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Omega Speedmaster Apollo 11 40th Anniversary no 2963/7969 A…
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Melbourne
Date:
27-May-2020
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Omega Speedmaster Apollo 11 40th Anniversary no 2963/7969 A stainless steel chronograph wristwatch with bracelet, circa 2009. Dial: black with silver Apollo 11 medallion as the running seconds dial Calibre: cal. 1861 manual winding, 17 jewels. Movement number: 77181547. Case: stainless steel tonneau-form, screw down back with Apollo 11 logo and engraved 'The First Watch Worn On, the Moon'. Closure: stainless steel Omega link 957 bracelet and folding clasp. Dimensions: 42 mm diameter, bracelet circumference approximately 187 mm. Signed: case, dial and movement. Accessories: none On that momentous day, Monday 21 July 1969, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin realised man's dream, spearheaded by President Kennedy, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to earth, and the course of human history was forever changed., the Omega Speedmaster was the watch worn on the wrists of those astronauts and the Speedmaster would be referenced as the 'Moonwatch' from that day forward. This series of 7,969 watches was released to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the first lunar landing., the material Hesalite has been used on this watch, which was the shatter-proof acrylic crystal used on the original Moonwatch. A small, distinctive Omega logo has been etched centrally inside the Hesalite crystal.
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Horology (Clocks & watches): Watches - Wrist