Fresh from the Showcase here at SwissWatchExpo. And I don't know
if you've heard, but Omega has a new Moonwatch and we have one in
stock and we are excited to talk about it with you right now. So let's get started.
You have probably heard Omega has recently released a new Moonwatch this year,
which is a very radical departure. The first time they've done it in a very,
very long time. Now there've been some reference updates most recently, back in 2014 for you,
true Omega aficionados. But as you know, nothing was really changed cosmetically about the watch.
Whereas with this new 311.30 reference, we're seeing the most radical change they've made
in the Moonwatch for really half of a century. And I'm about to explain the difference to you
with these two examples we have here, we have the more traditional most recent reference,
the 3570 before they sort of changed the bracelet and not much else.
This is the Moonwatch everyone probably knows and loves. This is probably what you've been looking
at and shopping for for the better part of a half a century. If you're looking for a Moonwatch at
least a reference, it looks a lot like this. Whereas we have the new one just released this
year to the right. There's a few very subtle differences and a few very pronounced ones. So
there might be some that would intrigue an Omega aficionado, or someone shopping for a Moonwatch or
it might be something that'll make you go for this older version here too. And there's nothing wrong
with that. We got both in stock. The first thing you'll notice I'll go ahead and take this off the
pillow now, so I can kind of hold both of them up for you. Again, this is a Moonwatch at its heart.
Omega is not going to make anything too radically changing at least with the dial,
because you're going to want to recognize these, you know, the matte black pattern,
this sort of stepped pie pan sort of design there, and the three chronographs at three, six,
and nine. These things will never change. There'll be riots in the street if they ever do. However,
there are very, very few subtle differences here on the dial. The first thing is going to be,
you'll see the actual Speedmaster font on the new one has been beefed up. It is now
a bit larger now, see if you can hold up both of these there too, and they have
returned. It is the return of the dot over 90 here on the black bezel. So these are two
very subtle differences, sort of a throwback homage to the more traditional Moonwatches.
Other than that, though, you're going to see the dials are essentially the same.
The sweep chronograph hand has been ever so slightly larger or larger grown. However you
want to call it. Other than that, we're looking at a Moonwatch at its heart and that's something
that's never going to change. Movement-wise we do have an upgrade here for the first time
in a while. The 1861 movement has now been replaced and this beautiful one now has a
beautiful 3861 movement, they finally upgraded it. It is advertised by Omega to be accurate
within a five seconds a day and resistant to believe 15,000 gauss, which is something
you'll recognize for pretty much everything in the Planet Ocean and Aqua Terra line now.
So the Moonwatch has now joined their ranks. And so we're looking at some of
the finest watchmaking technology in the world, and it's now inside the Moonwatch.
Omega, I still say for the buck, the coaxial movements and the chronometer movements that ma
is making now really can't be beat, especially at the price you're going to be looking at these for.
Also one thing you'll notice is, well, I'm going to have to spoil it for you cause it
can't turn the watch out without sharing is the radical redesign of the bracelet here.
This is very different. This professional sort of style bracelet they've been making in the
Moonwatch has been around for years, decades, even. And it's really beautiful. I do love the
detail between the matte and high polish. It has now been narrowed ever so slightly.
You'll see the links are very smaller. This is almost reminiscent of a Rolex President.
The first time I saw it sort of with the barrel shaped, type of links. And you'll
notice it tapers down to this much thinner and much radically different looking clasp
here with this vertical lines here, it tapers all the way from 20 down to 15 millimeters.
So this is going to be a lot thinner than the clasp. This is going to be something that I think
will be a bit of a controversial change. Obviously I'm not really sure how I feel about it myself,
but some people are going to love it. Some people are gonna come back to these 3570s for that very
same reason and the case back to we'll see we've ever so slightly changed the font it has gone
from, as it says, "Flight qualified by NASA for all manned space missions" to "Flight qualified by
NASA in 1965 for all manned space missions". And I actually kinda liked the extra text on the back.
I mean, again, this isn't something you're going to be looking at when you're wearing the watch,
but when you admire it off the wrist, I do find the extra text and sort of the
less negative space here on the case back is really a great choice.
And that is if you are going for one with a solid case back. As you might know, they also come in
Sapphire sandwich additions, and that is something Omega has brought back to this model, too.
This watch this watch, sorry, not that one, but this one, the new one they just released this year
is available. Both in the traditional has a light crystal with this NASA flight qualified engraving
on the case back or available in the Sapphire sandwich, which I'm a big fan of. Obviously the
durability of Sapphire is something anyone shut shopping for a Moonwatch needs to consider. And
it's also available on a nylon strap. As you know, I'm a huge fan of spoon watches on straps and the
nylon they come out with now is absolutely fantastic. So whether you're looking for
this new reference, or maybe you're not a fan of these changes and you prefer the old ones,
that's the great part about SwissWatchExpo. We've got a variety of generations of Boone watches,
but I really wanted to highlight the difference of the new ones. You're going to start seeing
more and more now. And it is an absolutely still an incredible watch, still an icon,
still something that you need to consider adding into your collection and whether you're looking
for vintage, whether you're looking for the 3570, or you're looking for a newer reference,
we've got it all. And it's ready to ship today at SwissWatchExpo.com.