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David Scott’s Speedmaster Professional “Tribute to Astronauts” BA145.022-69

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The Omega Speedmaster Professional BA145.022-69, also known as the “Tribute to Astronauts” watch, was the first Speedmaster in 18K yellow gold and intended for all active NASA astronauts, the US president and vice president, and several officials. In total, Omega gifted 31 of these watches to the NASA astronauts, most of them during the official […]

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As far as we know, 36 NASA astronauts were given a Gold “Apollo 11 tribute” Omega Speedmaster chronograph:
23 + 3 posthumous (Apollo 1) on 26th November 1969 and 8 afterwards. Moreover, later on Apollo 13 crew-members Jack Swigert and Fred Haise were given an unnumbered version!
 
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