Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch Apollo 8 "Dark Side of the Moon"
Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch Apollo 8 "Dark Side of the Moon" The Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch Apollo 8 "Dark Side of the Moon" is a modern tribute to the historic Apollo 8 mission of December 1968 , the first crewed spacecraft to orbit the Moon. Astronauts Frank Borman, James Lovell, and William Anders became the first humans to see the Moon's far side—the "dark side"—and the first humans to witness Earth rising above the lunar horizon. Omega created this special Speedmaster to honor that groundbreaking mission and its role in paving the way for the Apollo 11 Moon landing. The watch features a 44.25 mm black ceramic case and a highly distinctive skeletonized dial that reveals a specially decorated version of Omega's manual-winding chronograph movement. The movement is laser-ablated to resemble the Moon's surface, with the dial side representing the Moon's near side and the caseback showing the cratered far side. Powered by the Co-Axial...