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Potatis är svåra att matcha men nog är de finare ihop med en SpeedyAlltså jag älskar den här kombon!
Lite sen med att posta denna då den redan sålts men här är en riktig cool raritet som gick på auktion igår.
Vad är det då för klocka? En Speedmaster såklart men vilken?
Jo Michael Collins (Apollo 11) guld Speedmaster (ref BA 145.022-69) #19 "Tribute to astronauts" som han tilldelades på en ceremoni efter månlandningen.
Den såldes för $765 000 USD dvs ca 7.5 mkr via Heritage Auctions, USA.
Skulle gissa på att det är Omega Museum som köpt den.
Omega, Very Rare And Important Gold Speedmaster Professional Wristwatch, No. 19, Presented To Astronaut Michael Collins, circa 1969
Case: 40 mm, 18k yellow gold, three body, case back engraved "Astronaut Michael Collins, Gemini 10 - Apollo 11, No. 19, to mark man's conquest of space with time, through time, on time", burgundy-colored tachymètre bezel, polished and brushed lyre lugs, round push buttons, No. 19, Ref. 145.022 69
Dial: gold, applied gold and black enameled block markers, sunken engine turned subsidiary dials for the constant seconds, the thirty minute and twelve hour registers, black baton hands
Movement: No. 26555021, copper finish, 17 jewels, manual winding, caliber 861, inner gold cap over the movement
Band: 18k gold, deployant clasp marked 1116/575
Signed: Omega Speedmaster Professional, 163.5 grams gross weight
This highly important timepiece is accompanied by a hand written note that reads "This Omega watch was given to me shortly after the flight of Apollo XI, and has been in my personal possession ever since. i wore it seldom if ever, but I have wound it every decade or so, and I believe it is in perfect operating condition. Michael Collins, Apollo XI CMP"
According to Omega Public Relations, the first thirty Apollo XI Commemorative gold Speedmaster watches were "created in tribute to the sensational exploit of Man's first landing on the Moon". The watches numbered 1 and 2 in the series, having been refused by their intended recipients (President Nixon and Vice-President Agnew) presently reside in the Omega museum. Numbers 3 through 28 were personalized and presented to the astronauts in NASA's space program. the lower numbers were reserved for those astronauts who had been with NASA the longest. A listing of recipients and numbers include #3 (Shepard), #17 (Armstrong), #21 (Aldrin), #27 (Slayton), #28 (Chaffee) and the present watch #19 (Collins).
Condition Report*:
Type: Omega, Very Rare And Important Gold Speedmaster Professional Wristwatch, No. 19, Presented To Astronaut Michael Collins, circa 1969
Dial: gold, applied gold and black enameled block markers, sunken engine turned subsidiary dials for the constant seconds, the thirty minute and twelve hour registers
Hands: black baton hands
Metal: 18k yellow gold
Gram Weight: 163.5 grams gross weight
Case: #No. 19, Ref. 145.022 69
Case Info: three body, case back engraved "Astronaut Michael Collins, Gemini 10 - Apollo 11, No. 19, to mark man's conquest of space with time, through time, on time", burgundy-colored tachymètre bezel, polished and brushed lyre lugs, round push buttons
Case Width: 40 mm
Watch Movement: No. 26555021, copper finish, 17 jewels, manual winding, caliber 861, inner gold cap over the movement
Band: 18k gold, deployant clasp marked 1116/575
Condition: This highly important timepiece presents in very good overall condition. Signs of light wear. The movement is running and chronograph functions are working, however, the hour register hand is resetting slightly past "12". Heritage does not guarantee timekeeping accuracy. We always recommend servicing for daily use and timekeeping accuracy.
*Heritage Auctions strongly encourages in-person inspection of items by the bidder. Statements by Heritage regarding the condition of objects are for guidance only and should not be relied upon as statements of fact, and do not constitute a representation, warranty, or assumption of liability by Heritage. All lots offered are sold "AS IS".
(Bild från Moonwatch Only)
Tydligen har Michael Collins (till höger) inte använt sin klocka speciellt ofta men här är en bild där man kan se dem tre men det är, vad det ser ut som, bara Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin (mitten) som bär sin klocka på just denna NASA bilden (#21).
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7 NASA Astronauts Wearing Their Gold Omega Speedmaster Professional Apollo XI Limited Editions: Celebrating 50 Years Of Man On The Moon - Quill & Pad
At the Astronauts Appreciation Dinner in Houston on November 25, 1969, Omega presented each of the 19 astronauts in attendance with a Reference BA145.022 Speedmaster Professional Apollo XI limited edition. Here Nick Gould highlights seven of those astronauts wearing their very special...quillandpad.com
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