An 18-karat gold version of the first watch worn on the moon has set a record for the most paid for an astronaut's timepiece.

wore aboard the Apollo 11 spacecraft, which went for $2,772,500 in 2022. The caseback of the Omega "Tribute to Astronauts" Speedmaster Professional engraved to astronaut Neil Armstrong.

History buffs and horologists will know that Omega’s relationship with NASA runs deep. The watchmaker’s mighty Speedmaster played a role in the Apollo space program and was worn by both Neil Armstrong ...

In November, 1969, months after his groundbreaking lunar landing alongside Buzz Aldrin, Neil Armstrong was presented with a yellow-gold Omega Speedmaster Professional ... Armstrong, Gemini 8 - Apollo ...

A gold Omega Speedmaster once owned by Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong was sold for $2,187,500, setting a new record for ...

A gold watch gifted to Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Amstrong following ... The 18-karat solid yellow gold Omega Speedmaster Professional chronograph wristwatch was gifted to him at a Houston dinner ...

The auction house also sold a gold Omega Speedmaster that belonged to Apollo 14 astronaut Edgar Mitchell for $142,664. Though ...

While there, he was presented with a special gift: an 18-karat gold Omega Speedmaster Professional ... 8 (Armstrong’s first spaceflight) and Apollo 11 (his moonwalk mission).

Tom Brady and John Mayer are two of the biggest watch collectors in the world. We’ve called the latter the most influential ...