Captain Eugene Cernan, The Last Man on the Moon
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Initially designed for automobile racing teams and engineers, the OMEGA Speedmaster embarked on a very different trajectory when NASA chose it to accompany astronauts heading for the moon in 1965. Its involvement in the space adventure has propelled the Speedmaster, henceforth with the added name of “Moonwatch” to the top of the list of celebrated timepieces. After years of research and observations, the authors present a complete panorama of the Moonwatch in a systematic work that is both technical and attractive, making it the inescapable reference book for this legendary watch.
The OMEGA Speedmaster Professional – the Moonwatch – has done things that no other timepiece has done and its been worn in places that only a few human beings have been.
None of us know today what the future of human space travel will be but I still believe in the indomitable will and courage, the passion, and the inspiration in the hearts and minds of dreamers – dreamers who want to go once again where we’ve never gone before, see things we’ve never seen before and do things that have never been done before. And when that spirit takes humankind to the limits of our imagination, I have no doubt that the OMEGA Speedmaster will be part of the journey.
Captain Eugene Cernan, The Last Man on the Moon
Nobody could foresee the remarkable destiny of the first chronograph with a tachymeter scale on the bezel that OMEGA brought out in 1957. It needed a fast name because it was designed for automobile racing teams and engineers. Its fate took a stratospheric twist in 1965 when NASA chose the model for the astronauts that would land on the Moon — a decision that propelled the Moonwatch to watchmaking’s hall of fame. 60 years later, the Speedmaster family has grown with numerous evolutions, but the Moonwatch remains almost unchanged in its shape and spirit and it is still one of the most – if not THE most – iconic timepieces ever.
