Editorial
The Speedmaster Reduced (ref. 3510.50) is the 'small Speedy': 39mm, automatic, produced 1988–2009, that gave a generation of collectors their first Omega chronograph. It's been undervalued for years and has finally started to firm; for a buyer who wants the Speedmaster silhouette in a wearable size and at an honest price, it remains one of the best value plays in the catalog.
Launched 1988 as a smaller, automatic counterpart to the hand-wind Moonwatch. Caliber 3220 is an ETA 2892-A2 base paired with a Dubois Dépraz 2020 chronograph module. Hesalite crystal in early examples, sapphire from ~2000.
Steel cases throughout; a two-tone variant (3310.51) and a gold-capped (3322.50) variant existed but in much smaller numbers. Production ended 2009 when the Reduced was discontinued.
Common things to check: crystal (hesalite vs sapphire, both are correct depending on production year, but hesalite examples have a softer hand-feel and look closer to the manual-wind Moonwatch); dial (some examples have a yellowed tritium dial that has aged unevenly; honest patina is fine, mismatched patina between hands and dial is a flag); the Dubois Dépraz chronograph module is the failure point on this caliber, verify all three sub-dials reset cleanly and the chronograph engages without hesitation; bracelet (the original 1506/810 bracelet is rare to find; a replacement aftermarket bracelet is acceptable but should be priced accordingly).
