Fresh from the Showcase here at SwissWatchExpo. Today, we are going over another limited edition
Apollo edition of the Speedmaster - these never disappoint. So let's go ahead and get started.
This edition of the omega Speedmaster is the 45th anniversary edition of the Apollo
11 mission. That's right. That is the one that you all know and love. The one everyone learned
about in school, the one where Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong went to the moon. This
is the one that we've all heard of. Omega makes Apollo editions for all of
those missions. And all of these watches are very fascinating and interesting,
but I do think it's very telling that this is the one Apollo mission that really won the space race
for the U S of A. And this is the one that's being commemorated in this fantastic watch.
The one thing that sets this apart is this has a all titanium case.
This is actually the first time this has ever been done on a Moonwatch in particular, there have been
Speedmaster editions in titanium, but this is the first and NASA, uh, sort of adjacent
Moonwatch commemorating one of their missions that they've done. And it's very interesting.
It's it's jarring the first time I picked it up in my hands because I've just never felt
a Moon watch this light before, cause it's never been made with this type of material.
And that's not the only thing that makes this watch. Interesting. The first thing you might
notice about wasn't the finish on the case is going to be the coding on the dial, or the dial
itself is actually a solid piece of brown PVD. It gives off a very gorgeous looking taupe color.
And I do like how monochromatic it is for most of the dial, the subtitles aren't the most legible.
You'll see, it actually has a very deep, dark black, but you don't get a ton of contrast against
the dial with that. What you do get, however, is the contrast against the very, very bright
Sedna gold accents that you have on this watch on the hands. And of course all the markers and
you also do get luminous material there as well, which gives you a good bit of contrast. This is
a great watch for telling time, not so much for actually viewing and recording the chronograph
and actually, you know, doing times and stuff like that. But of course this is mostly based on style
and that's the one thing you'll notice for all of these Apollo missions. If you wanted one that
was really fit to go to space, you'd just get a traditional Moonwatch as I'm sure you probably
already own one. If you're considering going after this. The bezel is a solid piece of ceramic.
So this is a very well constructed and durable watch, especially as far as the Moonwatch goes.
And you also get a ring of Sedna gold here around the vessel, which is a really great
accent. It definitely sort of elevates it just a little bit. And again, incredibly lightweight,
you are going to get the 42 millimeter case diameter like you would know and
love from any Moonwatch. And of course the single pump pushers here as well. Another
thing that makes this watch a lot more durable than another moon watches you might think of,
and it's a little unusual for the Apollo mission watches as well. This one's going
to have a Sapphire crystal now note that it is not a Sapphire sandwich, this actually does have
the omega NASA Moonwatch engraving on the back. That you're probably very
familiar with as well as the limited edition number that you'll see on the back here too.
This is limited to 1,969 pieces, of course commemorating the year of the Apollo 11 emission
itself. In addition to having a very interesting looking case design, Omega also went in a very
different direction with this strap here. It actually comes with two, both are very different
and both are really great with the watch for very different ways. The one that you'll probably see
on most of the Omega material, at least it's the one they advertise on their website is this
beautiful looking brown NATO strap, which really matches the PVD dial almost perfectly. This color
has been absolutely scientifically refined to the absolute nth degree to match this matted dial.
And I see a ton of straps that are trying to match dials that just they don't get it right the way
this one does. This one is incredibly sleek and it would look great with just about any color.
I think just because of how uniform this watch is,
you also get this beautiful, bright looking tan leather here. And this is one that's a bit more,
it's going to add a little bit more color to it, a little bit more brightness against the more muted
brown tones that you'll get on that NATO strap. But this is a great one. And Omega uses really,
really top quality leather. I've had issues with straps in this type of leather before really,
cause I love this color and you'll get a lot of stains on it and stuff like that. This is supposed
to be very resistant and very durable to stuff like that. So this is one that's really going to
keep its color for a very long time, a lot more so than a lot of other, maybe lower quality leather
straps that you might have on your watches, especially if you're going for a lighter color.
Last thing - and you'll see this with so many of the omega moon watches from this generation
is just the packaging that it comes in. We do have the box and cards for this model, and this is one
of the Moon watches where I think that really goes a long way. You get this beautiful box, of course,
with this wonderful limited edition, sort of, I don't know what you would call this a padding here
on the back, but of course you get this wonderful lunar landscape, as you would probably love to
look at when you're pulling this watch out of the box in the morning, also got the Omega limited
edition booklet. I'll just gently pull this up here so that you can see it. And then finally, and
this is, I think the first time I've seen this in a Moonwatch we have an Omega ink pen right here.
I'll admit I am not a big pen nerd, although I'm sure some of you who are viewing this video might
be, so you can go ahead and comment what type of pen this is and what makes it so special,
but I'll tell you it's got a great weight to it. And I can tell you it's a lot fancier than
the stuff I've been taking notes with here in the office. So it's a great package. It's a fantastic
watch and a wonderful addition to any burgeoning or very accomplished Speedmaster Moonwatch
collection, whether you're going for NASA models, whether this is the first sort of NASA edition,
you're going. The fact that you're getting titanium and rose gold in this, this is probably
going to set it apart from every other Speedmaster in your collection. In fact, it almost has to - I
can't think of one that's sort of has these in the Moonwatch line. This is not the only Speedmaster
we've gotten stock by the way. We've got dozens of others, both limited edition and otherwise. So if
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