50 years after the Apollo 8 mission, the first to orbit around the moon, OMEGA is proudly releasing its newest Dark Side of the Moon (Bt338,000) timepiece. Unlike previous Dark Side models, this release houses a specially decorated version of OMEGA’s famous Moonwatch movement – a caliber that deserves to be seen.
To display the workings inside, the dial has been expertly skeletonized. Inside, laser ablation precisely decorates the bridges and main plate of the blackened movement, producing realistic imagery of the lunar surface. And like the moon, it reveals two unique sides. The dial-side is a light shade to represent our view of the moon’s surface from Earth, while the back of the watch delves into the dark side that only astronauts get to see.
In this new creation, OMEGA has again embraced its popular “Dark Side of the Moon” innovation, producing the entire watch in black zirconium oxide ceramic. To contrast this dark tone, the brand has chosen for its colour coding, yellow which is closely associated with speed.
“We’ll see you on the other side” – the special words engraved on the caseback – were spoken by Command Module Pilot Jim Lovell on board the Apollo 8 mission at the start of the crew’s pioneering orbit to the dark side of the moon, never seen before by human eyes. Seconds before the spacecraft disappeared beyond the range of radio contact, Lovell spoke these final assuring words to ground control.
To wear the OMEGA Speedmaster Dark Side of the Moon Apollo 8 is to make an authentic connection to space travel history and OMEGA’s unrivalled legacy in space.
Available at Omega Boutique Central Embassy; Siam Paragon; The Emporium.
