Omega Speedmaster Professional vs Reduced Comparison

Today at Bobs Watches we’ve put together a nice and simple run-down of two Omega watches that we are going to compare side-by-side. The Omega Speedmaster Professional – an iconic design that has spent a lot of time in the limelight recently (since Omega celebrated the collection’s 50th-anniversary last year), and the Omega Speedmaster Reduced – a watch that was discontinued around a decade ago. We’re going to compare pricing, features, and specs between these two, similar Omega chronograph watches. The Omega Speedmaster Professional collection originally launched in 1957. Its well-documented legacy is geared towards professional use as opposed to the more affordable Omega Speedmaster Reduced watch that was initially created as a means to bring the Speedmaster aesthetic to a wider range of consumers. While the Omega Speedmaster Professional was originally intended for automobile racing, it quickly became the official NASA-certified watch for all manned space flight, and the first watch to be worn on the surface of the moon. The Omega Speedmaster Reduced was first launched in 1988. It was smaller in size and provided a shrunken-down version of the classic Speedmaster Professional, while still adhering to the same general design language that had made the classic full-sized Speedmaster so successful. The Speedmaster Reduced received improvements like its sapphire crystal glass lens and a redesigned dial in 2006 but was ultimately discontinued. One main difference between the