Omega Speedmaster 50th Ann 311.30.42.30.01.001

Limited Edition of 5,957 pieces world-wide: An excellent condition pre-owned stainless steel 42mm case size gentlemans manual wind Omega Speedmaster Professional Moonwatch '50th anniversary patch' (311.30.42.30.01.001) featuring a stunning black dial with luminous baton hour markers and golden Seahorse medallion embossed at 12 O'clock surrounded by a black tachymetre bezel. This particular watch is on a stainless steel Omega Speedmaster bracelet and comes with its original box (worn inside), operating instructions and limited series certificate of authenticity being originally manufactured by Omega in 2007.

To celebrate its half-century of life, the words ‘50th Anniversary’ crown the golden seahorse featured at 12 o’clock on the dial. The hour and minutes hands, the central chronograph seconds hand and baton indexes have been highlighted with Super-LumiNova for maximum legibility in any conditions -on earth or in space. Although the original 1957 Speedmaster featured the iconic “Broad Arrow” hands, these were replaced in 1963 with “Dauphine” hands. Being slimmer, they create more space on the dial for a clearer view of the three counters with 12 hour, 30 minute and 60 second totalisers that proved vital on the Apollo 13 mission. As a tribute to its space legacy, the hands on this watch are white, just like those on the Apollo 11 mission to the Moon. The Arabic numerals on the counters and on the characteristic black aluminium tachymeter scale on the bezel have been designed with maximum clarity and legibility in mind. A scratch-resistant sapphire crystal with anti-reflective treatment protects the dial of this Limited Series Moonwatch.