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This season is, indeed, a golden year for Swiss luxury watch brand Omega, since it celebrates 50 years because it moonwalked its way onto the wrists of Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin — the first humans to set foot on the moon.
Commemorating this milestone, Omega — much-touted because of its genius amount of chronometric and specialized criteria — lately introduced the Omega Speedmaster Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Limited-Edition watches.
Limited Edition
With just 6,969 pieces throughout the planet, the 42mm steel body masterpieces that are revolutionary cover an ode to the Apollo 11 mission with design aesthetics and its technology. Crafted in stainless steel and 18K Moonshine gold — a fresh metal that has a paler tone than the typical golden, the Omega Speedmaster Apollo 11 50th Anniversary watch certainly deserves a spot in your group.
Of course, it turned out to be a steel chronograph Speedmaster that lived the’out-in-space’ life. But the Omega Speedmaster succeeds this accomplishment with watchmaking craftsmanship.
Mission Commander of Apollo 11, US Astronaut Neil Armstrong. He’s the first person to set foot on the Moon.
Ode to the Moonwalkers
This Omega Speedmaster is unlike some of its pieces. The tribute it pays to its predecessor is observable in its design aesthetics. The timepiece features elements, such as a gray and black dial highlighting palms and indicators in 18K Moonshine gold.
A hour mark stands out at 11 o o’clock — a tribute to the mission number’11’ of Apollo 11. Meanwhile, a at 9 o’clock features the seconds counter tops encased within an engraved medallion, depicting Buzz Aldrin scene.
Caseback of the Omega Speedmaster Apollo 11 Anniversary Watch
It proudly exhibits a markers commemorating Armstrong’s footprints.
The Horological Mechanism
The gray dial includes three sub-dials using the seconds motion, the counters, along with the 12-hour counter. The ring crowning the bezel is in pure ceramic, and Omega Ceragold is bathed in by the tachymeter scale.
