The 2025 Omega Railmaster Collection (Incl. Video Review)

In the event you take a look at the present assortment of Omega, you’ll see that nearly every little thing there’s based mostly on iconic designs and watches which have left a robust mark on watchmaking. The Seamaster, the Constellation and, after all, the Speedmaster, to call an important ones. You’ll additionally see that two of those watches shaped a part of one in all Omega’s most emblematic collections ever introduced: the skilled trilogy of 1957. However the third one is clearly lacking, and also you gained’t discover any Railmasters on the model’s web site. It’s because the most recent technology was just lately discontinued to make room for what’s being launched in the present day, the brand new 2025 Omega Railmaster assortment, which we reveal right here in our unique video overview. 

Background

The unique Omega Railmaster was launched in 1957 as a part of the emblematic trilogy often known as the Skilled Line. It was introduced together with two extremely influential fashions. First was the Seamaster 300 CK2913, an expert dive watch based mostly on a set first introduced in 1948. Then there was the Speedmaster CK2915, a racing chronograph that initiated the idea of the exterior tachymetre bezel after which developed to develop into the icon often known as the Moonwatch. The ultimate mannequin on this trilogy was the Railmaster CK2914, an anti-magnetic watch meant for scientists and railway workers.

Design-wise, the unique Railmaster was not a lot completely different from the Seamaster, besides that it didn’t function an exterior rotating bezel, and shared many widespread design cues with Omega’s army and discipline watches. What made the Railmaster particular was the presence of an interior protecting case, guaranteeing that the watch might resist magnetic fields of as much as 1,000 gauss and guaranteeing dependable precision for any wearer, together with engineers, industrialists and scientists who labored round rail traces. By comparability, most anti-magnetic watches at the moment provided safety at solely round 60 gauss. The Omega Railmaster CK2914 got here with a straight-lug symmetrical case, a easy bezel and a dial with the signature Broad Arrow arms and inverted triangular markers. It was Omega’s reply to the Rolex Milgauss and the IWC Ingenieur, two watches focusing on the identical viewers.

The Omega Railmaster didn’t get pleasure from the identical success because the Seamaster and the Speedmaster and could be discontinued through the Sixties, to not be seen once more till its return in 2003. It got here again as a sleeker version of the adventurous Seamaster Aqua Terra line, sharing the identical 150m waterproof instances and computerized actions, but geared up more often than not with basic dials with signature triangular markers. In 2017, Omega celebrated the sixtieth anniversary of the Skilled Line with a particular and devoted trilogy set, which included a recreation of the unique Railmaster CK2914. That very same yr, we additionally welcomed the interesting and modern Railmaster Grasp Chronometer collection, with vertically brushed no-date dials in three colors and a 40mm, totally brushed case – an underrated but cool watch that has just lately been discontinued, solely to make room for what’s coming now.

The 2025 Omega Railmaster

So, right here we’re with one more return of Omega’s underrated mannequin within the professional trilogy. What’s vital to know in regards to the new Railmaster? Properly, first we’re not a single watch however a compact assortment of two fashions, one with central seconds and one other with small seconds. Whereas these new watches actually look acquainted and follow the basic system of what a contemporary Railmaster ought to be – a sleeker, extra instrument-looking model of the Aqua Terra – there are some notable variations with the earlier technology of Railmaster. If I needed to summarise, what we’re here’s a streamlined and “Railmaster-ised” model of the 38mm Seamaster Aqua Terra, with completely different dial designs and revised shows.

Though the dials and shows are completely different, each new variations of the Omega Railmaster share the identical case. Basic in design, with a symmetrical structure and signature lyre-shaped lugs, Omega revives the gathering in smaller instances, now measuring 38mm in diameter. Opposite to the earlier technology, the case goes again to the identical ending because the Aqua Terra line, with a mixture of brushed and polished surfaces, and a easy polished bezel framing a domed sapphire crystal. And whereas compact in size – 45mm lug-to-lug – the case of the brand new Railmaster isn’t the slimmest, at 12.36mm, as is commonly the case with Omega watches. Additionally an identical to the Seamaster AT, the Railmaster is waterproof to 150m, now with a screw-in sapphire caseback and a conical screw-in crown.

What’s vital listed below are the dials. As talked about, two variations are launched for this new Railmaster, one devoted to the unique mannequin with central seconds and one other with small seconds. The design of those dials brings again a lot of the basic components you count on from a Railmaster, which means a clear, no-date show, transferred hour markers in a pointy, elongated triangular form with a clear minutes monitor, Arabic numerals at cardinal factors, and the emblematic Broad Arrow handset. And to provide it a contemporary twist, Omega has given each editions a gradient impact dial and two distinct personalities.

The central seconds Railmaster has a sleeker, extra technical vibe with its gray dial with black gradient effect, paired with hour markers and arms full of white Tremendous-LumiNova. This version has rhodium-plated arms, and the seconds hand has a basic diamond-shaped luminous tip. The small seconds Railmaster, alternatively, performs on a much more classic vibe, with its beige dial with a black gradient effect and vintage-toned Tremendous-LumiNova on the arms and hour markers. The arms are gray PVD-coated, aside from the small seconds hand, which is beige varnished. On each variations, the printed textual content is stored to a minimal, with solely the Ω brand, the model title, and a classic Railmaster point out, leading to a streamlined design – much more so on the gray version.

As a result of completely different shows, the Omega Railmaster makes use of two completely different actions, calibre 8806 for the gray central seconds mannequin and calibre 8804 for the beige small seconds model. That being stated, we’re trying on the similar total structure, with a single barrel offering 55h or 60h of energy reserve. The actions are basic Omega, which means trendy and totally geared up, with Co-Axial escapement, a free sprung stability, a silicon stability spring and computerized winding. The actions are, after all, Grasp Chronometer-certified by METAS and anti-magnetic to fifteen,000 gauss – way more resistant than the unique Railmaster. These in-house actions are completed in conventional Omega style, which means rhodium-plated bridges, Geneva waves in Arabesque, red-infilled engravings on the rotor, blackened stability wheel, barrel and screws.

The 2025 Omega Railmaster Central Seconds and Small Seconds come on a selection of a leather-based strap or a metal bracelet. To pair with the grey-to-black dial, the Central Seconds mannequin comes on a black leather-based strap, whereas the beige-to-black dial of the Small Seconds mannequin is matched with a cognac leather-based strap. Each are fitted with a fold-over clasp. Additionally they include a chrome steel three-link bracelet with a redesigned profile, which is shared with current Aqua Terra fashions. Combining brushed and polished surfaces, these have shorter end-links for higher ergonomics and rounded hyperlinks for improved consolation. These are closed by a butterfly clasp with a 2mm easy-comfort adjustment system.

Availability & Worth

With the brand new Railmaster assortment, Omega as soon as once more presents a sleeker and extra utilitarian tackle the Seamaster Aqua Terra, a watch with a extra skilled vocation and barely extra adventurous type, rounded out in a typical Railmaster-looking watch with every little thing you count on from a contemporary Omega. Now accessible from boutiques and retailers and a part of the everlasting assortment, the brand new Omega Railmaster central seconds is priced at EUR 5,600 on leather-based strap and EUR 6,000 on metal bracelet, whereas the small seconds model retails for EUR 6,300 on leather-based strap and EUR 6,600 on metal bracelet.

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