The Omega Speedmaster Professional is perhaps best known as the First Watch Worn on the Moon. It achieved that status after being chosen as the Official timepiece Flight qualified for all manned space missions by NASA. Collectors have long yearned to own an actual Omega Speedmaster worn in space or perhaps even on the lunar …
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Omega Speedmaster Professional flown in space auctioned at Christies
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History of the Omega Speedmaster Moon Watch
The history of the Omega Speedmaster begins in 1943 when Omega launched the movement “27 CHRO C12”; CHRO for Chronograph, 27 for the movements diameter in mm and C12 for the 12-hour totalizer. The movement was designed by Albert Piguet. From 1946 it was available with a shock protection system and antimagnetic balance spring. Omega’s …
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