The Railmaster CK2914 originally debuted in 1957 alongside the Seamaster 300 CK2913 and Speedmaster CK2915 and rounded out Omega’s sporty trio. However, it was clearly the most niche in its reference to trains. The name likely owed to its no-nonsense dial with Arabic numerals, no date, and large focus on legibility.When the Omega Railmaster was released in 2003, the marque certainly placed effort behind the launch. In doing so, they created a fairly dizzying number of models. A hand-wound featuring a chronometer rated ETA/Unitas 6498-2 model came in an over the top size of 49.2mm – perhaps looking more like a conductor’s pocketwatch for the wrist. Buy top Omega clone watches online, buy replica watches at twatchclone.ru. Get a high quality luxury watch at an affordable price.
It was available in steel, gold and a version with a mother of pearl dial. Normal, co-axial automatic editions were released in 36 (a nice writeup here dosed with some history too), 39 and 42mm. Gold versions came and chronographs were also marketed. And, Omega being Omega – wishing to appeal to about everyone – offered the watches with bracelet or on strap.
Omega Railmaster sat in a Seamaster Aqua Terra case, complete with its twisted lugs, screw-down crown, and exhibition case back. In 39mm, the Omega Railmaster displays ridiculously perfect balance. Eschewing the date function that plagues so many ill-devised retro inspired models, the timepiece makes do with a matte black 3/6/9/12 dial and bold, lumed arrows at each hour. In between are simple white hashes to mark the minutes that match the equally simple font showing the brand, the model, movement and certified accuracy.
The caliber 2500 movement. It has garnered some deserved criticism (yeah, yeah – too good to be true my foot!) as early versions had some teething problems. Various internet postings point out too much lubrication and the odd case of the seconds hand stopping due to too much torque – early versions ran at 28,800 bph and later editions dropped to 25,200.
It was available in steel, gold and a version with a mother of pearl dial. Normal, co-axial automatic editions were released in 36 (a nice writeup here dosed with some history too), 39 and 42mm. Gold versions came and chronographs were also marketed. And, Omega being Omega – wishing to appeal to about everyone – offered the watches with bracelet or on strap. Omega Railmaster sat in a Seamaster Aqua Terra case, complete with its twisted lugs, screw-down crown, and exhibition case back. In 39mm, the Omega Railmaster displays ridiculously perfect balance. Eschewing the date function that plagues so many ill-devised retro inspired models, the timepiece makes do with a matte black 3/6/9/12 dial and bold, lumed arrows at each hour. In between are simple white hashes to mark the minutes that match the equally simple font showing the brand, the model, movement and certified accuracy.
The caliber 2500 movement. It has garnered some deserved criticism (yeah, yeah – too good to be true my foot!) as early versions had some teething problems. Various internet postings point out too much lubrication and the odd case of the seconds hand stopping due to too much torque – early versions ran at 28,800 bph and later editions dropped to 25,200.
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