Omega 3573 50 00 Speedmaster Professional Chronograph

Large and in charge, this Omega Speedmaster Broad Arrow stainless steel automatic men’s’ watch boldly announces it is presence, as comfortable negotiating deals in the boardroom as it is racing desert rallies or navigating the breaking seas. This highly precise timepiece is a replica of the famous manual-winding chronograph timepiece that was applied for the duration of the basi landing on the moon in 1969. It includes a chronograph with little seconds, 30-minute, and 12-hour subdials. Definitively masculine in design, it features a large, round silver stainless steel watch case with a rhodium-plated finish that mixes brushed and polished surfaces and measures 41mm (1.61 inches) wide and 11.5mm (0.45 inches) deep. The highly polished silver bezel includes tachymeter markings in black, and it frames a deep black dial background with large, luminous hands (with seconds hand) and baton dial markers in silver tone. Other features include a clear sapphire back, scratch-resistant and glare-proofed domed sapphire crystal, and water resistance to meters feet (330 feet). It’s finished by a silver stainless steel link bracelet band that offers polished highlights, which is joined by a secure, push-button clasp. Automatic Watch Movement An automatic watch is self-winding, and it is motion has a reserve that must be at least partially filled prior to being worn. This is done by shaking and winding the timepiece manually. In order for an automatic timepiece to keep a reserve, it will have to be worn each and everyday for 8 hours of active wear. This watch as a 48-hour power reserve. The Omega Story The Omega watch story begins in 1848, when founder Louis Brandt started out hand assembling key-wound precision pocket watches from parts supplied by local craftsmen in his principality La Chaux-de-Fonds, in the northwest corner of Switzerland. However, the Omega name didn’t appear until 1894, after Louis Brandt had passed away and his watchmaking traditions were taken over by his sons, Louis-Paul and Cesar Brandt. Omega watches have long been related with glamorous screen and sports stars–the Omega Seamaster is widely known and esteemed for being the watch of choice for James Bond–with current ambassadors including Pierce Brosnan, Nicole Kidman, tennis player Anna Kournikova, and swimmers Michael Phelps and Ian Thorpe. But Omega is more than just a fashionable watch. In 1965, the Omega Speedmaster chronograph was “flight-qualified by NASA for all manned space missions” as the only wristwatch to have withstood all of the U.S. space agency’s severe tests, including passing grades for extreme shocks, vibrations, and temperatures ranging from -18 to +93 degrees Celsius. The biggest moment in the Speedmaster’s history was undoubtedly 20 July 1969 at 02:56 GMT, when it recorded man’s primary steps on the Moon’s surface as part of the Apollo 11 mission. Today, Omega is known for it is stringent testing of new movements, cases, and bands. Each new Omega motion is tested on the wrist in existent Omega models, while respective laboratory tests are conducted to determine temperature-resistance, shock-resistance and vibration-resistance. The Omega Story The Omega watch story begins in 1848, when founder Louis Brandt started out hand assembling key-wound precision pocket watches from constituents supplied by local craftsmen in his principality La Chaux-de-Fonds, in the northwest corner of Switzerland. However, the Omega name didn’t appear until 1894, after Louis Brandt had passed away and his watchmaking traditions were taken over by his sons, Louis-Paul and Cesar Brandt. Omega watches have long been affiliated with glamorous screen and sports stars–the Omega Seamaster is famous for being the watch of choice for James Bond–with current ambassadors including Pierce Brosnan, Nicole Kidman, tennis player Anna Kournikova, and swimmers Michael Phelps and Ian Thorpe. But Omega is more than just a fashionable watch. In 1965, the Omega Speedmaster chronograph was “flight-qualified by NASA for all manned space missions” as the only wristwatch to have withstood all of the U.S. space agency’s severe tests, including passing grades for uttermost shocks, vibrations, and temperatures ranging from -18 to +93 degrees Celsius. The biggest moment in the Speedmaster’s history was undoubtedly 20 July 1969 at 02:56 GMT, when it recorded man’s introductory steps on the Moon’s surface as part of the Apollo 11 mission. Omega watches rocketed off to space on a heap of subsequent missions, including visits to Skylab and the historic Apollo-Soyuz link-up of Soviet and American astronauts in 1975. In more recent years, Omega produced the world’s initial self-winding wristwatch with central tourbillon in 1994 and made history in 1999 with the basi mass-produced watch incorporating the co-axial escapement, invented in conjunction with famous English master watchmaker George Daniels. In simple terms, the escapement is the heart of a mechanical watch, generating the impulses that make the mechanism move. Omega’s Co-Axial Escapement drasti reduces the friction amongst the parts that transmit energy to the other components, fabricating dandier stability and precision and reducing service requirements. Today, Omega is known for it is stringent testing of new movements, cases, and bands. Each new Omega motion is tested on the wrist in existent Omega models, while respective laboratory tests are conducted to determine temperature-resistance, shock-resistance and vibration-resistance.

Omega 3573 50 00 Speedmaster Professional Chronograph Photo

Omega 3573 50 00 Speedmaster Professional Chronograph Picture

Omega 3573 50 00 Speedmaster Professional Chronograph Photo

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36 of 37 humans found the following review helpful.
Watch for a lifetime
By DelBizo
I purchased my Omega Speedmaster Professional almost 38 years ago and still wear it today. I expended $375 to have it overhauled a few months ago as I could not bear to part with it. In 1969 I was in a bunker on top of a hill northeast of Khe Sanh(the siege was long over)and saw an ad in TIME for the watch that went to the moon. While on R&R in Hong Kong a month later I purchased it and have never regretted it. I timed ‘flash to burst’ artillery observations, timed officer candidates’ performance on conditioning runs, timed photo processes in a darkroom, timed my wife’s contractions for the duration of childbirth, timed radio and tv advertizing scripts and use it to keep time while I am cooking. Always a faithful reminder of all that I have been through and ready to go for decades more, I plan to leave it to my first-born grandson when I pass away.

26 of 26 people found the following review helpful.
Legendary Watch With Proud and Unique History
By E. Kim
This is a gorgeous watch with a legendary history and extraordinary following. It has been one of the most frequent watches ever made by Omega since it is debut in 1957. The current Speedmaster Professionals come in multiple versions, but are for the most part little changed in it is over 50 year life.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful.
Life with a Speedmaster
By Flyover state person
My Speedmaster is now 34 years old. It has been overhauled twice in the years I have owned it. The crystal is susceptible to scratching, even though there are a few tricks for getting rid of superficial scratches. Its accuracy is good even though not outstanding. It has proven to be more lasting than the Rolex it was swapped for, altho I will have to point out the Rolex was a 1960s model which probably just necessitated a routine service.

People are oftentimes amazed to find out that the buy of a fine watch does not end with said purchase. There is also maintenance and now and then fix to be done at a later date, just like with upper tier cars.

There is little more to be said other than this watch endured various occupations I have participated in without a hitch. If the lack of water resistance does not bother you, this is an splendid watch with a proven track record both on Earth and in outer space. It is not particularly flashy which to my way of thinking is a good thing.

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