{"id":4081,"date":"2019-11-15T10:14:54","date_gmt":"2019-11-15T10:14:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swisswatchexpo.com\/TheWatchClub\/?p=4081"},"modified":"2025-08-04T12:12:26","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T12:12:26","slug":"5-famous-missing-watches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swisswatchexpo.com\/thewatchclub\/2019\/11\/15\/5-famous-missing-watches\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Famous Missing Watches"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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If there are two qualities that can make the value of a watch skyrocket, they would be provenance and rarity. Watches that have been owned by prominent figures are sought after by collectors for obvious reasons, even more so if there are only a few of those watches known to exist.<\/p>\n

Some of these watches are still at large – that is, they have been documented and photographed, but no one knows where they are today. Here are five of the most sought after missing watches of all time:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Buzz Aldrin’s Omega Speedmaster<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n
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You probably already know the story of the Omega Speedmaster<\/a> and how it became the first watch on the moon. Aboard Apollo 11, the first-ever lunar mission, astronauts were given the Omega Speedmaster ref 105.012 to monitor time. Neil Armstrong left his watch in the spacecraft, while Buzz Aldrin wore his Speedy on the lunar surface – and the rest, as they say, is history.<\/p>\n

When they returned from the mission, Buzz sent his Speedy to the Smithsonian for archiving; but it was lost or stolen en route.\u00a0Photo from NASA Astronauts on Instagram<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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