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Flightmaster Watches are a variant of the Speedmaster line designed, engineered and marketed towards "Pilot-Types" by Omega from 1969 through the early 1970’s. This was the last time that Omega developed a mechanical movement specifically designed for the needs of a pilot. Since then Omega has developed and introduced for sale the Speedmaster Professional X-33 "Mars Watch" which is a Quartz movement watch which is the spiritual sucessor to the Flightmaster. ... read more
It’s easy to produce a chronograph with a revolving bezel and then call it a pilot’s watch. It’s not so easy to produce a functional chronograph specifically for the pilot. Before we even started to design the Flightmaster we researched the needs of the pilot and then we made sure that we covered those needs - no more, no less.
The result is the combined effort of designers already experienced in producing chronographs for the aviation world; and Omega - supremely experienced in the production of precision timepieces which have proved reliable even in the extreme conditions of space travel.
Every part of the Flightmaster has been carefully considered and the chronograph born of the research design and development is a practical instrument - specially made for the pilot.
The Case:
Cut from a single block of Swedish stainless steel, the upper case is pressed and tempered sixteen times before it assumes it’s unique elliptical shape designed to fit the countours of the wrist comfortably.
Normally, the Flightmaster is equipped with a stainless steel bracelet. But it also comes with a Corfam® strap. The strap has cool "air-conditioning" holes and is designed with the anatomy of the wrist in mind to assure a firm and comfortable fit necessary with a watch of the Flightmaster’s proportions.
Water and Spaceproofing:
After the movement has been inserted into the case and the stainless steel back screwed into place, the tempered mineral glass crytstal is sealed in position by a unique jointing system.
It has been tested under space conditions and works even in a complete vacuum.
- Legibility:
- A pilot’s watch has many functions so the visual aspect of the Flightmaster is a particular feature.
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Designed for legibility the time zone hand have been carefully placed to avoid confusion with the whole face colour keyed to strengthen the visual separation.
Even the winders and pushpieces have been keyed to the face and although the red chronograph hands are supplied as standard, the Flightmaster is on special request available with yellow hands to allow for where aircraft cabins are lit with infra-red light.
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The Movement:
The same people responsible for the timeing devices used in the Olympics and by the American astronauts are responsible for the Flightmaster so you knoiw that each of the moveing parts is a piece of precision engineering designed for accuracy and total reliability.
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