2003
FROM THE MOON TO MARS 2004
APOLLO 11 2005
GEMINI IV
This model coincided with the American announce-
ment that they planned to build a permanent space
station on the moon before 2020 to act as a launch
site for future manned missions to Mars. Celebrating
those celestial bodies, the watch has counters printed
with images of the moon, Earth and Mars. Created to mark the 35th anniversary of the Apollo
11 mission when the Omega Speedmaster became
the first watch worn on the moon, this watch was
produced in a limited edition of 3,500 pieces. It
features the date July 20, 1969, printed in red in the
upper half of the dial and the Apollo 11 patch reverse-
printed on the sapphire caseback. In 1965, Edward White became the first American
astronaut to walk in space. With a Speedmaster
strapped to his wrist, it also became the first time
that an Omega ventured outside the spacecraft. This
Speedmaster was created in a limited edition of 2,005
pieces to mark the 40th anniversary of that Gemini
IV mission. The dial of the watch is blue, along with
the bezel, and on the other side, the Gemini IV patch
is printed on the sapphire caseback.
2005
CO-AXIAL GMT 2006
APOLLO 15 2007
50th ANNIVERSARY PATCH
In its quest to perfect the movement, this Speedmaster
was the first to include the Co-Axial escapement.
The watch saw a return of the Broad Arrow hands,
a red-tipped GMT hand, and a 1 – 23 GMT hour ring. This Speedmaster was created in a limited edition of
1,971 pieces to mark the 35th anniversary of Apollo
15. It was during this mission that the Lunar Rover
Vehicle was used for the first time. Its special details
include 18-karat pink gold push buttons and a mission
patch etched on the sapphire crystal caseback with
three birds representing the astronauts. Created in a limited edition of 5,957 pieces to
commemorate the birth of the Speedmaster in 1957,
this watch has a golden Seahorse printed on the dial,
representing the emblem with which the Speed-
master is most closely associated. The Omega logo is
printed in red and the watch was presented in a black
wooden box with a painted 50th Anniversary badge.
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