First Man tells the story of how man first made it to the surface of the moon. Ryan Gosling plays astronaut Neil Armstrong of the history-making Apollo 11 crew.

To be as authentic as possible, Gosling and the rest of the astronauts in the film, were outfitted with this same Omega Speedmaster reference worn by the crew during the 1969 lunar mission. Some pieces were borrowed from the Omega archives, while 10 period-correct Speedmasters were created as back-up.

Apollo 13 chronicles the third moon landing mission and the events that led to its near disaster and safe return to the earth. An explosion on the vessel required it to change course, circle the moon without landing, and enter the Earth’s atmosphere at the right angle.

The Omega Speedmaster proved pivotal in precisely timing the burns that brought Apollo 13 back to the Earth. It’s shown here on Tom Hanks, who played commander Jim Lovell.

The Speedy has also made it to mainstream movies even without the NASA connection. In the 2010 thriller The American, George Clooney gives this Omega Speedmaster with a leather strap, some serious exposure.

Clooney plays Jack, a gunsmith and contract killer, and he wears the Speedy in many of his high-octane scenes.