Omega Speedmaster Professional Tropical Archived This particular model

This particular model

Dating from approximately 1979

With center sweeping seconds

made famous in the Autavia and Monaco models most notably

marking the first time a dive watch from the revered manufacture was equipped with a date function

Omega Speedmaster Professional Tropical Archived This particular modelOmega first conceived of the Speedmaster in the late 1950s, with the intention of developing a line of purpose driven or "professional" wristwatches. Brands such as Blancpain, Rolex, and Breitling dominated in the area of divers and automotive or aviation chronographs. The success of Blancpain's Fifty Fathoms and Rolex's Submariner proved the need for dive watches, which Omega answered with the Seamaster 300. Breitling's Navitimer and Rolex's