50th Anniversary. OMEGA announced at BaselWorld 2012 the Speedmaster "First OMEGA in Space" Numbered Edition chronograph. The watch us a near replica of the watch worn by Mercury Astronaut Wally Schirra on his October 1962 spaceflight. Schirra's Mercury Atlas 8 mission fifth U.S. manned spaceflight Schirra was the first astronaut to wear an Omega watch in space, more than two years before NASA adopted the Speedmaster as its approved timepiece. To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the first Speedmaster to orbit the earth, OMEGA has created the Speedmaster “First OMEGA in Space” in honor of Schirra.
OMEGA Speedmaster "First OMEGA in Space" Numbered Edition chronograph. The watch has a 39.70 mm stainless steel case with the dial protected by a sapphire crystal. I am sure that the choice of the sapphire crystal, instead of the more historically correct Hesalite crystal will disappointing to some. Other will be happier with the choice of sapphire crystal which resists scratches much better than Hesalite.
The dial has the 30-minute and 12-hour counters located at 3 o’clock and 6 o’clock respectively, and a small seconds sub-dial is at 9 o’clock. Inside is the now legendary manual-winding calibre 1861 movement.
The watch has a screw-in stainless steel caseback which is embossed with OMEGA’s original seahorse emblem, the words “THE FIRST OMEGA IN SPACE” and “OCTOBER 3, 1962”, the date of the Mercury Atlas 8 mission. The Speedmaster “First OMEGA in Space” is a numbered edition and its number is engraved on the caseback.
The Speedmaster “First OMEGA in Space” chronograph comes on a brown leather strap.
About Omega SA. The forerunner of OMEGA was founded 1848, by Louis Brandt. The name OMEGA was first used in 1894. It was used as the name of one of the Louis Brandt brother’s watch movement calibers.
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