326.30.40.50.01.001, SPEEDMASTER RACING, BLACK DIAL

$3,250

An Omega Speedmaster Racing, ref. 326.30.40.50.01.001, in stainless steel at 40mm.

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An Omega Speedmaster Racing, ref. 326.30.40.50.01.001, in stainless steel at 40mm. The black dial carries three recessed subdials finished in a Clous de Paris texture, giving an otherwise monochrome watch real depth. A black tachymeter bezel frames it all, the scale that has defined the Speedmaster since the start. Inside is the Co-Axial calibre 3330, a self-winding chronograph with a silicon balance spring. The solid caseback keeps the case clean, and a stainless steel bracelet completes it. It is a Speedmaster at its most wearable size.

The Speedmaster arrived in 1957 as a chronograph built with motorsport in mind, one of the first to put a tachymeter scale on the bezel rather than the dial. Its name and its purpose came from speed long before NASA chose it for space. The Racing name brings that early identity back to the surface. Over the years Omega has used Racing dials and details to tie the Speedmaster back to the track, a counterpoint to the Moonwatch story. This reference pairs that heritage with the modern Co-Axial calibre 3330 and a 40mm case, smaller than the 42mm Moonwatch. It is the Speedmaster as it started: a tool for timing laps, not lunar missions.

We sourced it for the subdials. Each one is sunk below the dial surface and finished in a Clous de Paris pattern, a fine grid of tiny pyramids that throws light in every direction. On a black dial that is otherwise all business, that texture is the surprise you notice on the second look, then keep noticing. At 40mm it sits in the sweet spot of the Speedmaster family, easy to wear every day without losing presence. The Co-Axial 3330 gives it a modern chronograph engine behind a design that remembers where the Speedmaster came from. It is the Speedmaster for people who already know the Moonwatch story and want the other one. Curated with intent.