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Exploring the Rare Omega Speedymoon Trilogy: Small Moon, Big Moon, and Smiley Moon – Ref. 345.0809

Surely, if any chronograph deserves a moonphase complication, it’s the Moonwatch. But, like all good things, the moonphase wasn't part of the Speedmaster family until the 1980s. This is the reference 345.0809—better known by collectors as the Speedymoon. Introduced in 1985, it brought not only the most romantic complication to Omega’s legendary chronograph, but also added a date function, vertically symmetric dial layout, and distinctive flanking text around the 6 o’clock subdial, reminiscent of early A....