Speedmaster Professional Moonwatch Apollo 11 40th Anniversary

The Speedmaster was introduced in 1957 as a racing chronograph and became the most famous watch in history when it was selected by NASA for the Apollo programme after surviving a brutal battery of tests that no other chronograph could pass. Buzz Aldrin wore a Speedmaster on the surface of the moon during Apollo 11 in July 1969 — a fact that has defined the watch's identity ever since. The Moonwatch designation specifically refers to the hand-wound, hesalite-crystal configuration that most closely follows the specification of the watches that flew to the moon. The current production Moonwatch maintains the essential character — same case shape, same tachymeter bezel, same three-register dial — while incorporating a modern co-axial movement.

The Omega Speedmaster reference 311.30.42.30.01.002 was introduced in 2009 as a 'limited edition' of 7969 pieces commemorating the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission. It features the regular stainless 'Moonwatch' case with hesalite crystal and a closed caseback; the black dial features the Apollo 11 patch at the 9 o'clock subdial.