This article reviews the Omega Speedmaster Professional "Reverse Panda" as a standout release from 2026. It highlights the watch's luxury execution, featuring a double-plate step dial and sapphire crystal, and contrasts it with the 2017 Speedy Tuesday model.
- Stainless steel model price: €10,200
- 18K yellow gold edition price: €48,600
The "Reverse Panda" features a double-plate step dial with a black varnished and lacquered top plate and white varnished and lacquered sub-dials set within rhodium-plated rings.
The case finishing combines brushed and polished surfaces, and the case back has a sapphire crystal revealing the Caliber 3861 movement.
The movement, Caliber 3861, is based on the 1861 but includes a Co-Axial escapement and is antimagnetic up to 15,000 gauss.
The 18K yellow gold edition weighs 224 grams, significantly more than the 142-gram steel model, with gold used for the case, pushers, crown, hands, indexes, bezel, and bracelet.
The watch comes with the "Nixon" bracelet featuring polished intermediate links.