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Omega speedmasterapollo 11 50th anniversary in lunar module packaging on the blackened decorative inner caseback is a laser engraved footprint representing humankinds first step on the moon. The omega speedmaster professional apollo 11 45th anniversary limited edition wristwatch commemorates the first lunar landing and celebrates its link to the iconic chronograph that was part of the. Omega speedmaster all prices for omega speedmaster. Omega put together a marvellous anniversary event for a watch that can truly be called an icon. The caseback is stamped with the apollo ii mission emblem and neil armstrongs first words after the space craft had landed. Omega speedmaster professional moon watch 50th anniversary. Omega speedmaster professional moonwatch apollo 11 20th anniversary limited edition st345. Baselworld 2017 omega speedmaster 60th anniversary limited. The very first omega worn in space was the speedmaster that astronaut wally schirra wore during his mercury atlas 8 mission in october of 1962.
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Marking 50 years since apollo 11 landed on the moon, omega is celebrating the golden anniversary with this speedmaster model limited to just 1,014 pieces. For the 50th anniversary of the 1969 apollo 11 moon landing mission, omega has remade a classic 18kgold speedmaster with onyx hour markers and. Our wide selection is eligible for free shipping and free returns. Omega speedmaster moonwatch numbered edition mens watch. Omega speedmaster 60th anniversary limited edition. Speedmaster moonwatch first watch in space special numbered not limited edition. Preowned omega speedmaster professional moonwatch buy a. Omega has not yet revealed the case back design for the apollo 11 45th anniversary limited edition, although if it is like many of the speedmasters released since the apollo missions, it will include the inscription, the first and only watch worn on the moon a claim that is mostly true, less a single, unauthorized bulova chronograph.
The timepiece has been created in an edition limited to 1,969 pieces. And while im quite sure there will be big things in store to mark the occasion later in the. When buzz aldrin emerged from the capsule, it was with an omega speedmaster on his wrist commander neil armstrong had to leave his in the. Omega speedmaster apollo 11 50th anniversary in steel expectations. Powering the omega speedmaster apollo 11 50th anniversary limited edition is the new cal.
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