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When astronaut Lieutenant General Thomas P. Stafford (USA) and cosmonaut Lieutenant General Alexei A. Leonov (USSR) shook hands in the docking hatch which linked their respective spacecraft, the space pioneers, along with their crews, were wearing OMEGA Speedmaster Pro­fessional chronographs on their wrists.

THE OMEGA SPEEDMASTER

PROFESSIONAL APOLLO-SOYUZ

"35TH ANNIVERSARY"

Commemorating a handshake

The 35th anniversary of their historic hand­shake is commemorated with the release of the OMEGA Speedmaster Professional Apollo-Soyuz "35th Anniversary" chrono­graph in a limited edition of 1975 watches.

A meteorite dial

The dial has been created from a meteorite which survived its entry into our planet's at­mosphere and the high-speed impact with the terrestrial surface. The meteorite's unusu­al structure is the result its very high tempera­ture when it enters the Earth's atmosphere, followed by a period of cooling. The dial is a single piece cut from the meteorite; ac­cordingly, because no two pieces of the me­teorite are exactly alike, each watch in this limited edition is absolutely unique.

The black colour of the meteorite dial is the result of a surface oxidation process. The sil­very seconds hand and chronograph coun­ters appear in the meteorite's natural colour.

A pivotal moment in space exploration

The OMEGA Speedmaster Professional Apollo-Soyuz "35th Anniversary" chronograph is a fitting tribute to a pivotal moment in space exploration. A handshake in orbit between these two former space race adversaries demon­strated to everyone back on earth that it was possible to move forward in a new spirit of cooperation.

Press Release

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