I like the chronograph complication found on wrist watches, the chronograph function was a highly useful tool back in the 1960s. Ok, so we live in the 2020s now and the digital age with cheap stopwatch functions on mobile phones, tablets and the smartwatch offers a low-cost solution. Any digital watch has a stopwatch function, they might be a little difficult to access and operate, but they are available.

The Speedmaster is in my opinion the best chronograph on the market, the aesthetics of the dial and case offer the best proportions. The design is endearing, although a 1950s design style never goes out of fashion. The Speedmaster is the best timepiece ever produced by Omega. Sure, I love the versatility of the Seamaster, but between all the models, the Speedmaster is by far the more pleasing design.

The Speedmaster is flight qualified by NASA, the testing process is arduous and the Speedmaster is the only timepiece to meet all NASA testing requirements. There has been two testing regimes and the Speedmaster is the only mechanical watch to pass these tests. I have to hnd it to NASA, they are absolutely unwilling to compromise standards regardless of the political pressure applied. So the Speedmaster is expensive, no doubt about that, but still a significant discount to chronographs from other luxury watchmakers – go figure.