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WORLD OF OMEGA
OUR SPACE LEGACY
OMEGA AND THE WORLD OF SPACE EXPLORATION
The OMEGA Speedmaster has been the choice of astronauts and space agencies for more than half a century. In fact, it has been associated with some of humankind's greatest extra-terrestrial adventures and has been one of the most famous chronographs in the world ever since it became the first watch worn on the Moon in July of 1969.
Moonwatch Memories
“The OMEGA Speedmaster’s legacy was ensured when, on July 21, 1969, it was the first watch worn on the Moon"
THE STORY OF THE MOONWATCH
The Speedmaster was launched in 1957 but its official space legacy started in 1965, when NASA qualified it for use on its piloted missions. Since then, it has been worn on all six lunar landings and earned the nickname “the Moonwatch”.
Timeline of an icon
1962
First mission
Wally Schirra wore his own Speedmaster on his Mercury mission on October 3, 1962. It was the first OMEGA in space.
1964
NASA's request
NASA requested quotes for wrist chronographs. OMEGA was one of four companies that submitted watches for testing.
1965
It's official!
NASA declared the Speedmaster "flight-qualified for all manned space missions" in 1965, first launching with Gemini 3 on March 23.
1965
A walk in space
Only three months later, Edward White wore his Speedmaster on America's first spacewalk on his Gemini 4 mission.
1969
The Moonwatch
On 21 July, when the steps were taken on the lunar surface, the Speedmaster became the Moonwatch.
1970
Successful failure
In April, the Apollo 13 astronauts used their Speedmasters to time critical engine burns that led to their safe return.
1972
Lasting impressions
As part of Apollo 16, Charles Duke left a photo of his family on the moon, while the Commander of Apollo 17, Gene Cernan, left the last lunar footprints in history.
1975
Space handshake
In July, the American Apollo rocket docked with the Soviet Union’s Soyuz in space. All the spacemen wore Speedmasters.
TESTING THE SPEEDMASTER
The tests that NASA performed on the chronographs that were submitted to the agency in 1964 were designed to destroy the watches. In the end, only one watch survived: the Speedmaster.
THE MOONWATCH FOR A NEW GENERATION
Take your first steps into our latest Moonwatch update, with a design inspired by the famous 4th generation style worn by Apollo 11 astronauts.
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Speedmaster Moonwatch Professional
42 mm, steel on steel
Speedmaster Moonwatch Professional
42 mm, steel on coated nylon fabric strap
HKD52,200
Speedmaster Moonwatch Professional
42 mm, steel ‑ Moonshine™ gold on steel ‑ Moonshine™ gold
HKD147,600
Speedmaster Moonwatch Professional
42 mm, steel ‑ Moonshine™ gold on alligator
HKD91,800
Speedmaster Moonwatch Professional
42 mm, steel ‑ Sedna™ gold on steel ‑ Sedna™ gold
HKD147,600
Speedmaster Moonwatch Professional
42 mm, steel ‑ Sedna™ gold on alligator
HKD91,800
Speedmaster Moonwatch Professional
42 mm, Moonshine™ gold on Moonshine™ gold
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Speedmaster Moonwatch Professional
42 mm, Moonshine™ gold on Moonshine™ gold
Speedmaster Moonwatch Professional
42 mm, Moonshine™ gold on Moonshine™ gold
HKD356,900
Speedmaster Moonwatch Professional
42 mm, Moonshine™ gold on leather strap
HKD252,900
Speedmaster Moonwatch Professional
42 mm, Moonshine™ gold on Moonshine™ gold
HKD374,900
Speedmaster Moonwatch Professional
42 mm, Moonshine™ gold on rubber strap
HKD270,900
Speedmaster Moonwatch Professional
42 mm, Canopus Gold™ on Canopus Gold™
HKD464,400
Speedmaster Moonwatch Professional
42 mm, Canopus Gold™ on leather strap
HKD311,000
Speedmaster Moonwatch Professional
42 mm, Canopus Gold™ on Canopus Gold™
HKD503,600
Apollo 13 A Successful Failure
Apollo 13 launch
Heading for the Moon
On April 11 1970, NASA’s third crewed lunar landing, Apollo 13 set out for the Fra Mauro highlands to continue humankind’s exploration of the Moon.
“Houston, we have had a problem.”
Two days into the flight, an oxygen tank ruptures and cripples the service module. The lunar landing is abandoned, and the mission’s single objective becomes bringing three astronauts home.
Moonwatch's Role
With the spacecraft powered down to conserve energy, the crew had to time a critical engine burn entirely by hand. Fourteen seconds, exactly, to set their course for Earth. They measured it on an OMEGA Speedmaster.
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Apollo 13 splashes down
Return to Earth
Sheltered in the lunar module, the crew splashed down safely in the South Pacific on April 17 1970, bringing home what NASA would call later “a successful failure”.
NASA’s tribute
In recognition of the Speedmaster’s role, OMEGA received the Silver Snoopy Award, a rare honour given by NASA’s astronauts for outstanding contributions to flight safety.
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