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OMEGA Speedmaster Professional Apollo 11 (45th anniversary Limited Edition)
July 1969, human beings first set
foot on the moon, specifically two NASA astronaunts, Buzz Aldrin and
Neil Armstrong with the Apollo 11. Two OMEGA Speedmasters were worn
during this misson critical flight. While Neil Armstrong left his
Speedmaster aboard the Lunar Landing Module (as a backup to the
electronic timekeeping system), Buzz Aldrin has his strapped around his
spacesuit when he was outside the Module.
To commemorate the 45th anniversary of this space endeavour, OMEGA issues 1969 pieces of OMEGA Speedmaster Professional Apollo 11 (in special packaging).
To commemorate the 45th anniversary of this space endeavour, OMEGA issues 1969 pieces of OMEGA Speedmaster Professional Apollo 11 (in special packaging).
Lunar Module Apollo 11 landed on the moon surface.
The two NASA astronaunts set foot on the moon surface....
The Speedmaster strapped on Buzz Aldrin's suit (cropped from a bigger pic) ...
OMEGA Speedmaster Professional Apollo 11
Note : This is a prototype piece.
42mm diameter brushed grade-2 Titianium case with a 18K Sedna gold bezel.
The dial changes with different angle of lighting...
The colour scheme seems to have a story behind it.
The grey titanium colour is sort of associating with the colours of the moon and also the Lunar Module which also has some gold shield, thus the Sedna gold bezel.
The black PVD dial is a reflection of the surface of the Module after surviving the intense heat during re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere.
The black PVD dial is fabricated by sort of subtractive process - laser ablation. The laser removed material surrounding the logo,subdial numerals and minute-track. The hour and minute hands, subdial-hands and the tapered hour markers are of 18K red gold. The chronograph second-hand is red gold-plated.
Super-Luminova is applied on the hour, minute and chronograph second-hand, also beside the hour indexes.
Box-form sapphire crystal with both sides anti-reflective coated, greatly reduced glare.
The Sedna gold bezel is bonded with a matt black ceramic ring with tachymeter scale (done with their Ceragold technology).
Matt pushers and crown to match the brush-finished of the Titanium case.
The screw-in solid caseback is with the iconic Seahorse emblem and engraved with the serial number along with the commemorative details.
The case's water-resistant rating is 5 bar (50metres).
Within is fitted with the manual-winding 'Moonwatch' chronograph Calibre 1861, with a power reserve of 48 hours.
The strap which comes along is a coated nylon NATO strap with a brushed Titanium texture like the caseband.
The Special Packaging ...
The outer box ...
Upon opening ...
The main box
which comes with some accessories and another strap...
The OMEGA Speedmaster Professional Apollo 11 beside the Seahorse Medalion ...
Closer look at other accessories ...
The latch securing the main-box.
Do you Guys like it?
Kong
This message has been edited by Kong on 2014-07-28 21:36:01
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OMEGA Speedmaster Professional Apollo 11 (45th anniversary Limited Edition)
July 1969, human beings first set foot on the moon, specifically two NASA astronaunts, Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong with the Apollo 11. Two OMEGA Speedmasters were worn during this misson critical flight. While Neil Armstrong left his Speedmaster aboard...
I am not a Speedie fan, but I must admit that this one has some interesting details.
The combination of rose gold, titanium, brown dial and gold indexes / hands is quite appealing. The strap is excellent, and the packaging awesome. Yes, even for a non speedie guy like me, there is a lot to think about. But first in my list, a Vintage one....
I like it a lot.
It feels very light and what they did to the dial is very subtle and elegant. The grade 2 titanium will darken with time and will create a nice contrast with the gold. I would personally prefer it with a matching Ti bracelet and I understand that is a pos...
That dial ...
is really something. Looks good on your wrist, and I wonder how much is that Ti bracelet. Keep this NATO too, price is different from generic NATO :-) Thanks for viewing, Fernando. Kong
Torn about this one, Kong. Yes, it's appealing, but . . .
. . . in a strange, and not altogether reasonable way, it doesn't quite have the Speedmaster je ne sais quoi . Impossible to describe, but I think most Speedmaster fans will understand intuitively. There's too much going on, at too many levels. Don't get ...
I understand ...
Have a look when it arrives at the Boutique near you, Art. Thanks for viewing. Kong
Was able to try it on almost a month ago . . .
. . . at a local Omega boutique, Kong . . . . . . along with the rest of Omega's 2014 introductions. Full report next week! Art ...
