The "First Omega in Space" Speedmaster, missing its "controversial" leaf seconds hand.Let's get one thing straight - the new "First Omega In Space" Speedmaster that you see above is awesome. It was released this March at Basel World and it really looks the part of vintage Speedmasters. Based on the Reference 2998 worn by Astronaut Wally Schirra into space aboard the Mercury Atlas 8 mission in October of 1962, this watch seeks to, and I believe succeeds in, capturing the hearts of all those watch fans out there that think of the vintage Speedmasters as the quintessential watch (seriously, ask anybody, even those guys with the Voutilainens and Pateks what the greatest watch ever made was, and there is a good chance they'll say the 1960's Speedmaster).
But, this watch has raised a few eyebrows with the die-hard vintage fans. Click through for Ben Clymer's critical analysis of what Omega got right, and what Omega almost got right with this new watch.