Platinum UK Perfect Replica Omega Speedmaster Professional Skeleton 3097.30
In the 1990s, Armin Strom still also performed skeletonization work for others. In this case, it was for the high end fake Omega watches company located in the same village of Biel/Bienne, Switzerland. You can find Omega Seamaster 300M watches with skeletonized movements from the 1990s, but there’s also this rare 1994 platinum Speedmaster Professional ref. 3097.30 for the 25th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission. During this mission, NASA astronaut Buzz Aldrin set foot on the Moon with the best replica Omega Speedmaster Professional ref. 105.012 on his wrist. In 1992, Armin Strom skeletonized a yellow gold Speedmaster Professional commemorating the 27 CHRO C12 movement.
“It was a series of 50 watches,” says Claude Greisler, the trained watchmaker at Armin Strom, “that were produced to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the 27 CHRO C12 project. The success took Omega and Armin Strom by surprise. Soon after the fair opened, the phone rang at Armin Strom’s house. It was someone from Omega who, he instantly thought, was calling to tell him the project was a complete flop and no one was interested in an open-worked, very costly Speedmaster in precious metal. He was wrong. The high quality copy watches were immediate hit, and more Omega assignments followed.”
UK Swiss made fake Omega watches did several different Apollo 11 limited editions in 1994, including ones in steel, white gold, platinum, and platinum set with baguettes. Armin Strom worked on both the platinum (50 pieces) and baguette-set platinum (10 pieces) versions.
Caliber 867
Strom skeletonized, engraved, and decorated Omega’s caliber 861. Omega dubbed the result caliber 867. It is the same movement inside the 1992 Speedmaster Professional (3696.50) in yellow gold, but Strom used different engravings and plated the movement with rhodium. This 1994 online replica Omega Speedmaster Professional watches in platinum were available with a leather strap (ref. 3097.30) and platinum bracelet (ref. 3096.30). It is unknown how many of them were made individually.
Brown book box
Cheap super clone Omega engraved this watch’s case band with the text “1969 – 1994 Apollo XI” to commemorate that specific mission. You will also find this engraving on the other 1994 Apollo 11 limited editions. As mentioned, these limited editions were available in steel, white gold, and platinum.
Just like the white gold edition, UK shop fake Omega watches delivered the 3097.30 and 3096.30 in a brown book-shaped box. While I mention white gold, look at the crown and pushers; Omega made them out of 18K white gold for this platinum watches.
A very rare Speedmaster
1:1 Wholesale replica Omega watches only made 50 pieces of the platinum skeletonized Speedmaster Professional, so coming across one for sale or auction is rare. The renowned vintage watch dealer Davidoff Brothers is now offering this number 16 of 50 in New Old Stock condition at the company’s boutique in Geneva. This Speedmaster 3097.30 comes with all the boxes and paperwork and even has the blue protective paint on the case back. Click here for the listing.
