Wristwatches · Wristwatch
Omega Speedmaster Professional Moonshine Gold, c. 2023
- Maker / attribution
- Omega (maker)
- Date
- c. 2023
- Historical period
- Contemporary Horology (2010 – Present)
- Country of origin
- Switzerland
- Object type
- Wristwatch
- Materials / technique
- gold
- Dimensions
- Case 42 mm
- Stock no.
- 40960265
- Credit line
- Dealer listing, Analog/Shift (40960265)
- Catalogue title (original)
- Omega Speedmaster Professional Moonshine Gold (English)
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Record summary
Catalogued by Analog/Shift (dealer), New York (stock number 40960265), this is a wristwatch by Omega, made in Switzerland, dated c. 2023. The Atlas places it in the Contemporary Horology period (2010 – Present) of its Wristwatches collection. Materials and techniques recorded by the source: gold. Recorded dimensions: Case 42 mm. The record is illustrated with 6 photographs.
Assembled from the source record's structured fields. Dates and attributions are given as the source states them; where a field is missing the Atlas leaves it blank rather than estimating.
Catalogue description
Dealer description — Analog/Shift
3… 2… 1… Liftoff! Take a poll amongst wristwatch collectors, and we'd bet the consensus would be that there's nothing more iconic in a watch collection than an Omega Speedmaster. Sure, chronographs such as the Rolex Daytona or the Heuer Carrera are classics — icons, even — but neither can match the stature of the Speedy with regards to historical importance. In fact, arguably no watch can. But this isn't just any ordinary Speedmaster. This special Speedy is constructed of the brand's Moonshine Gold, making it a particularly high-end, luxurious take on the famous Moonwatch. Dating to circa 2023, it features the 42mm twisted-lug case that we all know and love, with a sapphire crystal, a signed crown, a black ceramic tachymeter bezel insert, and a matching, sun-brushed 18K Moonshine Gold "step" dial with blackened sub-registers, indices, and luminous handset. Packing Omega's Calibre 3861 hand-cranking movement within — which can be viewed via a sapphire caseback — this piece comes fitted to signed, black rubber strap with a signed Moonshine Gold clasp. Everyone should own a Speedmaster at some point in their collecting careers. It's not only one of the most significant chronographs of all time, it is one of the most significant watches of all time, full stop. Seeing as this particular example ships with its factory goodies, we recommend it enthusiastically!
Historical context
Contemporary Horology (2010 – Present)
Silicon components, connected watches, optical-lattice research clocks and a thriving independent scene.
Smartwatches became the world's best-selling watches, while mechanical watchmaking focuses on craft, innovation (silicon components, new escapements) and independent makers.
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Atlas type guide
Wristwatches
Bracelet watches were worn by women from the early nineteenth century — Breguet made one for Caroline Murat, Queen of Naples, in 1810–12 — but the wristwatch only became a man's instrument with military use and aviation in the early twentieth century. Between the World Wars it overtook the pocket watch; the 1920s and 1930s brought rectangular Art Deco cases, water-resistant cases and the first automatic winding systems.
After 1945 the wristwatch became a carrier of identity — dress watches, sports and dive watches, chronographs, calendars — produced by Swiss, American, Japanese, German, Soviet and Chinese industries. The quartz revolution after 1969 and the mechanical renaissance since the 1990s, including the rise of independent watchmakers, complete the story.
What to look for
- The reference number (between the lugs or inside the case back) and serial number, the starting point for dating.
- The calibre: its maker and number are often stamped under the dial or on the bridge.
- Originality of dial, hands and crown — refinished ('redial') dials are common.
- Case material marks: 18K/750, 14K/585, stainless steel, gold-filled, plated.
Dating clues
- Wire-lug cases: before c. 1925.
- Water-resistant screw-down cases: from 1926.
- Quartz movements: from 1969; sapphire crystals widespread after c. 1980.
General guidance written by the Atlas editors about this kind of object. It is not a statement about this particular piece; for that, rely on the source record above and on physical examination.
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