You’ll be surprised how much of a difference these small perforations can make: not even in heat exceeding 40☌ (104☏) did I ever find this watch uncomfortable. There are machined perforations on the strap – based on original images I thought these were just in the upper, black layer, but in reality they go all the way through the strap. It has held up against water, sweat, heat, and other elements so far. On this note, I know some people can destroy a leather strap in a year, but for me they always last several years, so how this rubbery strap holds up will also depend on how you handle it. It works fine in our age when car interiors are plastic and yet are somehow desirable (think of alcantara, for example) – but I do prefer the durability and patina of real leather. Having had this watch for about two months and on the wrist very often, I don’t have great concerns about the durability of this material, but I do wish it was genuine leather. Therefore, even if it was genuine leather, it must have received some strong surface treatment that changed its feel. It is soft to the touch, but more like very supple and lightly textured rubber than any type of real leather. The strap is not marked as “Genuine Leather” and although because of its color and texture I presume most (including myself) would call it a leather strap after first sight and touch, upon closer inspection it actually has a strange, rubbery feel that makes me think it’s not leather. The Omega Speedmaster Racing Master Chronometer reference 329.32.44.51.01.001 comes on a black strap the material of which, at the time of writing, Omega does not publicly say anything about – not in the Baselworld launch document, nor on their site. This perforated design provides the perfect sporty look and also has the benefit of aerating the wearer’s skin.Since we’re talking wearability, we should also talk basic, but essential stuff, like wearing comfort. A milling tool has then been used to create micro perforations through the constructed strap that reveal the orange rubber inside. The Baselworld 2017 Omega Speedmaster Racing Master Chronometer is the latest Speedmaster in the series to achieve Master Chronometer certification, that is to say that the in-house calibre 990 is certified by the Swiss Federal Institute of Metrology (METAS) to achieve not just chronometric precision but also robust performance and magnetic resistance of the most stringent standards in the industry to date.Īround the wrist, there is a black leather strap that contains a section of orange rubber through the middle. Meanwhile, the robust and sumptuous polished ceramic bezel featuring brushed Liquidmetal tachymeter scale as well as accent orange text serves to act as a complementing design element to the colour of the varnished hands and the seconds hand tip. High contrast orange accents and bevelled 18K white gold arrowhead indexes filled with white Super-LumiNova increase legibility while adding to its vintage appeal as opposed to other Omega two register chronographs like the thoroughly modern Dark Side of the Moon.Īdditional design updates like slightly expanded subdials have improved readability and the 44.25mm case is thinner than its predecessors for increased wearability, made possible by improved sapphire caseback. The late 1960s distinctive minute-track design element recalls the Speedmaster’s motor racing rather than space heritage and is now found on the new Omega Speedmaster Racing Master Chronometer’s matt-black dial. The iconic racing dial of a vintage 1968 Omega Speedmaster finds its way onto the Baselworld 2017 Omega Speedmaster Racing Master Chronometer making it one of the more recognisable two register chronographs to have launched at Baselworld, (the other being the recently launched Tudor Black Bay Chronograph which plays up vintage appeal reminiscent of the Speedmaster 1957). Baselworld 2017: Omega Speedmaster Racing Master Chronometer For Baselworld 2017 and in celebrating the 60th anniversary of the world’s most recognised and only NASA approved chronograph, the Omega Speedmaster Racing Master Chronometer returns with an iconic racing dial.
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