There are a few replica watches online you just don’t mess with – the Rolex Submariner, Audemars Piguet’s Royal Oak, or the Patek Philippe Nautilus. Countless variations of each of these famed models exist but any tweak has to be poured over with enormous care – because watch fans are positively feral, and they will make their discontent known.
The perfect replica Omega Speedmaster Professional, aka the Moonwatch, is another such timepiece that you don’t mess with. Because while there are myriad versions of the Speedmaster out there, the Moonwatch is a sacred piece of horological history: a NASA-approved, hand-wound, analogue wrist computer in continuous production for nearly 70 years. Indeed, when luxury fake Omega finally launched its much-anticipated update to the model in 2021 and included a new movement, the Caliber 3861, it nearly broke the internet.
Which is why the new white-dialled version of the Moonwatch Omega super clone for sale just dropped is such big news. To be fair, Speedy fans have been waiting on this announcement since last November, when one was spotted on the wrist of a certain secret agent during an appearance in New York at the Planet Omega exhibition. Back then, no one was sure what this new watch was, and best 1:1 replica Omega (and Daniel Craig) offered no comment. In essence, this is exactly what it sounds like: a Moonwatch with a lacquered white dial. But as simple as the watch is, conceptually, there’s never been one exactly like it before.
White-dialled cheap fake Omega Moonwatch Speedies do exist – special Snoopy-themed models, limited editions, etc. But not a white, NASA-sanctioned space chronograph in steel. Back in 1957, when the Speedmaster was launched as a racing watch, it was given a black dial with luminescent hands and indices for maximum legibility. It stayed this way for years, and was approved for use by NASA in the ’60s. Now, Swiss made fake Omega UK has flipped the script, ditching black white glossy lacquer and adding applied black indices and black hands, plus red dial text for the word “Speedmaster” – a nod to the “Alaska” project of 1969 that resulted in a white-dialled model never officially adopted for space use. (That unique timepiece had a red thermal shroud.)
Watch enthusiasts, as previously noted, lose their minds over tiny details – the red lettering in “Red” Submariners, for example, which are otherwise identical to ref. 1680s from the same production period; or the “Ultraman” aaa quality replica Omega Speedmaster, which is basically just a Speedmaster with an orange seconds hand. People pay big money for these slight differences and tweaks, and this new Moonwatch is designed with plenty of quirks that will make it highly desirable among collectors.
For now, the new white-dialled beauty comes on the aforementioned five-link steel bracelet; or on a black, micro-perforated leather strap with red-and-white stitching; or, interestingly, on an anti-bacterial rubber strap with a moon surface pattern in positive relief on the underside. Otherwise, this is largely the current-gen Swiss movement copy Omega Moonwatch we all know and love: hand-wound Omega Caliber 3861 movement; “Dot Over 90” tachymeter scale on a black, anodised aluminum bezel; 42mm diameter. Handsome and understated, it provides a welcome alternative to the standard Moonwatch without driving too far off the rails, which is exactly what watch nerds love.
Dare we ask though, in the not too distant future, might we see a high quality fake Omega MoonSwatch version like this too? Best keep an eye on Daniel Craig’s wrist – in case there are more spoilers in the works.