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Omega Speedmaster Reduced — Blue Dial

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The Story

We’re willing to bet you know the Speedmaster’s story by now. But, on the off chance you’ve lived underwater since 1969 or just arrived on Earth in your spaceship (welcome, we’re glad you’re here) — it was the watch worn when man first landed on the moon. This Speedmaster from the 1990s is a “Reduced” model with a slightly smaller case than modern Speedmasters, and sports a dark sunburst blue dial. It’s got all you need in a Speedy plus a quickset date.

The Details

Brand: Omega

Model: Speedmaster ref. 3511.80.00 (1990s)

Features: Chronograph, quickset date, blue sunburst dial, “Reduced” size

Case: 38mm stainless steel case

Movement: original Omega automatic

Bracelet/Strap: Original Omega bracelet, fits up to a 7.25” wrist

Lug Width: 18mm

Box & Papers: No

Condition: Great cosmetic condition, some light wear consistent with age, unpolished and all original.

Key Specs
History

In 1957, Omega released the Speedmaster as a racing chronograph. Eight years later, NASA put it through a battery of extreme tests — temperature, humidity, vacuum, shock, vibration, acceleration — and in 1965 certified it as the official watch for all manned space missions.

On July 20, 1969, Buzz Aldrin wore his Speedmaster on the surface of the Moon. No other watch has been to the Moon. That fact has never stopped mattering to anyone who cares about watches.

The Speedmaster's production history across our inventory is rich: the manual-wind Professional (ref 145.022 from 1969 itself), the Reduced automatic (3510.5, 3511.5, 3511.8 with date), the Triple Calendar series (3521, 3523.3), the Michael Schumacher limited editions (3810.12, 3518.5), and the AC Milan and Schumacher World Champion 2000 editions. Each variant was built on the same essential chassis — the 39mm steel case, the tachymeter bezel — and each one lands somewhere on the continuum between racing instrument and artifact of human achievement.