How to set up the Speedmaster "Silver Snoopy Award" 50th Anniversary
Short answer: It has calibre 3861: wind at crown position 1, then pull to 2 to set the time (the seconds hand stops). The case-back animation is driven by the movement. Snoopy in his capsule only moves while the chronograph is running, and the small Earth disc turns once a minute with the small seconds.
Speedmaster "Silver Snoopy Award" 50th Anniversary at a glance
| Reference | 310.32.42.50.02.001 |
|---|---|
| Calibre | 3861, hand-wound, about 50 hours |
| Dial | Silver, with an embossed Snoopy medallion on the blue 9 o'clock sub-dial |
| Bezel | Blue ceramic with a white enamel tachymeter scale |
| Case back | Snoopy in the Command and Service Module on a disc that turns when the chronograph runs, plus an Earth disc that turns once per minute in step with the small seconds |
| Edition | Not limited |
What do you need to set on the Speedmaster "Silver Snoopy Award" 50th Anniversary?
Reset chronograph hands on the Omega Speedmaster "Silver Snoopy Award" 50th Anniversary
- 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 "Silver Snoopy Award" 50th Anniversary
- 1
Pull to position 2
The seconds hand stops.
- 2
Turn to set the time
Either way, until the hands match your clock.
- 3
Push in on the beat
Push back to 1 exactly as the reference time hits zero seconds.
Start a stopped watch on the Omega Speedmaster "Silver Snoopy Award" 50th Anniversary
- 1
Wind it
Crown in (1). Turn forwards until it stops. Never force it.
- 2
Pull to position 2
The seconds hand stays stopped.
- 3
Set the time and push in
Turn to the correct time, then push to 1 on the beat.
What owners run into
- "Snoopy on the back isn't moving": he only travels while the chronograph runs. With the chronograph stopped, only the Earth disc turns, once a minute.
- The Snoopy on the dial is decoration on the small seconds. It is not a moon phase and needs no setting.
- As on every 3861, a chrono hand that doesn't return to zero is a service job, not something to fix with the pushers.
How the Speedmaster "Silver Snoopy Award" 50th Anniversary differs from similar watches
The movement and crown are the same as the Moonwatch Professional 3861, so setting is the same. The case-back animation is unique to this model. Older Snoopy editions, the 2015 Silver Snoopy and the 2003 "Eyes on the Stars", use calibre 1861 with no stop-seconds.
Quick answers
Why does Snoopy on my Speedmaster case back only move sometimes?
His disc is linked to the chronograph, so he moves only while it is running. The Earth disc moves all the time.
Is the Silver Snoopy 50th a limited edition?
No. Omega lists it as a regular-production model.
Does the Snoopy 50th have stop-seconds?
Yes. It uses calibre 3861, so the seconds hand stops when you pull the crown to position 2.