Omega speedmaster racing master chronometer 2017

WeвЂ™ll have a complete run-down on these tests in a separate article because it sure merits one. Lastly, water resistance is checked under water. Then the 8-step progress begins which involves several tests concerning timekeeping performance, first conducted on uncased, then cased-up movements, inВ 15,000 Gauss magnetized and demagnetized states, as well as at 100% and 33% power reserve. OmegaвЂ™s METAS-certified Master Chronometer tests include 8 steps which are preceded by Omega first sending its to-be Master Chronometer movements to COSC for chronometer certification testing. The institution insisted on having an independent office in the Omega manufacture right where the testing happens which allows them to conduct random tests and inspections. METAS certifies OmegaвЂ™s testing procedures and the equipment used for it. Additionally, as a federal institute, they are of course independent from Omega.ДЄ common misconception is calling the watches METAS-certified. METAS isВ the Swiss Federal Institute of Metrology, they are responsible for the dissemination of the official time in Switzerland and, as a federal institute, they certify countless important projects linked to measuring stuff. The вЂњMasterвЂќ in the name of the watch вЂ“ let it be Co-Axial Master Chronometer or Omega Master Co-Axial вЂ“ refers to this movement as well as the completed watch passing OmegaвЂ™s extremely thorough in-house quality control procedure, certified by METAS. It is an automatic chronograph equipped with a column wheel, a vertical clutch, two barrels, and a Co-Axial escapement with silicon parts and an operatingВ frequencyВ ofВ 4Hz.

The Caliber 9900 (and 9901 with gold rotor and bridges in gold cased versions) is the latest and greatest Omega can do with a movement.

Many try butВ just a fraction of recent big-brand-releases pull this off so neatly. Tastes differ, but if you want a steel-cased, modern Speedmaster that steps away from the regular monochrome/basicВ aesthetic, I strongly believe the Speedmaster Racing adds just enough to the mix to make it much moreВ lastingly interesting, without compromising wearability or the seriousness that is rightfully expected from a watch that many are eyeing as their only watch that they wear every day of the week.ДЄpart from вЂ“ possibly exclusively my personal вЂ“ issues with the minute trackвЂ™s legibility, the Speedmaster Racing is one exceptionally handsome looking watch that balances well between spicing things up and remaining perfectly wearable on an everyday basis.

The overall design, as a consequence of all these elements, is one that, at last, is far from boring, but I wouldnвЂ™t call it desperately over the top either.

Omega speedmaster racing master chronometer 2017