Speedmaster, a legendary chronograph from Omega
Omega had it all mapped out… and still things didn’t go quite as planned Who would have imagined that a watch designed to rule the racing circuit would become the “official†watch of NASA astronauts? The reason is simple: performance At the time of its launch in 1957, one of a trilogy of professional watches, the Speedmaster was intended for racing drivers, the Seamaster for divers, and the Railmaster for scientists and engineers working in proximity to powerful magnetic fields.
The Seamaster and the Railmaster didn’t deviate from the course Omega had set them The Speedmaster, on the other hand, quickly veered off-track, joining American astronauts – won over by its performance, functionality and classic design – in their pursuit of new horizons. The future Moonwatch ready for lift-off The Speedmaster’s space adventure began in 1962, kickstarted by a group of astronauts that included Walter “Wally†Schirra and Leroy Gordon “Gordo†. Source