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Jocke - Bad Santa shares his journey to acquire the Omega Speedmaster CK2998 Limited Edition, a modern reinterpretation that captured his attention at Baselworld. His detailed unboxing and photography celebrate this special edition, highlighting its unique aesthetic features and historical connections to the original CK2998 and its space legacy.
It starts with a black box with no text.
Inside it says Omega.
Inside that box I found a nice wodden box.
If I lift careful at the top so can I see some light.
Oh no just another Omega Limited Edition.
If you haven't figure it out, here it is: A factory fresh Omega Speedmaster CK2998. The blue and silver panda dial really works on this model.
I fell in love with this one in Basel and I try to order one direct but was told they was already sold out before the fair was open. I talk to a few
dealers about it and they told me they didn't know if they wll get any. It's a limited edition only made in 2998 pieces. It hit the market in July at
Omega Boutiques and we don't have any in Sweden so I have to wait until August when they hit the Omega AD. I have no luck because there was
only a few watches for the Swedish market and no one of those was for me. So I start the search all around the European countrys and finally find
one in Italy that not was priced over the top like the most I found for sale.
This is the best looking reissued Speedmaster IMHO even if there is not a model that looks exactly like this one. The first Speedmaster was
released in 1957 andthe CK2998 was released in 1959 and was out of production in 1962.
The alpha hands was for the first time on a Speedmaster at the original CK2998 model and this was even the first Omega Speedmaster in space,
Mr Wally Schirra have his personal CK2998 on his wrist when he went to space with the Mercury Atlas 8 mission in the Sigma 7, October 3rd, 1962.
There was a straight secondhand or a lollipop secondhand, a black dial and a black bezel at the original version. IMHO so have Omega made a very
appealing modern version of the CK2998 with the blue dial, lollipop secondhand and the blue ceramic bezel with Luminova. The case is 39,7mm so it's
smaller than the current Speedmaster.
Behind the solid backcase there is a manual Omega Calibre 1861 movement with 18 jewels and 21,600 bph, power reserve of 48 hours and it's not the
same calibre that was at the original CK2998 that have calibre 321.
There is no crownguards and a good size of the crown with the Omega logo. Water resistant to 50 meter.
A blue leather strap with beige stitching and a polished buckle with a Omega logo.
The full set.
The movement.
In the space.
A little wet.
With bracelet.
A few lume shots.
Below a UV light.
A little closer.
And finally a wristshot.
The Omega Nautilus reference CK2998 is a specific model within the Omega lineup. This reference is identified by its unique alphanumeric designation.
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Big surprise for me is how bracelet works great with this one but the biggest surprise is that you are not Bad Santa after all you've been good boy this year obviously Cheers D
I must admit that when I saw the first pictures, and even later, I was not under the charm. Then I saw one in the flesh, and I changed my mind. I won't say that I prefer it to the Alaska project, but I must confess I found some charm and coolness to this 2998. Not strictly linked to the original CK 2998, as you stated, but a rather cool modern interpretation of the original. And I have no problems with that. Best, my friend, and thanks for tis superb review. Nicolas
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