![]() Somehow, this was only just a few lines in the press communication and on the website, but it wasn’t picked up by most people. That mission was the first Apollo mission where the astronauts were on the dark side of the Moon. When the original Speedmaster Dark Side of the Moon was introduced in 2013, Omega already made the connection with the Apollo 8 mission in their communication. The Speedmaster Dark Side of the Moon Apollo 8. Anyway, while the original Speedmaster Dark Side of the Moon is still somewhere in my mind to purchase at some point, Omega released another version in 2018. More choice is not always better when done ‘horizontally,’ ‘vertically’ I believe in more choice to serve different budgets. It prevented me from buying the Speedmaster Dark Side of the Moon, as I believe the model would be more of a ‘statement’ in my collection of Moonwatches if there were just this one from 2013. I think the success and impact of the Speedmaster Dark Side of the Moon could have been substantially better (and longer) if they would have waited a bit longer before releasing all sorts of variations. It is not that these additional models since 2015 are no good, but it is just too much, and they diluted the original Dark Side of the Moon (and Grey Side of the Moon) a bit. We reviewed it and compared it to the (then) new Daytona here. In 2016, an additional version of the Grey Side of the Moon was introduced with a meteorite dial and some Sedna gold accents as well. ![]() There was the ‘black black,’ the ‘pitch black, the ‘vintage-inspired’ model, and the version that had Sedna gold accents. Then, in 2015, Omega did something they better couldn’t have done in my humble opinion, they released a few too many variations on the Dark Side of the Moon. ![]() We reviewed the Grey Side of the Moon here. An excellent platinum-like dial with an anthracite ceramic case color. Well, a year later (2014), Omega introduced the Grey Side of the Moon, which made a choice more difficult even. What more could you wish for? That came only five years later, with the introduction of the Apollo 8. #Best stereo master dark side of the moon reddit full#An amazing full ceramic piece with their in-house developed chronograph. When Omega introduced the Speedmaster Dark Side of the Moon back in 2013, I was destined to buy one. ![]()
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