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Lot Essay
With Omega Guarantee card dated 30 November 2009, limited series card, polishing cloth, 18K sold gold numbered commemorative medal, special numbered wooden presentation box and outer packaging.
The present watch is the 13th example of the limited edition of 69 pieces made exclusively in platinum, launched in 2009 to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the first man to walk on the moon during the celebrated Apollo XI mission in 1969.
On 21 July 1969, Neil Armstrong wore a Speedmaster on his wrist while becoming the first human to walk on the surface of the moon, pronouncing the memorable words "That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind" as he dropped from the ladder of his spacecraft to make the first human footprint on the lunar surface.
The present watch is the 13th example of the limited edition of 69 pieces made exclusively in platinum, launched in 2009 to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the first man to walk on the moon during the celebrated Apollo XI mission in 1969.
On 21 July 1969, Neil Armstrong wore a Speedmaster on his wrist while becoming the first human to walk on the surface of the moon, pronouncing the memorable words "That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind" as he dropped from the ladder of his spacecraft to make the first human footprint on the lunar surface.