Omega Speedmaster Apollo 17 New Full Set
45th Anniversary Limited
REF: 31130423003001
Movement: manual winding
Case: stainless steel, 42 mm, Blue Dial, sapphire glass
Bracelet: stainless steel
Condition: New Old Stock, the box presents slight storage signs
Year: 2017
BOX, Papers: Full set
Overview: Launched in 1957 and designed to measure speed with chronograph and tachymeter functions, the Speedmaster has proved time and time again an invaluable and life saving partner to pilots, astronauts and explorers as they defy boundaries and push to ever-higher limits in the exploration of the universe. With an impressive track record of 11 NASA tests and 6 Moon landings, the Speedmaster has been on every US manned space flight and is currently on board Russia’s ISS International Space Station making this manual-winding timepiece a cornerstone of horological and space history. The Apollo 17 was created as a tribute to Gene Cernan and commemorating the 45th anniversary of the Apollo 17 mission. Gene Cernan was the astronaut to set the last foot on the Moon, which was exactly at 05:34 GMT. That explains the writing on the dial, just below ‘Speedmaster Professional’.