Omega Speedmaster*** 3570.50 Tritium*** 1997
OMEGA Speedmaster, 3570.50 Tritium, 1997
Serial: 48353728
Circa: 1997
Reference: 3570.50
CASE: 42mm Stainless Steel, lyre lug moonwatch case, acrylic crystal, black tachymeter bezel
DIAL: Black matte dial with three chronograph registers, tritium hour markers
MOVEMENT: Caliber 861 (yellow transitional), hand wound mechanical chronograph, 18 jewels
BRACELET: Original Omega stainless steel bracelet Ref 1499/842
CONDITION REPORT: Mint overall condition, lightly worn. Nice cream patina on the indexes. The case is unpolished as well as the bracelet.
NOTES: According to the Omega Museum (no archive ordered), the present watch was produced on January 15, 1997 and delivered to Dubai.
The Omega Speedmaster Professional Chronograph, also known as the "Moonwatch", is famous for being the watch worn by astronauts during the first Moon landing.
NASA’s harsh and intense qualification tests leading up to the Apollo 11 mission examined several watches from Switzerland’s top manufacturers such as Breitling, Rolex and Omega; the testing was concluded in March 1965 with the final selection awarded to the Omega Speedmaster, because it stood apart from the rest as it continuously kept within 5 seconds accuracy in its per day rate. As a result, it became the official watch of the U.S. space program and lated became known as the Moonwatch.
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