The “Silver Snoopy Award” is a prestigious recognition within the NASA community. First presented in 1968, this award was part of the Manned Flight Awareness program whereby NASA astronauts selected and awarded companies and members of the community who contributed to space travel. Omega was awarded the Silver Snoopy Award in 1970, when the Omega Speedmaster successfully helped time the launch back to earth during the Apollo 13 crisis following an oxygen tank explosion that jeopardized the mission. The “Silver Snoopy Award” continues today, and holds the same importance some forty years since its inception.

The present watch, the “Silver Snoopy Award” 50th Anniversary, is a special edition chronograph celebrating the Snoopy lineage in Omega’s collection. This is the third in the series with the first Snoopy-related Speedmaster released in 2003. The reference 3578.51 prominently featured Snoopy on the dial, and on a blue background on the case back with “Eyes on the Stars” overhead.

The 2020 edition retains the Speedmaster Professional model with the case-shape reminiscent of the late 1960s model ST105.012. NASA’s favourite beagle again adorns the dial, while through the sapphire caseback, one sees a whimsical mechanical animation. The chronograph features a “Naiad Lock” caseback allowing the inscriptions to always appear in the upright position. The movement is covered with a night blue plate with white dots to represent the sky, and there is a rotating Earth as seen from the moon while a Command and Service Module with Snoopy inside rotates around to the dark side of the moon.