The new Speedmaster Super Racing features a reinvented wheel that offers improved precision
In the race for timekeeping accuracy, Omega has set a new bar with its latest invention: the Spirate system that includes a silicon wafer spiral that allows for easy rate adjustment to make the precision of 0/+2 seconds a day a certifiable reality. The spiral is pending patent.
This comes 10 years after the release of the Seamaster Aqua Terra 15'000 Gauss, hailed as the world's first truly anti-magnetic watch. In it, Omega introduced the Si14 balance spring, which is resistant against magnetism, to the Co-Axial escapement, which itself is an improvement on the traditional lever escapement by reducing contact surfaces and thus, eliminating friction that compromises precision.
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The Spirate system is next-level innovation and makes its debut in the new stainless steel Speedmaster Super Racing. The watch features yellow accents found in the Seamaster Aqua Terra 15'000 Gauss, this time appearing on the tachymeter scale, the gradient chronograph hand, and small seconds hand at 9 o'clock. The font for '10' in the date counter at 6 o'clock mimics the Speedmaster logo, a small but interesting detail for Speedy fans.
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Meanwhile, the honeycomb pattern on the dial references a concept watch that survived an extreme magnetic field of 160,000 Gauss—the piece now sits in the Omega museum. The 60-minute counter at 3 o'clock is also a second time zone indicator.
The Speemaster Super Racing also comes with a Nato strap with yellow stripe.
