On Tuesday, Omega released two new versions of the Speedmaster Moonwatch Professional in Black and White - or, as the watch world is inevitably going to call it, the "Reverse Panda." (A "panda" is a white-dialed chronograph with black subdials, while a "reverse panda" features a black dial with white subdials.) While there have been reverse-panda Speedies before, these have largely been "reduced" automatic Speedmaster watches or special editions such as the "Speedy Tuesday" made with Fratello in 2017.
Before getting into this story, I need to make one thing clear: I don't own a watch. It's not because I dislike them or because I'm a member of Gen Z who can't read analog. I'm just a 29-year-old millennial who relies on my phone a little too much - time-telling included. On Sunday, though, I had the urge to change that.