The Omega Speedmaster: A Highly Sought Timepiece

December 31, 2016 at 10:44 pm

Introduced in 1957, the Omega Speedmaster is a piece of watch history. Many enthusiasts and collectors consider it the “holy grail” of watches. One example went for an estimated £38,000 by McTear’s of Glasgow.

The watch was originally designed and marketed to active clientele. It further supplemented its reputation after being chosen by NASA to be the official timekeeper for space flight missions.

Omega embarked on the “Alaska Project” , which was codename for a project to develop the most capable and optimized space watch to be used by astronauts. The project was confidential to avoid cases of industrial espionage. The project came to an abrupt end when following the Apollo 17 missoins, there was no use for test watches.

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