Omega — Speedmaster
Speedmaster
“Speedmaster CK2998”
Produced 1959–1962. Omega Speedmaster (reference CK2998), a 39.7 mm stainless steel watch produced 1962–2017.
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ReferenceCK2998
BrandOmega
FamilySpeedmaster
Produced1959–1962
StatusDiscontinued
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Omega — 11 min readOmega Speedmaster: From Racing Chronograph to MoonwatchA connected history of the Speedmaster, from its 1957 motorsport origins and calibre 321 roots to NASA qualification, Apollo 11, Apollo 13, the long-running Moonwatch, calibre 321 revival, and the modern 3861 Master Chronometer generation.
Watches worn in space — 7 min readFlown in Space, Beyond the MoonwatchThe Speedmaster got the Moon. Gagarin, Schirra, White, Swigert, Scott, Pogue and Furrer packed other watches: a Sturmanskie, a GMT-Master, a yellow Seiko in a pocket, and a Sinn that Sinn still talks about.
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