HM3 MOONMACHINE (2022) Automatic Titanium Wristwatch with Black Alligator Strap, Electric Blue Stitching, and 18K White Gold Deployment Clasp. Created by Stepan Sarpaneva in an exclusive 18-Piece Edition. Available through MB&F.
MOON STRUCK
Watches That Clock the Moon
by PIN–UP
SPEEDMASTER 38 (2024) 38mm Polished Stainless Steel with 52-Diamond Bezel, Diamond-Set Crown, Green PVD Dial with Silvery Subdials, Date at 6 o’clock, Green Alligator Leather Strap, and Co-Axial Calibre 3330. Available through Omega.
Staring at the sky — and the Moon in particular — has captivated humanity for centuries, a fascination that extends to timepieces with lunar details. When Buzz Aldrin jumped out of Apollo 11 onto that bouncy, cratered surface, he wore the Omega Speedmaster Professional on his wrist, making it the first watch to make a cameo in space (with 650 million people watching). Meanwhile back on Earth, watches with “Moonphase” complications display the moon’s current phase as it waxes and wanes, a device originally developed to help earthly astronomers and sailors track lunar cycles. They seduce our collective lunar obsession, equal parts cosmic romance and mechanical flex. Imagine testing one not on this mortal coil, but while folding space laundry, brewing orbital coffee, or flipping crêpes in zero gravity. In that extraterrestrial domesticity, sky-oriented watches become confidants, a reminder that time is less about hours than about how light falls.
SPEEDMASTER MOONDIAL (2021) 42mm Stainless Steel with Sapphire Crystal Front and Caseback, Black Step Dial, Anodized Aluminum Bezel, Five-Link Bracelet, and Co-Axial Master Chronometer Calibre 3861 Chronograph. Available through Omega.
SPEEDMASTER MOONDIAL WHITE (2024) 42mm Stainless Steel with Polished-Brushed Bracelet, Sapphire Crystal Front and Caseback, White Lacquered Step Dial, Asymmetrical Case, Black Anodized Aluminum Bezel, and Co-Axial Master Chronometer Calibre 3861 Chronograph. Available through Omega.
ARCEAU PETITE LUNE (2024) 38mm Diamond-Set Steel Watch with Anti-Glare Sapphire Crystal and Case-Back, Textured Mother-of-Pearl Blue Gradient Dial, 77 Diamonds, Small Moon Module, and Hermès H1837 Self-Winding Movement. Available through Hermès.
MONOTOURBILLON BLUE HOUR (2024) 42mm Pink Gold Skeleton Watch with Flying Monotourbillon, 60-Baguette Bezel, Open Sapphire Case-Back, 72-Hour Manual-Winding RD512 Movement, 16 Finishes, and Moon-Focused Complication. Exclusive 28-Piece Edition. Available through Roger Dubuis.