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We have another hot new arrival that just came in and I am super excited to share it
with you.
I have with me an Omega Speedmaster Dark Side of the Moon Alinghi edition.
This is a really unique, really special watch that was recently introduced by Omega specifically.
It is a regatta chronograph version of the dark side of the moon.
And that's right.
It's a regatta version of the Speedmaster.
Omega has made several regatta versions of the Aqua Terra and Seamaster in the past that
look incredible specifically, the team New Zealand ones I think are great.
This is a different model they made for a different yacht racing team out of Switzerland,
which is another thing that's perplexing about this watch.
And that Switzerland is very much a landlocked country, but they do still have elite yacht
racers based in that country.
And this is an incredible watch, meant to commemorate one of their elite teams.
Like all dark side of the moon.
This comes in a beautiful black ceramic case, 44 millimeters in diameter.
So this is to my knowledge, the largest Speedmaster they've made, the dark side of the moon that
is.
This has a lot of similarities to that.
You notice the rich dark color, a few spots of red, a bit more on this one than you would
be traditional dark side of the moon, but that's one of the things that makes this unique.
First of all, you'll notice this has a partially open work dial, which I think is really unique.
It's not a complete skeleton.
We do have a very clear legible finish on the chronograph markers here in the sub dials,
but you do get to see some of the beautiful mechanisms that this watch has.
And there's more to be seen on the other side as well.
The bezel here is a beautiful tachymeter that really does pop against this black ceramic.
I'm sure you can see that just from looking at it right now.
The whites and reds look incredible.
You do have the five minute regatta countdown timer here at three o'clock.
And the cool thing here is because again, this isn't something that would be very practically
used during an actual yacht race, but the hour register here at six is actually the
Alinghi logo, the official logo of that team.
And it does slowly turn as the hours elapsed.
I obviously don't have time to just hold it here and show it happen, but it's really cool.
If you see a time-lapse video of it in use and have this chronograph being used.
Other than that, you have a beautiful looking sporty rubber strap.
This is a watch that's meant to be worn in the water.
The Speedmaster does have a water resistance up to 50 meters, which for the purposes of
racing, a yacht is more than sufficient.
Obviously, if you're in the water, you've already lost the race.
The back of this case, it's particularly beautiful.
This is a new movement that Omega is calling the caliber 1865.
And this is a manual winding chronograph specifically meant for the dark side of the moons.
The traditional ones are of course a automatic caliber, but this one really does have no
rotor at all.
To really help you look at the details of this gorgeous watch.
It almost has a carbon fiber looking finish on part of this.
I don't believe that's the actual material they made, but it's beautiful.
And you get to see this chronograph in action from the back.
And of course on the back, it says Team Alinghi and dark side of the moon and take it from
me.
I know almost nothing about yacht racing other than what I just told you right now.
So you do not have to be an aficionado of that particular sport to be a fan of this
watch.
It looks absolutely incredible.
You got the Alinghi logo here on the top pusher as well.
I almost forgot about that.
Ton of great details about this.
Watch this watch is completely unworn and with box and papers, this is not an easy reference
to find.
So whether you're a fan of regatta racing, whether this is a design that really caught
your eye the way it did mine, this is definitely a Speedmaster to own, especially if you were
looking for one in a ceramic case.
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