Manufacturer: Omega Year: Circa 1990 Reference No: 3613.50.20 Movement No: 2890-2 Model Name: Speedmaster Reduced Material: 18K pink gold Calibre: Automatic, cal. 1140, 46 jewels Bracelet/Strap: Leather Clasp/Buckle: Plated gold Omega pin buckle Dimensions: 38mm diameter Signed: Case, dial, movement and buckle signed Accessories: Accompanied by Omega warranty card dated 6 October 1990, instruction manual, presentation box and outer packaging.
Catalogue Essay
The Omega Speedmaster is with no doubt one of the most prolific timepieces from the 20th century. Being the first wristwatch worn on the moon in 1969, the Speedmaster has since evolved with various iterations. Introduced in 1988, the Omega Speedmaster lineage launched a compact and self-winding model to broaden its reach to a wider audience – the Speedmaster Reduced.
The collection was aptly named due to its compact case size that is 3mm smaller than the original 42mm moonwatch. During the two decades of production, numerous variants were offered in different dial colours and metals including stainless steel, yellow gold, pink gold (present example) and two-tone combination. The present example cased in pink gold with a matte black dial and copper-tone subdials embodies an attractive vintage charisma.
Powered by cal. 1140, this chronograph module based on the ETA’s 2890-2 with 46 jewels was developed by one of the watch industry’s most prolific manufacturer, Dubois-Dépraz. The Reduced line was discontinued in 2009. According to our research, the present watch is part of a special, out of catalogue series that was offered exclusively and in secrecy to Omega top dealers in Japan, available in stainless steel, rose gold and platinum.
Preserved in excellent overall condition, the present example in pink gold is surely a very rare and elegant timepiece built for everyday wear with a dash of gold and further accompanied by all its original accessories.
Omega's rich history begins with its founder, Louis Brandt, who established the firm in 1848 in La Chaux de Fonds. In 1903, the company changed its name to Omega, becoming the only watch brand in history to have been named after one its own movements. A full-fledged manufacturer of highly accurate, affordable and reliable watches, its sterling reputation enabled them to be chosen as the first watch company to time the Olympic Games beginning in 1932. Its continued focus on precision and reliability ultimately led their Speedmaster chronograph wristwatch to be chosen by NASA in 1965 — the first watch worn on the moon.
Key models sought-after by collectors include their first, oversized water-resistant chronograph — the reference 2077, early Speedmaster models such as the CK 2915 and 2998, military-issued versions of the Seamaster and oversized chronometer models such as those fitted with their prestigious caliber 30T2Rg.