Omega Speedmaster*** 3590.50 Red Seal*** 1990
OMEGA Speedmaster, 3590.50, Red Seal, 1990
Serial: 48259189
Circa: 1990
Reference: 3590.50
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, hand wound mechanical chronograph, 17 jewels
BRACELET: Original Omega stainless steel bracelet Ref 1479/812
CONDITION REPORT: Excellent overall condition. Nice cream patina on the indexes. The case is unpolished and overall very nice example with the red factory seal still visible on both parts of the caseback. The dial has tiny aging spots on the very edges of the registers.
NOTES: According to the Omega Museum (no archive ordered), the present watch was produced on May 3, 1990 and delivered to Germany.
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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