OMEGA Speedmaster Moonwatch Black & White for 2026

OMEGA Speedmaster Moonwatch Redefined in Black and White

The OMEGA Speedmaster Moonwatch has always been a watch that earns its hype the hard way—by doing the job, surviving the spotlight, and staying relevant across generations of collectors. For 2026, OMEGA is opening the year with two striking takes on the Professional that feel instantly familiar yet genuinely fresh: an inverted black-and-white “reverse panda” dial configuration offered in stainless steel and 18K Moonshine Gold.

The move seems simple: flip the traditional tonal layout and lean into contrast. In practice, it’s a more technical and visually layered execution. OMEGA keeps the Moonwatch’s signature step dial architecture, but builds the dial with a double-plate construction—polished black on top with a varnished, lacquered sheen, and a white base layer for the subdials that brings depth and sharp separation at a glance. Rhodium-plated subdial frames add a crisp outline that makes the layout read like a precision instrument rather than a fashion remix.

OMEGA Speedmaster Moonwatch Specs

Both new models stay true to the Professional formula with a 42 mm case, paired with a black ceramic bezel ring and a tachymeter scale rendered in white enamel for high-contrast legibility. Up front, you get a box-form sapphire crystal with anti-reflective treatment—clean, modern, and practical for daily wear, while still keeping the Moonwatch silhouette intact.

On the wrist, OMEGA fits these pieces with the classic Moonwatch-style bracelet, finished in a polished-and-brushed mix and upgraded with the brand’s comfort-release adjustment system—one of those real-world features you appreciate most when you’re actually living with the watch instead of just photographing it. The stainless steel version uses rhodium-plated hands and hour markers filled with white Super-LumiNova, while the Moonshine Gold edition leans into the metal with 18K Moonshine Gold hands, subdial hands, and markers—also with white Super-LumiNova—plus a central chronograph hand in PVD Moonshine Gold for a subtle extra hit of warmth against the monochrome dial.

Both are powered by the manual-wind OMEGA Co-Axial Master Chronometer Calibre 3861, the modern evolution of the lineage that built the Speedmaster legend. The 3861 brings Master Chronometer certification for top-tier precision and magnetic resistance, and OMEGA backs it with a five-year warranty—exactly the kind of spec-sheet confidence that matters to enthusiasts who buy with their heads as much as their hearts.

OMEGA Speedmaster Moonwatch Pricing and Availability

For collectors weighing emotion against reality, the numbers are clear. The stainless steel OMEGA Speedmaster Moonwatch in this new black-and-white configuration is positioned as the “reachable grail” at a suggested retail price of $10,400, while the 18K Moonshine Gold model lands firmly in statement-watch territory at $49,300.

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