The Omega Speedmaster‘s status as an iconic watch is unquestioned ... Behind the glass is the Calibre 321 movement, the same engine that powered the Speedys worn during the Apollo missions. Omega has ...

your mind invariably – and rightly – wanders to the classic Moonwatch timepiece worn by Buzz Aldrin during the Apollo 11 ...

“The more original the watch ... Because it’s the only real Apollo Speedmaster you can own without being in violation of the ...

Fast-forward to the aborted Apollo 13 mission a year later, and the chronograph function of a trusty Speedmaster was used ... I was already familiar with the original black colourway, but when ...

The watch most associated with astronauts, of course, is the Omega Speedmaster. It was the first watch worn to the moon during the Apollo 11 mission, and the first watch qualified by NASA for manned ...

The Apollo 15 mission ... As legend goes, mission Commander David Scott was exploring the lunar surface when the crystal of his NASA-issued Omega Speedmaster popped off. This would be annoying ...

None can also claim to have played a crucial role in the survival of the stricken Apollo 13 ... space and moon missions. Away from its ‘Moonwatch’ credentials, the Speedmaster is also a ...

Indelibly associated with Nasa’s Apollo programme that put man on the moon, Omega’s Speedmaster is both an untouchable icon ... They reference the first mission to place humans in lunar orbit, forever ...

Apollo 14 lifted off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in 1971 on the first crewed mission to the Moon's highlands.