The X33 setup keeps the uber-tool watch credibility and retains the Speedmaster name and pedigree but then breaks the mold with the analogue / digital hybrid. This twice removed watch brings with it an inherent non-mainstream quirkiness that sets the initial stage for its charm. It is a limited variant of a rare variant of a mainstream Omega. Instead I’d like to focus on what makes the X33 Regatta a great limited-edition Omega.įor starters, it isn’t your garden variety Speedmaster, Seamaster or other-master. I could probably write an entire article on the unbelievable complication of timing regatta races, but then again, maybe I couldn’t. In this variant the caliber is tailored for the specific task of timing a regatta sailing races like the America’s Cup, as opposed to mission timing for the standard X33 Skywalker. Inside the 45mm matte titanium case, Omega’s calibre 5620 lives its best quartz life. X33 models are extremely specialized instruments which combine analogue and digital worlds to assist professionals in completing missions of one sort or another. Call them the most distant of cousins, if you will. The X33 Regatta and its sibling the Skywalker are about as far from the Moonwatch as you can get. There is such a dizzying array of “regular” production Speedmaster watches that the Speedmaster X33 Regatta ETNZ model all too easily slips under most enthusiasts’ radar. Take the venerable Speedmaster lineup for example, with its already embedded complexity weaving through different case sizes, materials, movements and complications. Arguably, no one does it more prolifically and the truth of the matter is, they do it really well. Omega have to be the masters of the limited edition by now.
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