Introducing Omega Revives the Iconic Railmaster

Maybe it's not as famous as other collections from Omega, but the original Omega Railmaster was released in 1957 as part of the emblematic trilogy known as the Professional Line. It was presented alongside two highly influential models. First was the Seamaster, a professional dive watch. Then came the Speedmaster, a chronograph that would go on to achieve legendary status. The final model in this trilogy was the Railmaster, an anti-magnetic watch intended for scientists and railway staff.

The Railmaster returned to the Omega stable in 2003, 40 years after being discontinued, and was updated in 2012 with the improved Railmaster Master Chronometer. New for 2025 are a duo of vintage-inspired Railmasters in Aqua Terra-style 38mm steel cases with a combination of polished and brushed finishing.

A monochrome version features a graduated grey-to-black dial with a grained finish and central hours, minutes, and seconds hands.

An alternative version, with a beige-to-black faded dial, displays the seconds on a sub-dial at 6 o’clock.

The new Omega Railmaster shares its 38mm stainless steel case with the Aqua Terra. It features a brushed and polished finish and, including the slightly domed sapphire crystal surrounded by a polished bezel, the case measures 12.36mm thick. The conical screw-in crown at 3 o’clock has a matte surface and is adorned with a polished Omega logo. The watch is water-resistant to 150 meters.

Omega has launched two versions: a grey dial with central seconds, and a brown dial with small seconds. The grey dial version features a matte gradient that fades from grey at the center to almost black at the edge. The painted hour markers and Omega logo appear in white Super-LumiNova, which glows blue in the dark, while the rhodium-plated hands emit a green glow.

The small seconds Railmaster comes with a brown dial and plays on a more vintage aesthetic, with its black gradient effect and vintage-toned Super-LumiNova on the hands and hour markers. The hands are grey PVD-coated. A small seconds register appears at 6 o’clock with a beige hand. In this version, the hands and indices all glow in the same blue hue.

Due to the different displays, the Omega Railmaster uses two different movements: calibre 8806 for the grey central seconds model and calibre 8804 for the brown small seconds version.

Both are automatic in-house movements, beating at 25,200 vibrations per hour (3.5 Hz), and feature a single barrel providing 55 to 60 hours of power reserve. They include a Co-Axial escapement, a free-sprung balance, and a silicon balance spring. As expected, the movements are Master Chronometer-certified by METAS and resistant to magnetic fields up to 15,000 gauss, far beyond the capabilities of the original Railmaster.

The new Railmaster is available on a stainless steel bracelet or a leather strap. The bracelet is an updated three-row design with slightly rounded links and a mix of polished and brushed surfaces, secured by a push-button butterfly clasp. This clasp also features a tool-free micro-adjustment system offering a 2mm range. The other version comes with a brown Novonappa leather strap fitted with a steel folding clasp.

The new Railmaster editions will join Omega’s permanent collection. Prices are as Grey dial on bracelet EUR 6,100, equivalent to AED 25,120, Brown dial on bracelet EUR 6,300, equivalent to AED 25,950.

For more information please visit Omega official website.