Omega presents a new Speedmaster 321 inspired by the first Ref. CK2915-1 from 1957. 38.6mm case and bracelet in Canopus Gold, an Omega patented 18-karat white gold alloy. Many vintage details: the “Dot Over Ninety” and the “Dot Diagonal to 70” on the tachymeter scale, the Broad Arrow hands, the vintage logo (with the oval “O”) and the NAIAD symbol on the crown. The dial is in onyx and the domed sapphire crystal has a double anti-reflective treatment. The famous hippocampus is engraved on the sapphire caseback, with a natural blue sapphire set in the eye. The movement is the in-house caliber 321 (column wheel, Breguet hairspring, 18-karat Sedna gold-coated bridges, 18,000 vibrations / hour), brought back to life in 2019. Price is being debated: a whopping 81,300 euros. Therefore, we asked Replica Omega the reason for this € 21,700 more than the first platinum version (and the € 67,200 over the Speed 321 steel). First of all, there is the use of Canopus Gold on the case and bracelet (platinum is with a leather strap). But, above all, this new Speed represents for the House a high-end watchmaking project, which expresses all its know-how. Starting from the white gold bezel with figures covered in grand feu enamel, made in 5 steps, interspersed with the satin finish of the surface before the final firing. The “step” dial in onyx is made up of 6 elements: base in DLC treated brass with the 3 chrono counters set in onyx, upper plate in onyx with holes corresponding to the counters, external onyx flange. The indexes in Canopus Gold are applied and repeated on the back. The blue sapphire on the eye of the hippocampus is fixed to the outside of the caseback thanks to a patented technique using Liquidmetal. Processes that characterize a piece made largely by hand, which is at the top of the collection. Inevitably, the price had to far exceed that of its predecessors. Also because it is not a limited edition. The exclusivity, in this case, gives it the value and … The cost replica watches uk.
