Since a couple of years I want to buy the Speedmaster of Omega. The Speedmaster is the only watch qualified by NASA. Just three weeks after receiving NASA’s official qualification, the Speedmaster ST 105.003 made its space debut on March 23, 1965. It was worn by astronauts Virgil “Gus” Grissom and John Young during the Gemini 3 mission.
Following Gemini 3, the Speedmaster— and its subsequent evolutions— became an essential piece of equipment for every crewed NASA mission. It gained legendary status when astronaut Ed White wore it during the first American spacewalk later that same year, and again during Apollo 8 in 1968, when its crew became the first humans to witness "the far side of the Moon."As the missions advanced, so did the importance of the Speedmaster. On July 20, 1969, NASA achieved its ultimate goal: Apollo 11 successfully landed on the Moon. As Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin descended to the lunar surface, the Speedmaster became the first watch worn on the Moon— a milestone in both space exploration and horological history.
From that moment forward, the Speedmaster continued to accompany astronauts on every Moon landing and remained a trusted tool throughout the Apollo program and beyond.
When a couple of year ago the MoonSwatch was launched, it was my chance to buy this historical watch. But it was only recently when I bought one. I choose the MoonSwatch, a Sun Yellow dial "Mission to the Sun" Speedmaster with Dot over 90!
