{"product_id":"omega-flightmaster-as00878","title":"Omega Flightmaster","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is Omega’s Real Deal Holyfield pilot’s watch.  Take a Speedmaster, add some more functionality, a dash of color and an avant-garde case, and a Flightmaster is born.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Flightmaster line was introduced in 1969, and was the first Omega with a movement (Reference c.910) designed with the timing needs of pilots in mind. The first version of the watch replaced the running seconds sub-register typically found at 9 o’clock in chronographs with a AM\/PM indicator, letting the globe-hopping pilot track the time of day in his home city. Omega also added a rocket-shaped blue GMT hand for tracing the time in two separate time zones. The wearer was also given two methods of timing events: a 12-hour chronograph, as well as a 60-minute inner elapsed time bezel. That’s a hell of a lot of features in one watch!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA few years into production, Omega updated the movement (Reference c.911) by replacing the AM\/PM indicator with a running seconds hand, which is useful on a hand-wound watch since it let's you easily tell at a glance if it is wound and running. This example of Flightmaster features the c.911 movement, as well as an incredibly beautiful aged dial. The chocolate tropical sub-registers and patina to the tritium hour markers give this watch a wonderful vintage look and exudes an aura of adventure. We can just imagine this watch strapped to the wrist of a Pan-Am pilot visiting exotic cities during the golden age of jet travel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA substantial and chunky piece, the Flightmaster actually wears very comfortably on the wrist due to its hidden lugs and heavily tapered case. The case shape definitely has a funky vintage vibe, but that pairs perfectly with the colorfully accented dial and color-coded crowns.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you’re looking for a true pilot’s tool watch, the Flightmaser is as cool as it gets.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLots of information on this awesome timepiece can be found \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/chronomaddox.com\/flightmasterarticle.html\"\u003eHERE\u003c\/a\u003e on Chronomaddox.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Omega","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":3073705281,"sku":null,"price":2750.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0809\/1255\/products\/Omega_Flightmaster_AS00878_2.jpg?v=1440200786","url":"https:\/\/www.analogshift.com\/products\/omega-flightmaster-as00878","provider":"Analog:Shift","version":"1.0","type":"link"}