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When Omega first hurled its Speedmaster into space-watch superstardom, it carved its place on the lunar surface…literally. Nearly six decades later, the brand continues revisiting that moment like a blockbuster film franchise. Omega’s latest sequel centers on something cooler: refined ceramics. The result? The brand’s 2025 Omega Speedmaster Dark and Grey Side of the Moon collection, where tradition meets stealth tech and a touch of cosmic pretension.

Originally launched in 2013, the Dark Side of the Moon Speedmaster was a revelation with a 44.25 mm chronograph case carved from a single block of zirconium oxide ceramic, giving watch nerds everywhere a new stealth favorite. It was big, bold, and expensive enough to make Rolex enthusiasts nod begrudgingly. Over the years, this ceramic lineage expanded with Grey, White, and even Apollo 8 skeletonized versions. And now, more than a decade later, Omega has decided that yes, the world is ready for another ceramic reboot. Okay?

This 2025 launch isn’t just about slapping a new strap on and calling it a day. Omega spent years tinkering with the ceramic case, refining its bevels, polishing the hell out of it, and slimming down the profile without sacrificing that “I-might-have-Apollo-program DNA” look. Seven new references spread across four dial themes, from the classic Deep Space black to a lunar-poetic grey skeleton inspired by the Apollo 8 mission that give collectors plenty of options to express their inner astrophile

On the inside, the watches are powered by upgraded Generation-Next movements: the Master Chronometer-certified Calibre 9900 for automatic versions, a slick hand-wound Calibre 9908 for purists who enjoy cranking their own timepiece, and the emotionally charged Calibre 3869 in the Grey Side models that literally has laser-etched lunar craters in the movement. Yes, it’s nerdy. Yes, it’s beautiful. And yes, Omega knows exactly what it’s doing

• The Black “Manual-Wind” Edition (Calibre 9908): A matte black dream with a red chronograph hand for cocky sci-fi vibes.

• The Grey Side of the Moon (Calibre 3869): Poetic, lunar-skeletal, and downright artsy; twin depictions of the Moon’s near and far side make it emotionally rich enough to qualify as horological poetry.

• Standard Dark Side Refined (Calibre 9900): If you want the OG stealth Speedy in a slightly slimmer, sharper package, well, this is your daily-wearing, cocktail-party-bragging piece.

Omega’s 2025 ceramic lineup doesn’t reinvent the wheel, but it does polish it, make it lighter, slightly more cosmic, and more chronometer-accurate than your last relationship