Omega Speedmaster Pilot 2024: Price, Specs, Availability

Even within watch-collecting circles, the fandom expressed by devotees of Omega’s Speedmaster chronograph sets a high bar for both passion and pedantry. Every new edition of the design, first introduced in 1957 and selected by NASA in 1965 for the US Space Program, is pored over in minute detail.

Normally, that’s because changes to the Speedmaster are rather incremental. But in September 2024, Omega forums lit up with activity as leaked images of a radically different design began to circulate. Some dismissed the “Flight Qualified” Speedmaster as a fake, but it was something far cooler: An exclusive watch available only to serving military pilots.

Now, the wider legions of fans can rejoice, because Omega has announced a version for general sale. The watch is known simply as the Speedmaster Pilot, and retains many of the features that debuted on its service-only forebear. It uses the same 40.85 mm case with a matte brushed finish—a rarity for Speedmasters, chosen to minimise reflections in the cockpit.

Unlike the classic Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch Professional, with its chronograph subdials at 3, 6 and 9 o’clock, the Speedmaster Pilot has what’s known as a two-register layout, with subdials at 3 and 9 o’clock and a discreet date window at 6 o’clock. The dial itself has a grained matte black texture which combines with the unique styling of the subdials to echo classic cockpit instrumentation.