{"id":1702,"date":"2018-03-02T13:13:59","date_gmt":"2018-03-02T13:13:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swisswatchexpo.com\/TheWatchClub\/?p=1702"},"modified":"2025-08-16T11:24:16","modified_gmt":"2025-08-16T11:24:16","slug":"omega-speedmaster-from-the-race-track-to-the-moon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swisswatchexpo.com\/thewatchclub\/2018\/03\/02\/omega-speedmaster-from-the-race-track-to-the-moon\/","title":{"rendered":"Omega Speedmaster: From the Race Track to the Moon"},"content":{"rendered":"<table class=\"m_5001811523194752985mcnTextBlock\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody class=\"m_5001811523194752985mcnTextBlockOuter\">\n<tr>\n<td class=\"m_5001811523194752985mcnTextBlockInner\" valign=\"top\">\n<table class=\"m_5001811523194752985mcnTextContentContainer\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"m_5001811523194752985mcnTextContent\" valign=\"top\">\n<div>\n<p>When Omega Speedmaster was launched 60 years ago, no one imagined that it would accompany space pioneers to their missions, much less make history as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swisswatchexpo.com\/thewatchclub\/2020\/08\/06\/omega-speedmasters-that-went-to-moon\/\">first watch on the moon.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Originally launched as a sports and racing chronograph, the Speedy was made to measure different speeds with its tachymetric bezel. But it turned out to be capable of more than that and became the only watch to pass NASA\u2019s quest for a watch that can handle the rigors of space.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">br<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">Since the historic moon landing, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swisswatchexpo.com\/watches\/omega\/speedmaster\/\">Omega Speedmaster<\/a> has not lost an inch of its gravitational pull and remains an icon until today. Here are key dates in its journey:<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\u00a0br<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">br<\/span><\/div>\n<div><em><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">br<\/span><\/em><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"m_5001811523194752985mcnImageCardBlock\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody class=\"m_5001811523194752985mcnImageCardBlockOuter\">\n<tr>\n<td class=\"m_5001811523194752985mcnImageCardBlockInner\" valign=\"top\">\n<table class=\"m_5001811523194752985mcnImageCardRightContentOuter\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"m_5001811523194752985mcnTextContent\" valign=\"top\">\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"m_5001811523194752985mcnImage CToWUd a6T alignnone\" tabindex=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/ci6.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/RgAartZx27iU8Cw8TeXTpAe58K0wLcDEaBHhD08InvvGUrScLFS9w0KL12hINhesJ9cKn3Nr9nUMca8SrIrNAU7Ue1MtfN-EpySYVTQeKM5CvUmogakMOF2mFuBcsoEKoBShtaQ_lm4Fg0Drxa8=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/gallery.mailchimp.com\/0eb1ce6582\/images\/1c76bed0-e465-48e0-b55c-b17b94e64843.jpg\" alt=\"Omega Speedmaster ref CK2915\" width=\"196\" height=\"196\" \/><\/strong><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"m_5001811523194752985mcnImageCardRightContentInner\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\">\n<table class=\"m_5001811523194752985mcnImageCardRightTextContentContainer\" border=\"0\" width=\"420\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"right\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"m_5001811523194752985mcnTextContent\" valign=\"top\">\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>1957<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>The Omega Speedmaster is launched as a racing chronograph, to complement Omega\u2019s position as the official timekeeper of the Olympics.<\/p>\n<p>The first model, ref CK2915, featured some of its hallmarks: high-contrast markers, domed Plexiglas crystal, and the triple register chronograph layout. It had \u201cBroad Arrow\u201d hands and the Calibre 321 that would change later on.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"m_5001811523194752985mcnDividerBlock\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody class=\"m_5001811523194752985mcnDividerBlockOuter\">\n<tr>\n<td class=\"m_5001811523194752985mcnDividerBlockInner\">\n<table class=\"m_5001811523194752985mcnDividerContent\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">br<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"m_5001811523194752985mcnImageCardBlock\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody class=\"m_5001811523194752985mcnImageCardBlockOuter\">\n<tr>\n<td class=\"m_5001811523194752985mcnImageCardBlockInner\" valign=\"top\">\n<table class=\"m_5001811523194752985mcnImageCardRightContentOuter\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"m_5001811523194752985mcnImageCardRightContentInner\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\">\n<table class=\"m_5001811523194752985mcnImageCardRightImageContentContainer\" border=\"0\" width=\"200\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"m_5001811523194752985mcnImageCardRightImageContentE2E\" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.swisswatchexpo.com\/watches\/omega\/mens-omega\/speedmaster-\/vintage-premoon-321-speedmaster-straight-lugs-105003-65-4868\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en-GB&amp;q=https:\/\/www.swisswatchexpo.com\/watches\/Omega\/Mens-Omega\/Speedmaster-\/Vintage-Premoon-321-Speedmaster-Straight-Lugs-105003-65-4868?mc_cid%3D05df7cc214%26mc_eid%3D%5BUNIQID%5D&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1519970378285000&amp;usg=AFQjCNERKCczOeGt2Cucl08p_GikiZQjDw\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"m_5001811523194752985mcnImage CToWUd alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/ci5.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/08mQCVxovA2zednFs0kEDnxDF41IMr3lJlzlOMhp5p7FDrYGzFtxir9QyShgIK5osvs9RnLx7FLVPAqIu0emFGrgitycYR39ja0xjrdHS33JooiXj6R7CXA1wjssjm4tlZLGQMzo6y21slSBrh4=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/gallery.mailchimp.com\/0eb1ce6582\/images\/151fa7d2-4c54-47f6-8f1e-3dda56372fa5.jpg\" alt=\"Vintage Omega Premoon 321 Speedmaster Straight Lugs Watch 105.003-65\" width=\"268\" height=\"268\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"m_5001811523194752985mcnImageCardRightTextContentContainer\" border=\"0\" width=\"420\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"right\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"m_5001811523194752985mcnTextContent\" valign=\"top\">\n<div><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>1962<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>Omega introduces the straight baton hands for ref 105.002 and 105.003. In the same year, NASA purchases a series of chronographs from Omega, Breitling, Rolex, and others, to find the best watch for their astronauts to wear in space. The final watches were subjected to 11 tests \u2013 the most rigorous ones in the history of horology.<\/div>\n<div><em><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">br<\/span><\/em><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>pictured:\u00a0Vintage Omega Premoon 321 Speedmaster Straight Lugs Watch 105.003-65<\/em><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"m_5001811523194752985mcnDividerBlock\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody class=\"m_5001811523194752985mcnDividerBlockOuter\">\n<tr>\n<td class=\"m_5001811523194752985mcnDividerBlockInner\">\n<table class=\"m_5001811523194752985mcnDividerContent\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">br<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"m_5001811523194752985mcnImageCardBlock\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody class=\"m_5001811523194752985mcnImageCardBlockOuter\">\n<tr>\n<td class=\"m_5001811523194752985mcnImageCardBlockInner\" valign=\"top\">\n<table class=\"m_5001811523194752985mcnImageCardRightContentOuter\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"m_5001811523194752985mcnImageCardRightContentInner\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\">\n<table class=\"m_5001811523194752985mcnImageCardRightImageContentContainer\" border=\"0\" width=\"200\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"m_5001811523194752985mcnImageCardRightImageContentE2E\" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.swisswatchexpo.com\/watches\/omega\/mens-omega\/speedmaster-\/vintage-speedmaster-steel-321-145012-4170\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en-GB&amp;q=https:\/\/www.swisswatchexpo.com\/watches\/Omega\/Mens-Omega\/Speedmaster-\/Vintage-Speedmaster-Steel-321-145012-4170?mc_cid%3D05df7cc214%26mc_eid%3D%5BUNIQID%5D&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1519970378285000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFVOxzkIxCofkR9N9Lv1lFU2Rj5tg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"m_5001811523194752985mcnImage CToWUd\" src=\"https:\/\/ci3.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/Zr9763whf-FVxRLbMwjkwpkMz3bdZqpnlys0BB_VeqBu9w7JOzHiOKon9SNM4iFqsui5-o1aLuF4UYTIE7aPSfIu7j6jArh87lHAx4D4_wucCMk-zc--01cdbnWslfs6mjaDX15FOZ5qE2j6TRw=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/gallery.mailchimp.com\/0eb1ce6582\/images\/740a9e47-0319-4d3e-b4ba-182738cdfcb7.jpg\" alt=\"Vintage Omega Speedmaster Steel Watch 321 145.012\" width=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"m_5001811523194752985mcnImageCardRightTextContentContainer\" border=\"0\" width=\"420\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"right\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"m_5001811523194752985mcnTextContent\" valign=\"top\">\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>1965\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>NASA completes the tests and only Omega Speedmaster passes. Omega decides to add the word \u201cProfessional\u201d to their product name and the watch dial. The new reference number was 145.012.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><em><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">br<\/span><\/em><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>1968\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>Omega replaces Calibre 321 with a\u00a0more accurate movement,\u00a0the Calibre 861.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>pictured:\u00a0Vintage Omega Speedmaster Steel Watch 321 145.012<\/em><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"m_5001811523194752985mcnDividerBlock\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody class=\"m_5001811523194752985mcnDividerBlockOuter\">\n<tr>\n<td class=\"m_5001811523194752985mcnDividerBlockInner\">\n<table class=\"m_5001811523194752985mcnDividerContent\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">br<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"m_5001811523194752985mcnImageCardBlock\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody class=\"m_5001811523194752985mcnImageCardBlockOuter\">\n<tr>\n<td class=\"m_5001811523194752985mcnImageCardBlockInner\" valign=\"top\">\n<table class=\"m_5001811523194752985mcnImageCardRightContentOuter\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"m_5001811523194752985mcnImageCardRightContentInner\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\">\n<table class=\"m_5001811523194752985mcnImageCardRightImageContentContainer\" border=\"0\" width=\"200\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"m_5001811523194752985mcnImageCardRightImageContentE2E\" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"m_5001811523194752985mcnImage CToWUd a6T alignnone\" tabindex=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/ci4.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/R74CyMG9yWrTKPT37SRJv2woqfQQW5LoCQNSSAgS9zITuvDBLmykXcpDyZrr-m0JTnvPwfJndNNmbqpWFeQISRYgX6O-9eNB-kTzh1sW-LWIyOuIoPlY7ogzD57dTGJKUv46C0Hkb6jkDA03crk=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/gallery.mailchimp.com\/0eb1ce6582\/images\/fed08e73-4a86-4d1a-9f6c-8d315de327b4.jpg\" alt=\"Buzz Aldrin wearing his Omega Speedmaster\" width=\"200\" height=\"568\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"m_5001811523194752985mcnImageCardRightTextContentContainer\" border=\"0\" width=\"420\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"right\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"m_5001811523194752985mcnTextContent\" valign=\"top\">\n<div><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>1969\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>Apollo 11, the first manned lunar landing, takes place on July 20, 1969. Neil Armstrong becomes the first to step on the moon\u2019s surface, but left his watch aboard the spacecraft as a back-up. Buzz Aldrin follows him, wearing his Omega Speedmaster. The Speedy would then become the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swisswatchexpo.com\/thewatchclub\/2020\/08\/06\/omega-speedmasters-that-went-to-moon\/\">first watch on the moon<\/a>.\u00a0Unfortunately, Buzz&#8217;s watch was stolen a few months after the mission and was never returned.<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"m_5001811523194752985mcnDividerBlock\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody class=\"m_5001811523194752985mcnDividerBlockOuter\">\n<tr>\n<td class=\"m_5001811523194752985mcnDividerBlockInner\">\n<table class=\"m_5001811523194752985mcnDividerContent\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\u00a0<em><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">br<\/span><\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"m_5001811523194752985mcnImageCardBlock\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody class=\"m_5001811523194752985mcnImageCardBlockOuter\">\n<tr>\n<td class=\"m_5001811523194752985mcnImageCardBlockInner\" valign=\"top\">\n<table class=\"m_5001811523194752985mcnImageCardRightContentOuter\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"m_5001811523194752985mcnImageCardRightContentInner\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\">\n<table class=\"m_5001811523194752985mcnImageCardRightImageContentContainer\" border=\"0\" width=\"200\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"m_5001811523194752985mcnImageCardRightImageContentE2E\" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"m_5001811523194752985mcnImage CToWUd a6T alignnone\" tabindex=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/ci4.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/9G903qZf6sAnM1EPp6drBpy8KOCXV3OgMlr9a1afZO1TFnDg5zA4PvgiK3LVWQTfPOeB63gj8jZ0Bn4F3WqlGal2EoGhxVShsMmtH4Cr3n7njgouhu_tskWNMRMZ6NRsrsH6rE2phpXxoCNiFco=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/gallery.mailchimp.com\/0eb1ce6582\/images\/179338ed-da62-4e84-8b00-0845947143d9.jpg\" alt=\"casebacks of the Speedy\" width=\"200\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"m_5001811523194752985mcnImageCardRightTextContentContainer\" border=\"0\" width=\"420\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"right\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"m_5001811523194752985mcnTextContent\" valign=\"top\">\n<div>\n<p>To commemorate this achievement, Omega changed the casebacks of the Speedy.<\/p>\n<p>They removed the Hippocampus engraved on it and replaced it with the slogans \u201cThe first watch worn on the moon\u201d and \u201cFlight qualified by NASA for all manned\u00a0space missions\u201d. They would later add the Hippocampus back in 1971.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"m_5001811523194752985mcnDividerBlock\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody class=\"m_5001811523194752985mcnDividerBlockOuter\">\n<tr>\n<td class=\"m_5001811523194752985mcnDividerBlockInner\">\n<table class=\"m_5001811523194752985mcnDividerContent\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\u00a0<em><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">br<\/span><\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"m_5001811523194752985mcnImageCardBlock\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody class=\"m_5001811523194752985mcnImageCardBlockOuter\">\n<tr>\n<td class=\"m_5001811523194752985mcnImageCardBlockInner\" valign=\"top\">\n<table class=\"m_5001811523194752985mcnImageCardRightContentOuter\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"m_5001811523194752985mcnImageCardRightContentInner\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\">\n<table class=\"m_5001811523194752985mcnImageCardRightImageContentContainer\" border=\"0\" width=\"200\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"m_5001811523194752985mcnImageCardRightImageContentE2E\" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"m_5001811523194752985mcnImage CToWUd a6T alignnone\" tabindex=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/ci6.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/bzMnUVpqdo6xwuzLYFpK4PLtIAFKOmx_ynZlS5iblX_yJZGpXCMOzi55cSaPljm9MF0LuIVr7lA5jj81xTjqK2BLs-gZynvhJepFx45Zcocdp7t9GTZZyeInCyZ9yez_gptzMmAaQLwslmFuPnU=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/gallery.mailchimp.com\/0eb1ce6582\/images\/2c6d8ce1-37f3-4735-a883-13c3cbef5d71.jpg\" alt=\"Jack Swigert\" width=\"200\" height=\"385\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"m_5001811523194752985mcnImageCardRightTextContentContainer\" border=\"0\" width=\"420\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"right\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"m_5001811523194752985mcnTextContent\" valign=\"top\">\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>1970\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>An electrical failure would cause an explosion in the Apollo 13 mission. Pilot Jack Swigert would rely on his Speedy to precisely calculate the crucial 14 seconds of engine boost that the shuttle needed for its re-entry into the earth.<\/p>\n<p>The Speedy would be awarded the Snoopy Award for this milestone.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"m_5001811523194752985mcnDividerBlock\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody class=\"m_5001811523194752985mcnDividerBlockOuter\">\n<tr>\n<td class=\"m_5001811523194752985mcnDividerBlockInner\">\n<table class=\"m_5001811523194752985mcnDividerContent\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\u00a0<em><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">br<\/span><\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"m_5001811523194752985mcnImageCardBlock\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody class=\"m_5001811523194752985mcnImageCardBlockOuter\">\n<tr>\n<td class=\"m_5001811523194752985mcnImageCardBlockInner\" valign=\"top\">\n<table class=\"m_5001811523194752985mcnImageCardRightContentOuter\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"m_5001811523194752985mcnImageCardRightContentInner\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\">\n<table class=\"m_5001811523194752985mcnImageCardRightImageContentContainer\" border=\"0\" width=\"200\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"m_5001811523194752985mcnImageCardRightImageContentE2E\" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"m_5001811523194752985mcnImage CToWUd a6T alignnone\" tabindex=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/ci5.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/cfQTTL6El3tu7V77eZMRRKxurcli2zomC7cqQf4V_cBz7xRa_IVkT0IWP1o7BqtCqITrVhIzDi-4qKRVnQ31WxB-QhQe-YMhf3GYszk1WIC9PcC3JvQMGDxuIhBcHOYJnA1PzzsTp4VHa2dLeuo=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/gallery.mailchimp.com\/0eb1ce6582\/images\/28a89fcd-3c1e-4d17-b8a1-0f35fa72b62d.jpg\" alt=\"Omega Speedmaster will be subjected to a new series of tests\" width=\"200\" height=\"444\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"m_5001811523194752985mcnImageCardRightTextContentContainer\" border=\"0\" width=\"420\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"right\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"m_5001811523194752985mcnTextContent\" valign=\"top\">\n<div><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">1971 &#8211; 1994<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong>Space exploration would continue to flourish, and the Omega Speedmaster will be subjected to a new series of tests, which it would pass successfully. It would become the most tested watch in the world.<\/div>\n<div><em><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">br<\/span><\/em><\/div>\n<div><em><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">br<\/span><\/em><\/div>\n<div><em><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">br<\/span><\/em><\/div>\n<div><em><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">br<\/span><\/em><\/div>\n<div><em><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">br<\/span><\/em><\/div>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"m_5001811523194752985mcnDividerBlock\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody class=\"m_5001811523194752985mcnDividerBlockOuter\">\n<tr>\n<td class=\"m_5001811523194752985mcnDividerBlockInner\">\n<table class=\"m_5001811523194752985mcnDividerContent\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\u00a0<em><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">br<\/span><\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"m_5001811523194752985mcnImageCardBlock\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody class=\"m_5001811523194752985mcnImageCardBlockOuter\">\n<tr>\n<td class=\"m_5001811523194752985mcnImageCardBlockInner\" valign=\"top\">\n<table class=\"m_5001811523194752985mcnImageCardRightContentOuter\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"m_5001811523194752985mcnImageCardRightContentInner\" align=\"center\" valign=\"top\">\n<table class=\"m_5001811523194752985mcnImageCardRightImageContentContainer\" border=\"0\" width=\"200\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"m_5001811523194752985mcnImageCardRightImageContentE2E\" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.swisswatchexpo.com\/watches\/omega\/mens-omega\/speedmaster-\/speedmaster-limited-edition-from-moon-to-mars-35775000-16794\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en-GB&amp;q=https:\/\/www.swisswatchexpo.com\/watches\/Omega\/Mens-Omega\/Speedmaster-\/Speedmaster-Limited-Edition-From-Moon-to-Mars-35775000-16794?mc_cid%3D05df7cc214%26mc_eid%3D%5BUNIQID%5D&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1519970378286000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHnCjrsdT2-eoCmn8lQKsH1xT8i5Q\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"m_5001811523194752985mcnImage CToWUd\" src=\"https:\/\/ci3.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/llx0RQG-CeUMf8PxA1Q02iPyQn6_l-Lx5me-gS9COhMRGVBatvNKuAPtZCH9X5KylQ0hj58KE8thKk7t9DTTIPvdrDWdNqtG7sdp5y1pMeUMWvld2vfDRJG3g6qiA2y_U4guUUoSf4JHlecfgg0=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/gallery.mailchimp.com\/0eb1ce6582\/images\/253392e8-4a54-4365-a2d5-19efb7a12086.jpg\" alt=\"Omega Speedmaster Limited Edition From Moon to Mars Watch 3577.50.00\" width=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"m_5001811523194752985mcnImageCardRightTextContentContainer\" border=\"0\" width=\"420\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"right\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"m_5001811523194752985mcnTextContent\" valign=\"top\">\n<div>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">1997 &#8211; Present<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong>Omega introduces Caliber 1861 as replacement for the 861. It features a rhodium finish, an upgrade from the copper and yellow finish found on its predecessor.<\/p>\n<p>Through the coming decades, Omega\u00a0would release a number of variations on the Speedy \u2013 such as\u00a0automatic models, smaller models, sapphire crystal version to replace the Plexiglas, and different dial colors and case metals.<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">br<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><em>pictured:\u00a0Omega Speedmaster Limited Edition From Moon to Mars Watch 3577.50.00<\/em><\/div>\n<div><em><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">br<\/span><\/em><\/div>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"m_5001811523194752985mcnTextBlock\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody class=\"m_5001811523194752985mcnTextBlockOuter\">\n<tr>\n<td class=\"m_5001811523194752985mcnTextBlockInner\" valign=\"top\">\n<table class=\"m_5001811523194752985mcnTextContentContainer\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"m_5001811523194752985mcnTextContent\" valign=\"top\">\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">br<\/span><\/em><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">Since 1994, Omega has released a limited edition Apollo 11 anniversary Speedmaster every 5 years &#8211; a\u00a0fitting tribute to one of the greatest moments in science and to the wristwatch that was a part of the adventure.<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">&lt;&gt;<\/span><\/div>\n<h6><strong><em>PHOTO CREDITS:\u00a0\u00a0OMEGA Speedmaster CK2915 by\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gnu.org\/copyleft\/fdl.html?mc_cid=05df7cc214&amp;mc_eid=[UNIQID]\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en-GB&amp;q=http:\/\/www.gnu.org\/copyleft\/fdl.html?mc_cid%3D05df7cc214%26mc_eid%3D%5BUNIQID%5D&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1519970378286000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHN2MhCvQvVArCP-919z4cEjFX2-Q\">GFDL<\/a>\u00a0licensed by\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/3.0\/?mc_cid=05df7cc214&amp;mc_eid=[UNIQID]\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en-GB&amp;q=http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/3.0\/?mc_cid%3D05df7cc214%26mc_eid%3D%5BUNIQID%5D&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1519970378286000&amp;usg=AFQjCNELlzUvo7Ae-YXhdYVg0WnPjt0vdg\">CC BY 3.0<\/a>, Buzz Aldrin by\u00a0By Project Apollo Archive (AS11-36-5390) [Public domain],\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/history.nasa.gov\/alsj\/a13\/images13.html?mc_cid=05df7cc214&amp;mc_eid=[UNIQID]\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en-GB&amp;q=http:\/\/history.nasa.gov\/alsj\/a13\/images13.html?mc_cid%3D05df7cc214%26mc_eid%3D%5BUNIQID%5D&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1519970378286000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFiSkA3MD-ZUWNY2PlG6x-BuyR-Xw\">Jack Swigert on Apollo 13<\/a>\u00a0By Ed Hengeveld \u00a0[Public domain],\u00a0Certificate Signing of First American &amp; Russian Docking,\u00a0By NASA (Great Images in NASA Description) [Public domain \/ all via Wikimedia Commons.<\/em><\/strong><\/h6>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When Omega Speedmaster was launched 60 years ago, no one imagined that it would accompany space pioneers to their missions, much less make history as the first watch on the moon. Originally launched as a sports and racing chronograph, the Speedy was made to measure different speeds with its tachymetric bezel. 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