The Ref. BA 145.022 was given to the first man on the moon at a gala dinner in Houston’s Warwick Hotel on November 25, 1969, mere months after Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the lunar surface.

When it comes to Omega Speedmasters, none are more iconic than the “Moonwatch” that walked on the lunar surface in 1969. But Omega has more than a stroll across the moon on its astral-themed résumé.

In 1962, Walter Schirra was the first astronaut to wear an Omega chronograph watch in space during the Mercury-Atlas 8 mission. The company’s watches were also worn during the first spacewalks, but ...

On March 1, 1965, the Omega Speedmaster was officially qualified by NASA for manned space missions. To mark this 60th anniversary, last month the watchmaker hosted journalists from across the world at ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The world was a very different place in 1957. Flush with post-War affluence and influence, the United States vied with Russia for ...

There was never any chance that Omega was going to underplay the 50th anniversary of the first Moon landing, when its Speedmaster Professional chronograph accompanied the Apollo 11 astronauts to the ...

The Omega Speedmaster was the first racing chronograph with a tachymeter scale bezel: various updates and special editions have been issued through the decades 2024’s ‘lacquered white dial’ Moonwatch ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This watch will make an astronomical addition to your collection. Neil Armstrong’s 1969 Omega Speedmaster Professional is hitting ...

The world was a very different place in 1957. Flush with post-War affluence and influence, the United States vied with Russia for dominance in the Space Race. The scientific community celebrated ...