watches but find my desire to own them has waned. Not
so much because they are not great watches, but that
there are other watches that I like better.
I've also found that I don't
mind winding watches, in fact I enjoy winding them,
I've also found great satisfaction in my Moonwatches
and the other Speedmaster variants I own.
In the case of the
Speedmaster Reduced, there are a couple of things that
I prefer on the moonwatch. I forget who posted about
this originally 6 or 8 months ago, but I hadn't really
noticed it until then. If you look at the dial of the
Reduced you notice a couple of things. First off the
Sub dials at 3 and 9 are switched from the moonwatch
and most other “Tri-Compax” layout
chronographs. Which makes it a little disorienting if
you have a couple of c.861's or c.321's, etc.... The
second thing to notice are the details within the
dials...
Speedmaster
Automatic Reduced...
Speedmaster
Professional Moonwatch...
Note:
Both pictures are the same size and are taken
from Omega's site. The size difference of the
cases of these two watches are illustrated in
these images. Note how the pushers are nearly
totally out of the picture on the image of
the moonwatch.
If you look closely at
the reduced you'll notice that there are Arabic minute
markings every 5 seconds except at 15, 30 and 45...
Those markings are omitted because of a lack of space.
Also because of this lack of space the "tick" marks
placed every 5 minutes vary in length on the reduced,
while they remain the same length throughout on the
Moonwatch... Also notice how far apart the sub-dials
are in the reduced Speedmaster when compared to the
Moonwatch. There is a noticeable difference in this
distances between the two watches. None of these
things happen in the classic moonwatch. As the reduced
is smaller in case size all of this contributes to a
much busier dial than the moonwatch.
I won't say that any of
these items individually are a turn off, nor are they
a massive turn off when considered together, but I'm
not as eager to own one, and these are some of the
reasons. For what
it's worth, the reduced model seems to be easily
obtainable on the secondary market at a reasonable
price (well under $1,000 typically). But I wouldn't
consider it to have a great deal of resale value
either.
I suppose another way to
look at this ( warning
car analogy ahead ) is
to consider (wait for it!) the Classic late 1940's and
early 1950's MG sports cars (I warned you!). (yes, I
am that darn predictable!!) Most people consider the
MG TC to be one of the most beautiful Sports Cars ever
produced. MG followed up the TC with the TD, and TF...
Neither of which matched up to the TC in many peoples
eyes, nor in the eyes of collectors.
Having said that, I have
not heard anything bad about the accuracy or
reliability of the movement... It's a 46 jeweled
movement which is unusual because it has a fully
jeweled Dubois-Dépraz 2020 chronograph module
piggybacked on a fully jeweled ETA 2890-A2 watch
movement. I have not heard anyone complaining of hands
that don't reset to zero properly, fail to reset,
exhibit "Chrono Hour Creep" or maladies that sometimes
effect Chronographs... Nor have I heard anything
derogatory about the fit or finish of the watch
itself. Some would prefer that it have a screw-back
instead of a snap-on back, However ...
On
the other hand … I've heard
privately from several different people who have
talked to watchmakers that the chronograph module in
the reduced is a exceedingly difficult one to
service... The time module, which is essentially a
SeMP (non-chronograph) movement is is not at issue,
however the word on the internet is that the
chronograph module is nearly impossible to service or
adjust for even the most technically adept watchmakers
who speed though other common Omega Movements (c.321,
c.x86x, c.1040, c.1041, c.1045, 7750's, etc.)... At
least one watchmaker is known to just mail the
chronograph module to Bienne and ask for a new module
complete, which Omega will send, no questions asked,
for a cost of around $140 US. Apparenly it is
significantly less hassle to pay that cost than to
work to repair the module. Hence it is wise to
consider this potentiality when purchasing a watch.
Many watchmakers will do a clean/lube and general
adjustment for $100~150 or so... If a chronograph
module is necessary then the parts cost alone has just
increased by $140 or so.
The
Reduced is an decent watch, perhaps
even a good watch and for some people it is
the right choice. But it's not a moonwatch.
As for the price difference, I'm not sure why
the auto is priced less, other than it
probably cost Omega less money to obtain a
ETA movement than a Lemania movement, at
least until recently... Now that Lemania is
part of the Swatch Group (along with ETA and
Omega) this may change. It also is smaller in
size but only modestly so.
The
Moonwatch is a classic and has been,
is and seemingly always will be in demand.
The TimeZone Omega Forum has been around for
nearly four years now and we typically have
several new Moonwatch owners post that they
just got their first Moonwatch nearly every
week. High demand means higher resale value.
As for the reduced you can typically find
several being offered at anytime on secondary
market and they typically go for less than
$1,000 in mint shape.
Which one you choose,
and which is best for you is best decided by
you ! Again and as always my suggestion when
trying to choose between these or any two watches is
to try them on side-by-side for how they feel on your
wrist. If one is uncomfortable to you by comparison,
then you might wish to consider the other. I don't
think the size difference between the two is so great
for most people to push the Pro out of contention. In
fact we do get a lot of traffic from people who:
a ) thought the Moonwatch was too big, but after
having the Reduced for a short time had regrets and
were looking to sell it, and b ) bought the
Professional even though at the time of purchase that
it was too big and found that after time they really
got used to it and were happy they did. But these are
merely my observations, yours may be
different and almost certainly better for
you.
-- Chuck
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