The Ref. BA 145.022 was given to the first man on the moon at a gala dinner in Houston’s Warwick Hotel on November 25, 1969, mere months after Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the lunar surface.

The Omega Speedmaster Professional Moonwatch has received arguably the most dramatic update since the 1960s with the addition of the Caliber 3861 Master Chronometer movement. The new movement for the ...

This watch will make an astronomical addition to your collection. Neil Armstrong’s 1969 Omega Speedmaster Professional is hitting the auction block next month via RR Auction, with an out-of-this-world ...

Hands-on with the new 'Speedy Reverse.' ...

The perfect watch doesn’t exist, but I feel the OMEGA Speedmaster Professional does make a strong argument for one. It’s the first watch on the moon, looks great, has a robust movement, and helped ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The world was a very different place in 1957. Flush with post-War affluence and influence, the United States vied with Russia for ...

The world was a very different place in 1957. Flush with post-War affluence and influence, the United States vied with Russia for dominance in the Space Race. The scientific community celebrated ...

In 1962, Walter Schirra was the first astronaut to wear an Omega chronograph watch in space during the Mercury-Atlas 8 mission. The company’s watches were also worn during the first spacewalks, but ...

Our review of this rare piece continues after the jump. Beyond its use as mandatory equipment in the Apollo program, the Speedmaster Professional made for an apt companion for other adventurous men in ...