Designed for adventurers and space explorers, the new replica watches uk Omega Speedmaster Skywalker X-33 was unveiled in April 2013 during the presentation of the second solar-powered aircraft developed for the Solar Impulse project.
As one of the main partners of Solar Impulse, Omega is playing a major role in this venture by providing capital support and key technologies, including a lighter and more efficient landing light system, an improved and lightweight version of the Omega Instrument (which indicates the degree of pitch of the aircraft) and a power dispatcher that transfers power from one engine to another in case one experiences a power deficiency.
The Omega Speedmaster Skywalker X-33 replica is part of the Speedmaster collection but with many distinctive features, the first being a high-end quartz movement produced by ETA exclusively for the Omega replica and compatible with both analog and digital displays.
In the black dial version, the diving-related displays are coated with luminescent green Super-LumiNova, while the silver dial model is more discreet.
This IWC replica is also known as the ‘three hands’ and stands replica omega out for its legibility and ease of use. Like the other models in the new collection, the Aquatimer Automatic is equipped with the inner graduated scale controlled by the outer unidirectional rotating bezel. What looks like a crown on the left side of the case is not a helium valve but a slot for the inner/outer rotating bezel mechanism.