Originally designed for racing car drivers to better read the elapsed time, the ’57 was quickly dubbed “Broad Arrow”, owing to its slim yet highly legible hands. Its durability and functionality made it the first watch to have ever been worn on the moon, subsequently earning its place on the wrist of every astronaut in the Apollo programme’s manned space missions from 1965.
Omega celebrates 60 years of the Speedmaster — one of the world’s most recognisable and sought-after chronographs
Omega’s Speedmaster made its debut in 1957 as the world’s first chronograph wristwatch to feature a tachymeter scale on its bezel.
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