#BLACK OMEGA SPEEDMASTER MANUAL#
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Caliber 5622 comprises 111 components, plus 44 components for its electric module. The average deviation is 0.07 seconds per day at 23 degrees Celsius. It’s also important to note that the new caliber 5622 is extremely accurate. The new caliber 5622 also contains all the previous functions from the X-33 Skywalker, like the mission elapsed time, phase elapsed times, alarms, and so on, as well as the new Mars functions. Like the previous version, the X-33 Marstimer has a thermo-compensated and highly accurate quartz movement. Some calculations, especially for the solar compass, are relatively “heavy,” and the previous caliber wasn’t up to the task. However, the previous X-33 platform wasn’t suitable for technical reasons, so Omega had to develop a new movement.

#BLACK OMEGA SPEEDMASTER MANUAL#

He converted his ideas into an instruction manual for the X-33 Skywalker, and with these ideas for new Mars-specific functionality, he contacted Omega. He was already very pleased with the Skywalker (which was also developed with the help of an ESA astronaut) but started to design new functionality for a future watch. The solar compass is important because Mars has no magnetic field. He was searching for a new watch that could provide the scientists and engineers involved with both Mars time and a solar compass. The idea for the watch came from a project scientist working on ESA’s ExoMars mission, which aims to look for signs of past life on Mars. It’s incredibly useful for the scientists in the control room and the involved astronauts to track the events on Mars in its own time zone. During a mission on the Red Planet, everyone involved uses Mars time. As you might know, one day on Mars is 39 minutes and 35 seconds longer than one day on Earth. The Agency reached out to Omega to ask if the brand could develop a watch with specific functions for measuring time on Mars. The request for the Mars-specific functions comes from ESA (European Space Agency). It has the same functionality as the X-33 Skywalker, but it also has specific additional functions for use during exploration missions on Mars.

But there’s more to this Speedmaster X-33 Marstimer than just new colors. You will also find the same color on the seconds hand, which has a black-to-red-hematite gradient. The bezel insert is made of oxalic anodized aluminum. This hue should be reminiscent of the dust on Mars. As you’ve probably noticed, the bezel has a specific red hematite color.

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