How to set up the 2015 Speedmaster "Silver Snoopy Award"
Short answer: It runs on calibre 1861. Wind it at crown position 1, pull to 2 and turn to set the time. The seconds hand doesn't stop, so use light backward pressure on the crown to sync it. The "What could you do in 14 seconds?" print refers to the time the Apollo 13 crew needed for one of their mid-course corrections.
Speedmaster Professional "Silver Snoopy Award" (2015, Apollo 13 45th) at a glance
| Reference | 311.32.42.30.04.003 |
|---|---|
| Calibre | 1861, hand-wound, no stop-seconds |
| Dial | White, with a small Snoopy on the 9 o'clock small-seconds sub-dial and "What could you do in 14 seconds?" printed over the first 14 seconds |
| Case back | Sterling silver (925) Snoopy medallion |
What do you need to set on the Speedmaster Professional "Silver Snoopy Award" (2015, Apollo 13 45th)?
Reset chronograph hands on the Omega Speedmaster Professional "Silver Snoopy Award" (2015, Apollo 13 45th)
- 1
Check: is the chrono stopped?
Top pusher starts and stops. Bottom resets, but only when stopped.
- 2
Still not at zero? Service
On this mechanical movement the hands are reset by internal cams. There's no user re-alignment, so an authorised service centre needs to fix it.
Pressing pushers in other crown positions won't help, and can cause damage.
Set the time on the Omega Speedmaster Professional "Silver Snoopy Award" (2015, Apollo 13 45th)
- 1
Pull to position 2
Turn either way to set hours and minutes.
- 2
No stop-seconds: hold it gently
To sync the seconds, turn the crown gently backwards and keep light pressure so the seconds hand pauses. Release on the beat, push to 1.
Based on Omega's published manual: this calibre has no stop-seconds function.
Start a stopped watch on the Omega Speedmaster Professional "Silver Snoopy Award" (2015, Apollo 13 45th)
- 1
Wind it
Crown in (1). Turn forwards until it stops. Never force it.
- 2
Set the time
Crown to 2, turn, push back to 1.
What owners run into
- Owners used to newer Snoopy models wait for the seconds hand to stop when they pull the crown. It won't. That's the 1861.
- The silver medallion on the back is solid silver and can tarnish. That is cosmetic and has nothing to do with setting.
How the Speedmaster Professional "Silver Snoopy Award" (2015, Apollo 13 45th) differs from similar watches
Same movement and crown as the 1861 Moonwatch. Compared with the Silver Snoopy 50th, it has a white dial, a fixed silver medallion instead of an animated case back, and no stop-seconds.
Quick answers
What does "14 seconds" mean on the Silver Snoopy 2015?
Omega says it nods to the 14 seconds the Apollo 13 astronauts took to perform one of their mid-course corrections. The text sits between 0 and 14 on the small-seconds sub-dial.
Does the 2015 Snoopy have stop-seconds?
No. It uses calibre 1861, which has none.