Details
CIRCA: 1960s
CASE MATERIAL: Steel
CASE DIAMETER: 42mm
BRACELET MATERIAL: Steel
BRACELET SIZE: 8 inches / 205mm
DIAL: Black
MOVEMENT: Manual
FUNCTIONS: Chronograph
BOX: No
PAPERS: No

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Originally designed in 1957 as a sports chronograph for racecar drivers, the success of the iconic Omega Speedmaster would not follow until it took a much different and more important a decade later. Omega underwent rigorous research and testing on the Speedmaster which paid off when NASA flight qualified the watch and made it an official piece of gear for astronauts. It was indeed, the first watch to be worn on the moon.

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