1999 Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch 3597.04.00

1999 Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch 3597.04.00 gentleman's wristwatch.

This 1999 Omega wristwatch is a perfect example of a future vintage item. It has a 40mm Steel case with 4837xxxx serial, a Black Baton dial, a Steel bracelet, and is powered by a Manual movement. The watch comes complete with box, a comprehensive 12-month warranty and has undergone a thorough inspection of water resistance, accuracy, functionality and condition.

The Omega Speedmaster was declared the official chronograph of NASA in March 1965, following rigorous trials including heating, freezing and violent shocks. It is the watch worn during the Apollo 11 mission to the Moon and has hence been called the "Moonwatch".

Omega Speedmaster watches first ventured into space in 1965 for the Gemini V mission, and continued right through until the 1973 Skylab SL-4 mission. These and the twenty other missions in between have been commemorated by Omega with a very rare set of Speedmaster Missions watches, of which there are only forty of each. This watch is the Gemini VI Missions watch, with the flight patch printed on the dial at nine o'clock.

The patch for the mission, seen on the dial of this Speedmaster, was designed by Command Pilot Walter M Schirra. The hexagonal shape and the trajectory through the stars both relate to the mission being the sixth in the Gemini program, and the Gemini VI spacecraft is shown between the twin stars Castor and Pollux as per the location of the rendezvous point.

Signed "Omega Speedmaster Professional"

Our ref: 17363

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