23 May 2004
To celebrate the record-breaking achievements of Michael Schumacher and the Ferrari Formula 1 team in 2003, OMEGA is proud to present yet another limited-edition Speedmaster model dedicated to Michael Schumacher. Bearing subtle traces of Ferrari’s and OMEGA’s signature red – and a highly distinctive dial – the Speedmaster “Legend” watch is fitting tribute to OMEGA’s very own master of speed.
OMEGA could not wish for a better ambassador for its Speedmaster collection. Michael Schumacher is the personification of this trademark, which counts the legendary “Moon Watch” among its stock. Schumacher’s fourth consecutive world championship drivers’ title in 2003 brought his total to six, beating the great Fangio’s longstanding record. These successive victories have also kept the OMEGA designers busy: since Michael Schumacher became an OMEGA ambassador in 1995, the brand has produced a commemorative Speedmaster model for each of his world championships, which has so far required an appropriately sporty new design each year for the past four years!
The latest commemorative limited-edition model has a 38.8mm stainless steel case and a brushed-steel bezel engraved with the Speedmaster’s characteristic tachymeter scale. It has a distinctive matt silvered dial with black chronograph counters and a white-on-black date window at 6 o’clock. Rhodium-plated, facetted baguette-style hour markers and an applied OMEGA symbol add a touch of refinement, whereas the Speedmaster name in red perfectly complements the sporty red-on-black minute track with ¼ second subdivisions. The luminous “stick” hands also recall the legendary Moon Watch.
This collectors’ piece is powered by the OMEGA calibre 3301 self-winding column-wheel chronograph movement. The movement display the hours and minutes centrally, with a sub-dial at 9 o’clock for the continuous seconds display. The chronograph functions comprise a central seconds hand with totalisers for 30 minutes situated at 3 o’clock and for 12 hours at 6 o’clock. Though few manufacturers offer column-wheel chronographs, due to the complexity of their design, they are renowned for their precision operation of the chronograph functions. The calibre 3301 has a power reserve of 55 hours and is also an officially certified COSC chronometer.
Production of this model is limited to 6000, available exclusively with a matching stainless-steel bracelet with pushbutton-operated foldover clasp. Each model has its individual number engraved around the edge of the case back (in the form 0001/6000) along with the inscription “Sixth Title Limited Edition”. The centre of the case back bears the inscription “Michael Schumacher / The Legend” in red. Thanks to a screw-in case back and screw-in crown, the Speedmaster “Legend” watch is water resistant to 100 metres. As experience with previous Schumacher limited editions has shown, this model is likely to sell at a pace of which the man himself would be proud!
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To celebrate the record-breaking achievements of Michael Schumacher and the Ferrari Formula 1 team in 2003, OMEGA is proud to present yet another limited-edition Speedmaster model dedicated to Michael Schumacher. Bearing subtle traces of Ferrari’s and OMEGA’s signature red – and a highly distinctive dial – the Speedmaster “Legend” watch is fitting tribute to OMEGA’s very own master of speed.
OMEGA could not wish for a better ambassador for its Speedmaster collection. Michael Schumacher is the personification of this trademark, which counts the legendary “Moon Watch” among its stock. Schumacher’s fourth consecutive world championship drivers’ title in 2003 brought his total to six, beating the great Fangio’s longstanding record. These successive victories have also kept the OMEGA designers busy: since Michael Schumacher became an OMEGA ambassador in 1995, the brand has produced a commemorative Speedmaster model for each of his world championships, which has so far required an appropriately sporty new design each year for the past four years!
The latest commemorative limited-edition model has a 38.8mm stainless steel case and a brushed-steel bezel engraved with the Speedmaster’s characteristic tachymeter scale. It has a distinctive matt silvered dial with black chronograph counters and a white-on-black date window at 6 o’clock. Rhodium-plated, facetted baguette-style hour markers and an applied OMEGA symbol add a touch of refinement, whereas the Speedmaster name in red perfectly complements the sporty red-on-black minute track with ¼ second subdivisions. The luminous “stick” hands also recall the legendary Moon Watch.
This collectors’ piece is powered by the OMEGA calibre 3301 self-winding column-wheel chronograph movement. The movement display the hours and minutes centrally, with a sub-dial at 9 o’clock for the continuous seconds display. The chronograph functions comprise a central seconds hand with totalisers for 30 minutes situated at 3 o’clock and for 12 hours at 6 o’clock. Though few manufacturers offer column-wheel chronographs, due to the complexity of their design, they are renowned for their precision operation of the chronograph functions. The calibre 3301 has a power reserve of 55 hours and is also an officially certified COSC chronometer.
Production of this model is limited to 6000, available exclusively with a matching stainless-steel bracelet with pushbutton-operated foldover clasp. Each model has its individual number engraved around the edge of the case back (in the form 0001/6000) along with the inscription “Sixth Title Limited Edition”. The centre of the case back bears the inscription “Michael Schumacher / The Legend” in red. Thanks to a screw-in case back and screw-in crown, the Speedmaster “Legend” watch is water resistant to 100 metres. As experience with previous Schumacher limited editions has shown, this model is likely to sell at a pace of which the man himself would be proud!
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© Press Release 2004
