23+ Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch Apollo 8 US. Leaders since 1894, shop the world renowned luxury swiss watchmaker brand today. Waiting list dark side of the moon.
The crew of apollo 8, which launched december 21, 1968, were the first to lay eyes on the far side of the moon, and in honor of the first time that humans circled the moon, omega created a special speedmaster hybrid called the moonwatch apollo 8 dark side of the moon.
The omega speedmaster was given 'the moonwatch' as it was the first watch worn on the moon walk mission in the apollo 11 mission. A certain omega chronograph watch has been to the lunar surface not once, but six times. This model has a hesalite crystal, though omega also offers another version with sapphire crystal on the front and back (ref. Even i expected a speedmaster professional edition for the apollo 8 this year (as written here), but instead, omega went with the larger sized dark side of the moon model as a basis.