The 2025 Omega Railmaster Collection (Incl. Video Review)

If you look at the current collection of Omega, you’ll see that almost everything there is based on iconic designs and watches that have left a strong mark on watchmaking. The Seamaster, the Constellation and, of course, the Speedmaster, to name the most important ones. You’ll also see that two of these watches formed part of one of Omega’s most emblematic collections ever presented: the professional trilogy of 1957. But the third one is clearly missing, and you won’t find any Railmasters on the brand’s website. This is because the latest generation was recently discontinued to make room for what’s being released today, the new 2025 Omega Railmaster collection, which we reveal here in our exclusive video review. 

Background

The original Omega Railmaster was released in 1957 as part of the emblematic trilogy known as the Professional Line. It was presented along with two highly influential models. First was the Seamaster 300 CK2913, a professional dive watch based on a collection first presented in 1948. Then there was the Speedmaster CK2915, a racing chronograph that initiated the concept of the external tachymetre bezel and then evolved to become the icon known as the Moonwatch. The final model in this trilogy was the Railmaster CK2914, an anti-magnetic watch intended for scientists and railway staff.

Design-wise, the original Railmaster was not much different from the Seamaster, except that it didn’t feature an external rotating bezel, and shared many common design cues with Omega’s military and field watches. What made the Railmaster special was the presence of an inner protective case, ensuring that the watch could resist magnetic fields of up to 1,000 gauss and guaranteeing reliable precision for any wearer, including engineers, industrialists and scientists who worked around rail lines. By comparison, most anti-magnetic watches at that time offered protection at only around 60 gauss. The Omega Railmaster CK2914 came with a straight-lug symmetrical case, a smooth bezel and a dial with the signature Broad Arrow hands and inverted triangular markers. It was Omega’s answer to the Rolex Milgauss and the IWC Ingenieur, two watches targeting the same audience.

The Omega Railmaster didn’t enjoy the same success as the Seamaster and the Speedmaster and would be discontinued during the 1960s, not to be seen again until its return in 2003. It came back as a sleeker edition of the adventurous Seamaster Aqua Terra line, sharing the same 150m water-resistant cases and automatic movements, yet equipped most of the time with classic dials with signature triangular markers. In 2017, Omega celebrated the 60th anniversary of the Professional Line with a special and faithful trilogy set, which included a recreation of the original Railmaster CK2914. That same year, we also welcomed the appealing and sleek Railmaster Master Chronometer series, with vertically brushed no-date dials in three colours and a 40mm, fully brushed case – an underrated yet cool watch that has recently been discontinued, only to make room for what’s coming now.

The 2025 Omega Railmaster

So, here we are with yet another return of Omega’s underrated model in the pro trilogy. What’s important to know about the new Railmaster? Well, first we’re not looking at a single watch but a compact collection of two models, one with central seconds and another with small seconds. While these new watches certainly look familiar and stick to the classic formula of what a modern Railmaster should be – a sleeker, more instrument-looking version of the Aqua Terra – there are some notable differences with the previous generation of Railmaster. If I had to summarise, what we’re looking at here is a streamlined and “Railmaster-ised” version of the 38mm Seamaster Aqua Terra, with different dial designs and revised displays.

Although the dials and displays are different, both new versions of the Omega Railmaster share the same case. Classic in design, with a symmetrical layout and signature lyre-shaped lugs, Omega revives the collection in smaller cases, now measuring 38mm in diameter. Contrary to the previous generation, the case goes back to the same finishing as the Aqua Terra line, with a combination of brushed and polished surfaces, and a smooth polished bezel framing a domed sapphire crystal. And while compact in length – 45mm lug-to-lug – the case of the new Railmaster isn’t the slimmest, at 12.36mm, as is often the case with Omega watches. Also identical to the Seamaster AT, the Railmaster is water-resistant to 150m, now with a screw-in sapphire caseback and a conical screw-in crown.

What’s important here are the dials. As mentioned, two versions are launched for this new Railmaster, one faithful to the original model with central seconds and another with small seconds. The design of these dials brings back most of the classic elements you expect from a Railmaster, meaning a clean, no-date display, transferred hour markers in a sharp, elongated triangular shape with a clean minutes track, Arabic numerals at cardinal points, and the emblematic Broad Arrow handset. And to give it a modern twist, Omega has given both editions a gradient effect dial and two distinct personalities.

The central seconds Railmaster has a sleeker, more technical vibe with its grey dial with black gradient effect, paired with hour markers and hands filled with white Super-LumiNova. This edition has rhodium-plated hands, and the seconds hand has a classic diamond-shaped luminous tip. The small seconds Railmaster, on the other hand, plays on a far more vintage vibe, with its beige dial with a black gradient effect and vintage-toned Super-LumiNova on the hands and hour markers. The hands are grey PVD-coated, except for the small seconds hand, which is beige varnished. On both versions, the printed text is kept to a minimum, with only the Ω logo, the brand name, and a vintage Railmaster mention, resulting in a streamlined design – even more so on the grey edition.

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 beige small seconds version. That being said, we’re looking at the same overall architecture, with a single barrel providing 55h or 60h of power reserve. The movements are classic Omega, meaning modern and fully equipped, with Co-Axial escapement, a free sprung balance, a silicon balance spring and automatic winding. The movements are, of course, Master Chronometer-certified by METAS and anti-magnetic to 15,000 gauss – far more resistant than the original Railmaster. These in-house movements are finished in traditional Omega fashion, meaning rhodium-plated bridges, Geneva waves in Arabesque, red-infilled engravings on the rotor, blackened balance wheel, barrel and screws.

The 2025 Omega Railmaster Central Seconds and Small Seconds come on a choice of a leather strap or a steel bracelet. To pair with the grey-to-black dial, the Central Seconds model comes on a black leather strap, while the beige-to-black dial of the Small Seconds model is matched with a cognac leather strap. Both are fitted with a fold-over clasp. They also come with a stainless steel three-link bracelet with a redesigned profile, which is shared with recent Aqua Terra models. Combining brushed and polished surfaces, these have shorter end-links for better ergonomics and rounded links for improved comfort. These are closed by a butterfly clasp with a 2mm easy-comfort adjustment system.

Availability & Price

With the new Railmaster collection, Omega once again offers a sleeker and more utilitarian take on the Seamaster Aqua Terra, a watch with a more professional vocation and slightly more adventurous style, rounded out in a typical Railmaster-looking watch with everything you expect from a modern Omega. Now available from boutiques and retailers and part of the permanent collection, the new Omega Railmaster central seconds is priced at EUR 5,600 on leather strap and EUR 6,000 on steel bracelet, while the small seconds version retails for EUR 6,300 on leather strap and EUR 6,600 on steel bracelet.

For more details, please visit www.omegawatches.com.