{"id":26307,"date":"2021-05-11T08:34:24","date_gmt":"2021-05-11T08:34:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/the-omega-speedmaster-professional-tokyo-2020-limited-edition\/"},"modified":"2024-05-25T08:24:45","modified_gmt":"2024-05-25T06:24:45","slug":"omega-speedmaster-tokyo-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/en\/omega-speedmaster-tokyo-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"The Omega Speedmaster Professional Tokyo 2020 Limited Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"

I can\u2019t speak Japanese, but I\u2019m expert enough about Omega<\/strong> watches to affirm that this Speedmaster Moonwatch Limited Edition<\/strong>, created to celebrate the next Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games<\/strong>, is the first case ever where the brand created an entire collection that is dedicated exclusively to a single market.<\/p>\n

The five new Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch<\/strong> watches you can see on here will be sold solely in the Land of the Rising Sun. First things first: Darren<\/strong>, aka Vintage Speedmaster<\/strong> on Instagram<\/strong>, was the first to note this limited series watches that follow the recent launch of the Speedy Tuesday Ultraman<\/strong> and, perhaps, were already present on the Japanese version of the Omega<\/strong> website.<\/p>\n

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The buzz generated by Darren<\/strong>\u2018s post was such that all the Speedmaster Moonwatch<\/strong> die-hard fans got soon crazy , given some details that some of these new limited editions feature since they mimic some of the most prestigious and highly sought-after Omega Limited Edition Moonwatch<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

In particular, three of them resemble the Omega Speedmaster Professional Gemini 4 40th<\/sup> Anniversary<\/strong>, the Omega Speedmaster Professional Moonwatch Mitsukoshi Dial<\/strong> and the Omega Speedmaster Apollo 15 Limited edition 35th<\/sup> Anniversary<\/strong> respectively.<\/p>\n

The other two ones replicate the colors (bezel and dial) that Omega<\/strong> introduced two years ago when it launched the Speedmaster Moonwatch Moon phase<\/strong> (green bezel or red bezel coupled with steel-gold and platinum respectively).<\/p>\n

\"omega-speedmaster-moonwatch-tokyo-2020-olympic-games-collection-2\"What seems clear from the pictures released on Omegawatches<\/strong>.jp<\/strong> is that each of these editions will be made in just 2020 specimen<\/strong> and that Omega<\/strong> has also launched a box containing all the five timepieces (only 55 boxes<\/strong> will be ever made). The caliber hosted inside the 42mm<\/strong> case is familiar and is the well known 1861 caliber<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

More information is available on omegawatches<\/strong>.jp<\/strong>, and additional ones will come as soon as we get more updates from the translation to Italian that is underway. Stay tuned!<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s scrutinize some of these references.<\/p>\n

The Omega Speedmaster 522.30.42.30.03.001 in Steel with a Blue dial<\/h2>\n

The arrangement of the registers draws inspiration from the Speedmaster Moonwatch Gemini 4<\/strong> 40<\/strong>th<\/sup> Anniversary<\/strong>, whose market price is close to the 10,000 euros<\/strong> threshold.<\/p>\n

\"omega-speedmaster-professional-tokyo-522-30-42-30-03-001\"It is no coincidence that Omega<\/strong> adopted a much-desired design to increase these new models\u2019 appeal. The cost of this reference is\u00a06000 Euros<\/strong>, approximately at today\u2019s currency exchange rate.<\/p>\n

The Omega Speedmaster 522.20.42.30.01.001 in Steel and Gold\/Black<\/h2>\n

Again, Omega<\/strong> drew inspiration from another highly sought-after piece when making this new timepiece, despite being less coveted than its full-steel siblings. I think the Omega reference 3366.51.00<\/strong> is among the most distinctive Moonwatch<\/strong> ever.<\/p>\n

\"omega-speedmaster-professional-tokyo-522-20-42-30-01-001\"It is adopting that same feel but, in contrast, sports a red Speedmaster<\/strong> logo and central chronograph hand. The price is around 8000 Euros<\/strong> at the current exchange rate, and the original limited-edition model\u2019s market price is close to 8000 Euros <\/strong>as well.<\/p>\n

The Omega Speedmaster 522.30.42.30.04.001 \u2013 Steel and White<\/h2>\n

The Omega Speedmaster 522.30.42.30.04.001<\/strong> is inspired by the Omega Apollo 11 Speedmaster<\/strong>\u00a035<\/strong>th<\/sup> Anniversary<\/strong>. It looks like the closest ever to the timepiece it takes inspiration from.<\/p>\n

\"omega-speedmaster-professional-tokyo-522-30-42-30-04-001\"The original watch was introduced in 2004<\/strong> to celebrate the 35<\/strong>th<\/sup> Anniversary<\/strong> of the Apollo<\/strong> mission and is not a bargain; please consider you won\u2019t make a ref. 3569.31.00<\/strong> yours without spending at least ten thousand euros.<\/p>\n

Price List<\/h2>\n

The collection includes three models in steel and two in steel and gold. They are listed below:<\/p>\n