Neil Armstrong’s Omega Speedmaster, Apollo 11

NASA issued this Speedmaster to Neil Armstrong for Apollo 11 in July 1969, following the model’s selection and certification for crewed missions. NASA transferred Armstrong’s chronograph to the National Air and Space Museum in 1973, where it is preserved as a key Apollo 11 object. The object is individually identifiable rather than merely an example of its model, which is important for Arcarel’s object-level record. The cited Smithsonian Institution source supplies the key provenance, event or institutional facts used here. No unnamed buyer or owner has been inferred, and fields not established by the source are left blank. Its significance comes from the combination of the physical watch and the documented people, events, institutions or market history attached to this specific specimen.

Culture

Swiss

Medium

stainless steel|Hesalite|brass

Dimensions

5.1 × 3.8 × 1.3 cm

Origin

Switzerland