Specifically, the 3 o’clock register, which incorporates a 30-minute and a 12-hour scale to measure elapsed time, is designed to resemble a fighter jet’s “burn rate” display, while its opposite number at 9 o’clock features an artificial horizon in blue (instead of the original pilot-only gray) and a target sight; this log shows the running seconds.
The chronograph seconds hand, as usual, is mounted in the center and in this watch it has an orange varnished airplane shape at its tip. Each subdial features triangular hands, a nod to Omega’s previous cult classic models, particularly the flight mastera 44mm chronograph introduced in 1969 and marketed as an exclusive pilot’s watch.
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The hour and minute hands, as well as the hour markers, differ from the standard Speedmaster price. The hands are matte black PVD coated and finished in large blocks of Super-LumiNova for maximum legibility at night, matching the 3D glow of the hour markers. The light appears white during the day and has a green “emission,” the term watch experts use to refer to its colorful glow.