zOwie Omega Discussion Forum

: Hi,

: While browsing today I saw a silver faced
: speedmaster (3211.3) which I really liked
: and went in the shop to have a look, try it
: on etc. However, the sales person didn't
: really seem to know much about it (when this
: model came about, the movement etc) and
: searching on the net Ive also struggled to
: find any info or reviews on it. I'm
: interested in when this model came to market
: and how it 'compares' for want of a better
: word with the older speedmasters. Does
: anyone own this watch or be able to point me
: in the direction of more info relating to
: it?

: Thanks,
: Pricey

This is a Speedmaster automatic date. The watch contains the automatic chronometer chronograph movement the Omega 1164. It's a very fine watch, owned by many. The movement is outstanding, durable, accurate and popular, and is the same movement in the Seamaster Professional Chronograph Chrono-Diver and similar models.

I believe the model has been around for years, but new variations of the face and hands appear almost every year. Some variation of this movement has been in an Omega watch since the late 1980s.

Comparison is in the eyes of the beholder, you might say.

This is not a technically a "moonwatch", approved for use by NASA in space, which is

1) a manual wind chronograph
2) with a different subdial layout (3, 6, 9 versus the 3211's 6, 9, 12) and
3) without a date.

The 3211 has a sapphire crystal, which some models of the moonwatch don't, and is chronometer-tested, which the moonwatch isn't.

I have a similar model 3523 with the full calendar complication, which is known as the Day-Date. Mine is not a chronometer, which was added recently and the model number changed.

The Omega 1164 is a modified ETA/Valjoux 7750 chronograph movement, meaning that it shares a base movement with the majority of automatic chronographs sold today: most TAG-Heuer, most Breitling, most Hamiltons, some IWCs and a host of others.

Choose, buy and wear what you love . . . .

Sam aka Hewybaby