It happened only two years ago, at Baselworld 2013, that Omega lunched the Omega Speedmaster 57 Co-Axial, a tribute to the original, pre-Moon-Watch Speedmaster. Now, for 2015, we see a slightly updated version that brings the Omega Speedmaster 57 tribute closer than it has ever been to the Daddy of all Speedmasters. Without further ado, lets see?just how close you can really get in the new millennium to owning the real deal from the mid 20th century.The answer, in short, is: very. We covered the 2013 re-release here, and while that appeared to have ticked most of the boxes, Omega managed to inch even closer to the original this time around.?First things first, we created the collage that you see above, comparing the 2015 and the 1957 versions.?We must note the obvious: the originals tri-compax sub-dial layout has been replaced with a bi-compax design for the 21st century version, thanks to the 9300 in-house movement-visible through the sapphire caseback-that packs the chronograph functions hour and?minute indications into?just one sub-dial at the 3 oclock position. The highly impressive cal. 9300 in this years version still offers 60 hours of power reserve and features?the Si14 silicon balance spring, although there is no word of it being upgraded to an anti-magnetic?Master Co-Axial caliber just yet-it appears that we have to wait?some more for that to happen. Despite the notable change in the dial layout, the tribute piece is nonetheless true to the original in more than enough ways to justify the name, Omega Speedmaster 57: the case shape of the original remains with the long, straight lugs, the brushed steel bezel and its tachymeter scale, as well as the traditional-and absolutely?timeless?C piston pushers.?Unsurprisingly,?while its beautiful?proportions have?remained the same, the Omega Speedmaster 57?is?somewhat larger, coming in at 41.5 millimeters wide and 16.17 millimeters thick, as opposed to the originals 39-millimeter wide case.One?key design element where the 2013?release went down?a different road?was the hour hand: it featured a more conservative sword hand, omitting the originals famous Broad Arrow hour hand. That, however, has?now been corrected, as the Broad Arrow is back:?matched with green-glowing, vintage Super-LumiNova that, with its?khaki color,?creates a high?contrast with the black dial. The hour markers?are now recessed as opposed to applied, once again,?linking the 2015?release ever closer to the originals?design.In essence, if you have been a fan of the original Omega Speedmaster but would prefer to enjoy the benefits of the?more modern mechanics-and slightly beefed up size-the new-for-2015 Omega Speedmaster 57 Vintage may very well be your absolute best option to date. The Omega Speedmaster 57 Vintage will be available either on a brown leather strap with a brushed steel fold-over clasp, or on Omegas patented bracelet with a butterfly clasp. Price for the version on the bracelet (reference?331.10.42.51.01.002) will be 7,500 CHF or around $7,450-while the?model on the leather strap should come in a few hundred dollars less than that (we will add the price as soon as that is available). omegawatches.comKeep up with our pre-, post-, and live Baselworld 2015 coverage here. [...]