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Is this the coolest watch in the world?
The Omega Speedmaster, first produced in 1957, is the only watch certified by NASA for Extra-Vehicular Activity and was the first watch worn on the Moon. It wasn’t just an ornament; for example, on Apollo 13 Jack Swigert’s Speedmaster was used to time the critical 14-second Mid-Course Correction that allowed for a safe return to Earth.
Not only was it worn on the Gemini and Apollo programs, but in 1968 Ralph Plaisted led the first team to make a surface traverse to the North Pole (unless you believe either Peary or Cook). And the timepiece they used for celestial navigation? The Omega Speedmaster.
If ever I have several grand to burn on a watch, this is it.
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