Omega unveils a new moon phase, made from advanced materials sourced in outer space, such as meteorite iron and moon meteorite. The post Omega takes a trip to space with the Speedmaster Moonphase Meteorite appeared first on The Manual.

Since landing on the Moon in 1969, the OMEGA Speedmaster has become eternally connected to the wonders of the night sky. Now, the collection is celebrating

OMEGA has just released its latest space-inspired watch, the Speedmaster Moonphase Meteorite. Available in two different colours and finishes, the OMEGA Speedmaster Moonphase Meteorite puts the moon on your wrist, with its textured iron meteor material and lunar cycles display.

These are 43mm diameter watches, and core parts of the finish are made of actual meteorite. The face backing is iron meteorite, while the moons in the phase indicator at the six o’ clock mark are slices of lunar meteorite cabochon gemstones.

Given this definition, it is fair to say that Omega is always holding space for space itself. The Swiss horology marque is constantly encouraging us to hold space on our wrists for its latest odes to the cosmos, something it has done since it became the first watch on the moon in 1969.

While the white-dialed Speedmaster and the Speedmaster Pilot releases of last year would’ve been plenty to tide us over for a while, the brand’s hot streak continues with a pair of Speedmaster Moonphase Meteorite.

Omega has created a northern and southern hemisphere moonphase complication for a pair of meteorite dialled Speedmaster chronographs that launch today. The brand will forever be associated with the first manned moon landing in 1969 and decades of space exploration as a supplier of precision timekeepers for NASA missions.

Today, Omega launched two brand-new versions that do something no other watch from the brand has done before … but the MoonSwatch has. There’s a lot that’s new about the latest Speedmaster Moonphase,