The Speedmaster Racing 9900 trades the Moonwatch’s three-register layout for two counters and a racing-style minute track that gives the dial its own rhythm. Its neatest trick is the chronograph counter at three o’clock: elapsed hours and minutes share a register, so you read a timed interval much like a second watch.
Introduced in 2017, this generation revived a dial treatment Omega first explored on Speedmasters in 1968. Don’t confuse it with the smaller, earlier Speedmaster Racing powered by caliber 3330; the 9900 brings Master Chronometer certification and a substantially larger case. At 44.3mm, this is worth trying on rather than judging by diameter alone: the broad dial and case depth give it real presence. Spend a moment with that alternating minute track, too. It’s the detail that separates this watch from Omega’s more restrained two-counter chronographs.
What owners love
- The staggered racing minute track gives the dial character without making it difficult to read. Owners particularly like the two-register layout: elapsed hours and minutes share the right-hand subdial, so you can read a longer timed interval much like a clock.
- The independently adjustable hour hand on the 9900 is genuinely useful when travelling or changing the clocks. You can move the local hour without stopping the watch or disturbing the minute setting.
- It wears more comfortably than the 44.3mm diameter might suggest, thanks to the relatively short, downward-curving lugs. Owners who expected it to feel oversized often find that its footprint is less of an issue than its thickness.
Common Criticisms
- Thickness and weight are the recurring reservations, particularly on the bracelet. It sits noticeably high on the wrist and can catch a shirt cuff; the comfortable lug shape doesn't make it a slim watch.
Recent Forum Listings
View All →-
Omega Omega Speedmaster Racing - Black/Orange Dial - Chronog… $6,100 -
Omega Omega Speedmaster — More Complicated Than Your Last Re… $6,495 -
Omega Omega Speedmaster Racing 44.25mm 329.30.44.51.01.001 –… $7,300 -
Omega Omega Speedmaster Racing Master Chronometer 329.30.44.… $6,495 -
Omega Omega Speedmaster Racing Co-Axial Master Chronometer 3… $5,300
Other Omega Models
-
#1
Omega Seamaster Diver 300M 4th Gen 42mm$4,750 $4,323 – $5,4991,325 listings 17 hours ago -
#2
Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra 150M 41mm$4,750 $4,200 – $5,499582 listings 1 day ago -
#3
Omega Speedmaster Sapphire Sandwich 42mm$6,495 $6,000 – $6,800492 listings 14 hours ago -
#4
Omega Seamaster 41mm$1,000 $750 – $1,826387 listings 23 hours ago -
#5
Omega Seamaster Diver 300M 42mm$3,898 $3,100 – $4,500381 listings 2 days ago -
#6
Omega Speedmaster Reduced 39mm$2,750 $2,480 – $3,104363 listings 16 hours ago -
#7
Omega Speedmaster White Dial$7,500 $7,250 – $7,875349 listings 2 days ago -
#8
Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra Cal. 8500 38.5mm$3,426 $2,999 – $3,900344 listings 20 hours ago -
#9
Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch Hesalite 42mm$5,700 $5,350 – $6,100320 listings 1 day ago -
#10
Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean 3rd Gen 43.5mm$4,632 $4,200 – $5,199257 listings 14 hours ago
English
français
Deutsch
español
italiano
日本語