DETAILS
It was the adventures and the accomplishments of the Apollo 8 astronauts that inspired the all-black, ceramic Speedmaster Dark Side of the Moon, but it is the mystique of the Earth’s nightlight and its ever-changing yet constant presence that has spurred the creation of the Speedmaster Dark Side of the Moon "Black Black".
This 44.25 mm model has a polished and brushed black ceramic casebody, a matt black ceramic dial and a black ceramic clasp on a black coated nylon fabric strap.
Giving this model its nickname are its brushed blackened Moonwatch-style hands and blackened applied indexes – all of which are coated with black Super-LumiNova. The familiar sub-dials at 3 and 9 o’clock are also matt black and the black ceramic bezel has a black lacquered tachymeter scale. At its heart is the OMEGA Co-Axial calibre 9300.
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Chronograph
The chronograph function is a mechanism for measuring time intervals. A chronograph watch can therefore be used to time events while displaying the time like any traditional watch.
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Chronometer
Label given to a watch which has undergone precision tests and received a certificate from an official body (COSC).
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Date
The day of the month, displayed in a window on a watch dial at the 3 or 6 o’clock position, or within a subdial at 9 o'clock.
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Small seconds
A hand on a sub-dial which tracks seconds typically it completes a full rotation in one minute.
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Tachymeter
A tachymeter watch has a function for measuring speed. It is a chronograph with a graduated dial on which speed can be read in kilometres per hour based on a 1000 metre distance.
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Time zone function
Allows the hour hand to be easily adjusted to different time zones without stopping the watch.
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Transparent case back
A transparent case back - frequently made of sapphire - makes it possible to see the movement inside the watch.
- Total product weight (approx.): 100 g
- Between lugs: 21 mm
- Case: Black ceramic
- Case diameter: 44.25 mm
- Water resistance: 5 bar (50 metres / 167 feet)
- Dial color: Black
- Crystal: Scratch‑resistant sapphire crystal with anti‑reflective treatment on both sides
- Strap type: Coated nylon fabric strap
- Strap color: Black
- Strap surface: Reinforced fabric
- Strap underside: Non‑grained calf leather
- Buckle type: Foldover clasp
- Buckle material: Ceramic
