Neil Armstrong’s Apollo 11 Commemorative OMEGA Speedmaster Heads to Auction

Neil Armstrong‘s 18k gold OMEGA Speedmaster Professional, known as the “Tribute to Astronauts” watch will be going under the hammer next month via RR auction house.

This special edition watch (Ref. BA 145.022) was part of a series of 26 gold Speedmaster watches created by OMEGA for NASA astronauts. Armstrong’s watch, engraved with “Astronaut Neil A. Armstrong, Gemini 8 – Apollo 11,” symbolizes his pioneering journey as the first man on the moon. Unique details, such as the “To mark man’s conquest of space with time, through time, on time” engraving and its distinctive No. 17 caseback, highlight its significance within the collection. Read more at Hypebeast.