Product Description

Stainless Steel Case & Bracelet, Black Dial, Black Bezel, Chronograph Functions, Manual Wind Movement 48 Hours Power Reserve.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2454 in Watches
• Brand: Omega
• Model: 3570.50
• Band material: stainless-steel
• Bezel material: stainless-steel
• Case material: stainless-steel
• Clasp type: push-button-fold-over-clasp
• Dial color: black
• Dial window material: anitreflective-sapphire
• Movement type: mechanical-hand-wind
• Water-resistant to 100 feet

Features

• Mechanical hand-wind
• Case diameter 44 millimeters, 14.30 millimeters thickness
• Stainless steel band with push button fold-over clasp
• Chronograph; tachymeter; sapphire crystal dial window
• Water resistant depth 100 feet

Amazon.com Product Description
Add a true classic to your timepiece collection with the latest generation of the amazingly precise and rugged Omega Speedmaster. This stainless steel manual winding men's watch is a replica of the first watch worn on the moon, and it's engraved on the back with the Omega Speedmaster emblem and notation of its flight qualification for all NASA manned space missions. It includes a powerful chronograph, which offers 12-hour, 30 minute and 1/10 second subdials. Distinctively masculine in design, it features a large, round silver stainless steel watch case with a tachymeter bezel in black with silver markings, and it measures 42mm (1.65 inches) wide.

It has a black dial background with black subdials, silver-tone hands, and thin silver baton dial markers as well as small minute indexes. Other features include a scratch-resistant and glare-proofed domed sapphire crystal, and water resistance to 30 meters (100 feet). It's completed by a silver stainless steel link bracelet band that offers polished highlights, which is joined by a secure, push-button clasp.

The Omega Story
The Omega watch story begins in 1848, when founder Louis Brandt began 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 associated 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 extreme shocks, vibrations, and temperatures ranging from -18 to +93 degrees Celsius. The greatest moment in the Speedmaster's history was undoubtedly 20 July 1969 at 02:56 GMT, when it recorded man's first steps on the Moon's surface as part of the Apollo 11 mission. Today, Omega is known for its rigorous testing of new movements, cases, and bands. Each new Omega movement is tested on the wrist in existing Omega models, while various laboratory tests are conducted to determine temperature-resistance, shock-resistance and vibration-resistance.

Customer Reviews

The Value is not here.
I have two speedmasters and have had them for about 8 and 5 years respectively. They both have the same attibutes, they run slow after being serviced by Omega, the bracelets -- the pins fall out of them [they don't use better threaded type screws], the sliding clasps just don't stand up. Omega does not make the movements for these watches, ETA makes the majority of the automatics. You are buying what you believe is an authentic watch from the ground up but its not the 'case', you are buying only the 'case'. Omega is a Swatch company, and you can buy them anywhere, heavily discounted. As you are aware Swatch makes costume jewelry quartz throwaways. This corportate link degrades from from the value of the watch. I have owned two Rolex watches, one since 1984 and the other since 1995 both bought new. They are superior in quality, time accuracy, look, finish and value. They run for years after servicing and keep running fast within tolerance-- about +1 to +6 seconds/day. You will be getting a much very value with the Rolex, so just spend the money and enjoy it. Rolex movements are great and the reputation for customer service is flawless. The bracelets are very good. They protect their name and their dealerships are hand choosen. This value means greater pride to own the best, and why spend this much money without pride & heritage. Go to Rolex.com and read about how they build their movements and the extreme detail to attention. If you own an Omega and enjoy it thats fine.

Good Size Watch
I've never seen this watch up close before so all the descriptions about how big and heavy the watch was really had me concerned. After receiving this I find it to be a perfectly sized men's watch. My day to day watch was a Suunto Vector. The Omega has the same size face but the case of the watch is thinner and smaller than the Vector so it looks just right to me. The weight is solid and I got used to it quickly. The links weren't too difficult to adjust but you may want to take this to a watchsmith or purchase a pin extract tool to go with this (I popped the pins out with a thumbtack and then used a leatherman to pull it the rest of the way out - be careful not to scratch the band). All in all a solid purchase with no regrets.

30 Year Review
After much research, I purchased an Omega Speedmaster in 1968 as an 18th birthday present to myself. There were not many chronographs available at that time (Rolex, Breitling, Omega and probably others I no longer remember). To my surprise, that summer (or next), Omega began agressive advertising that it's watch was the official timepiece of the Apollo Astronauts. It reaffirmed my choice. Thirty years later, it is still the best watch I own (including my Submariner). My only complaint is that I have gone through three or four bracelets/straps. Ironically, a new metal bracelet costs more than the original cost of my Speedmaster ($185). Interestingly, no Rolex owner has ever commented on my Submariner, but fellow Speedmaster owners always start up a conversation with each other. I cannot comment on the new Speedmasters, but mine has been dropped, thrown, drowned, frozen, heated, shaken and abused for 30 years and still runs great. I recommend factory cleaning, vacuum sealing and a new crystal every 10 years or so, just to be safe.