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OMEGA · Speedmaster Dark Side of the Moon and Speedmaster '57

OMEGA 310.92.44.51.01.004 vs OMEGA 332.10.41.51.01.001

10 published specifications differ between these two, and 4 are identical. Every figure below is what the manufacturer states for that reference; nothing is inferred from the other watch.

What differs

Specification
CaseBlack ceramic, 44.25 mmSteel, 40.5 mm
Diameter44.25 mm40.5 mm
Thickness15.09 mm12.99 mm
Lug to lug50 mm49.64 mm
Lug width21 mm20 mm
BraceletBlack rubber strapSteel
ClaspFoldover clasp in ceramicFoldover clasp with comfort setting
CalibreOmega 9900OMEGA 9906
MovementSelf windingManual-winding
Movement notesListed by OMEGA as a Master Chronometer certified watch. Total product weight approximately 108 g.Listed by OMEGA as a Master Chronometer certified watch. Total product weight approximately 134 g.

What is identical

Worth knowing as much as the differences: these are the specifications you cannot use to tell the two apart.

Water resistance
5 bar (50 metres / 165 feet)
Crystal
Scratch-resistant sapphire crystal with anti-reflective treatment on both sides
Dial
Black
Power reserve
60 hours

What the differences cost you

Each note below follows from the published figures in the tables above — what they mean for intake, for a listing, and for the handover. Nothing here estimates a price or a margin.

These reach different buyers

44.3 mm on the 310.92.44.51.01.004 against 40.5 mm on the 332.10.41.51.01.001. Diameter is a poor predictor of how a watch actually sits, but it is the field buyers filter on, so the two land in front of different people. Do not let one listing's photographs or copy stand in for the other.

A visible difference in how they wear

2.1 mm of thickness separates these, with the 310.92.44.51.01.004 the taller at 15.1 mm. That is the difference between a watch that goes under a cuff and one that catches on it — worth a photograph from the side rather than a number in a table.

Two different ownership conversations

The 310.92.44.51.01.004 is self-winding and the 332.10.41.51.01.001 is hand-wound. That changes what a buyer needs telling at handover, and it changes intake: a hand-wound watch has no rotor to mask a tired mainspring, and a stopped quartz watch is usually a battery rather than a fault.

Different case materials, different handling

The 310.92.44.51.01.004 is ceramic and the 332.10.41.51.01.001 is steel. Different case materials mark, polish and refinish differently, so the condition language that fits one will mislead on the other. Photograph and describe each on its own terms.

What to check on each

310.92.44.51.01.004

  • Look for chips, not scratches. Ceramic is far harder than steel and will not abrade, so a case that appears immaculate can still carry a bright conchoidal flake at an edge.
  • Inspect the ceramic buckle as carefully as the case. OMEGA specifies the buckle material as ceramic here, and a ceramic clasp that has been dropped is a part you cannot source from a steel donor.
  • Accept that nothing on this case can be refinished. There is no polishing a ceramic watch, so any damage you find is permanent and must be disclosed and priced.

332.10.41.51.01.001

  • Wind it from stopped and pay attention to the feel. This is a manual movement, so your fingers are directly on the barrel and the train, and resistance that is uneven or a stop that arrives early is a real finding.
  • Never force the crown past its stop. A manual mainspring has no slipping bridle to protect it, and a previous owner used to automatics may already have tried.
  • Note the 60-hour reserve, which is long for a hand-wound chronograph and means a buyer can skip a day without resetting.

Sources

Not affiliated with OMEGA. Specifications are read from each manufacturer's own published documentation on the dates shown and may change; the manufacturer's current documentation governs.