Omega Dark Side of The Moon Review: Ceramic Moon Rock (VIDEO)

Behold the hottest watch in Omega‘s stable, the Omega Speedmaster Dark Side of The Moon. Launched to riotous acclaim at Baselworld 2013, the Omega Speedmaster Dark Side remains coveted, scarce, and highly-sought by the sports watch faithful.

Let’s establish one guiding thought; this is no conventional Moonwatch. The 41mm, manual-wind, non-chronometer, steel and acrylic Omega Speedmaster Professional is the historic replica of the range. This freed the designers of the Speedmaster Dark Side to create “concept watch” with no-holds-barred styling flair and contemporary technology that leaves the Moonwatch looking like a pocket watch by comparison.

Start with the 44.25mm black ceramic case. Entirely crafted from the kiln-fired material, the Speedmaster Dark Side of The Moon is scratch resistant (nearly immune, in fact) from lug-to-lug. A matching tachymeter scale and sapphire crystal – both unavailable on the Moonwatch – keep the Dark Side looking suitably sleek and sinister.

Like an alien invasion, the Omega Speedmaster Dark Side deploys overwhelming power. Its jet-black aesthetic is the first wave, and the beautifully-finished gloss dial is the “mop up” strike. Intense, rich, and lacquered in brilliant black, the dial of the Dark Side amounts to the soul of the watch.

With lustrous depth evocative of endless space, the dial provides an ideal backdrop for the mirror-polished 18-karat white gold hands and applied white gold indexes. At six o’clock, a small date window with color-coordinated black disc offers discreet practicality.

Within the ceramic mother ship, the Omega Speedmaster Dark Side of The Moon houses technology that would make a Zeta Reticulan proud. The Omega in-house caliber 9300 co-axial chronometer chronograph features all of the latest Swatch group toys. A COSC Swiss Chronometer rating, silicon hairspring, column wheel function selector, vertical clutch chronograph engagement, 60-hour power reserve, and ultra-precise co-axial escapement are just the appetizers.

The 9300 and its non-chronograph 8500 cousin are the first Omega movements designed from scratch to employ Dr. George Daniels’ revolutionary co-axial escapement. After more than a decade perfecting this technology, the once theoretical advantages of short term precision, long-term rate stability, and reduced wear have been realized.

How can collectors be confident that this is the case? Because Omega backs this movement with a four-year warranty that has no equal in the luxury watch industry. And this Omega Speedmaster Dark Side of The Moon retains all of that factory protection after having been purchased new with an activated factory warranty in early 2015.

This Omega Speedmaster Dark Side of The Moon is available from The 1916 Company with more than a full factory warranty; all original equipment including Omega packaging, technical manuals, documents of provenance, completed warranty card, accessory NATO strap, and a jeweler’s tool for strap changes are included with this 100% complete factory-fresh watch.

See this Omega Speedmaster Dark Side of The Moon in high-resolution images with all Omega accessories at The 1916 Company.