Omega Speedmaster

Omega
ManufacturerOmega
Also calledMoon watch
Introduced1957
MovementOmega caliber 321, 861, 1861, 3861, others

Omega Speedmaster is a line of chronograph wristwatches produced by Omega SA. While chronographs have existed since the late 1800s, Omega first introduced this line of chronographs in 1957. Since then, many different chronograph movements have been marketed under the Speedmaster name. Astronaut Walter Schirra was the first person to wear one in space in 1962 during his Mercury-Atlas 8 mission.[1] The manual winding Speedmaster Professional or "Moonwatch" is the best-known and longest-produced; it was worn during the first American spacewalk as part of NASA's Gemini 4 mission, and was the first watch worn by an astronaut walking on the Moon during the Apollo 11 mission.[2][3][4] The Speedmaster Professional remains one of several watches qualified by NASA for spaceflight, and is still the only one so qualified for EVA.[5] The Speedmaster line also includes other models, including analog-digital and automatic mechanical watches.[6][7]

  1. ^ Omega designs new timepiece to mark 50 years of watches in space Collect Space, 2012-03-09.
  2. ^ NELSON, A. A. (1993). "The Moon watch: a history of the Omega Speedmaster Professional". Bulletin of the National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors. 35 (282): 33–38.
  3. ^ Aldrin, Buzz (2010). Magnificent Desolation. Three Rivers Press. pp. 260–61. ISBN 978-0-307-46346-3.
  4. ^ What Does the MoonSwatch Mean for the Moonwatch’s Legacy? Montres Publiques
  5. ^ Heaton, Jason (16 August 2019). "A Watch Made for Space but Ready for Anything".
  6. ^ "Omega Watches: Speedmaster". Omega S.A. Retrieved 2011-02-09.
  7. ^ Richon 2007, pp. 616, 638–39.