Wristwatches · Wristwatch
Omega Speedmaster Titanium 'Anniversary Series', c. 2010s
- Maker / attribution
- Omega (maker)
- Date
- c. 2010s
- Historical period
- Contemporary Horology (2010 – Present)
- Country of origin
- Switzerland
- Object type
- Wristwatch
- Materials / technique
- titanium
- Dimensions
- Case 25 mm
- Stock no.
- 40960405
- Credit line
- Dealer listing, Analog/Shift (40960405)
- Catalogue title (original)
- Omega Speedmaster Titanium 'Anniversary Series' (English)
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Record summary
Catalogued by Analog/Shift (dealer), New York (stock number 40960405), this is a wristwatch by Omega, made in Switzerland, dated c. 2010s. The Atlas places it in the Contemporary Horology period (2010 – Present) of its Wristwatches collection. Materials and techniques recorded by the source: titanium. Recorded dimensions: Case 25 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 more important or 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 its importance in history. In fact, arguably no watch can. This particular Speedmaster, a Reference 321.90.44.52.01.001, dates to circa 2010s and was released to commemorate the Solar Impulse project and its aspiration to fly around the world powered by nothing but solar energy. It features a variety of unique details including a titanium case measuring over 44.25mm, a black carbon fiber dial, GMT hand set with an airplane motif, and a seal on the caseback to memorialize the project. However, even casual Speedy fans will no doubt recognize its black tachymeter-scale bezel, recessed chronograph subdials, luminous indices, and underlying architecture. Everyone should own a Speedster at one point in their collecting endeavors. It's not only one of the most significant chronographs of all time, it is one of the most significant watches of all time!
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.
Read the period in the timelineMore wristwatches from this periodEarlier: Mechanical Renaissance
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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