All American Apollo astronauts were issued with Omega Speedmaster Professionals. They were worn by Edward H. White on the first spacewalk and Buzz Aldrin on the moon. The regular strap was changed to a long Velcro strap so it could be worn over the Space Suits. 'Flown' Speedmasters have real historic interest and many are on display, however Buzz Aldrin's "Moon" watch was lost ...
Updated Jan 19, 2015 at 11:31 AM by Churchy
Issue 19 is based on the Benrus type1, standard issue for US Navy SEAL teams during the Vietnam war. Simple and reliable with Swiss ETA Movements they are virtually impossible to find on the collectors market, good quality replicas command four figure price tags. They were found to be expensive to produce and went out of use in favour of off the shelf alternatives. ...
Updated Dec 30, 2014 at 02:44 PM by Churchy
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