OMEGA, SPEEDMASTER DARK SIDE OF THE MOON APOLLO 8, A LIMITED EDTION CERAMIC CHRONOGRAPH
CASE NUMBER: 78'809'228
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Price Realised USD 10,710
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USD 6,000 - USD 8,000
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OMEGA, SPEEDMASTER DARK SIDE OF THE MOON APOLLO 8, A LIMITED EDTION CERAMIC CHRONOGRAPH
Launched in 2018, the Dark Side of the Moon Apollo 8 - is the first in the ceramic Speedmaster collection to feature a specially decorated, skeletonised movement. As the name suggests, the chronograph commemorates NASA’s historic Apollo 8 mission in 1968.
What’s unique about this Speedmaster is the semi-skeletonised movement, upon which laser ablation has been employed to decorate both sides of the blackened mainplate and bridges with realistic depictions of the moon’s surface. On the dial side, the effect is executed in a lighter shade and represents the view of the moon as seen from Earth, while the rear side, visible through a clear sapphire caseback is darker, and symbolises the “dark side” that only astronauts have ever seen.
The caseback contains the engraved text indicating the date of the Apollo 8 mission and the famous quotation, “See you on the other side,” spoken by Command Module Pilot Jim Lovell just before the Apollo 8 crew drifted out of range of radio contact on its history-making journey to the dark side of the Moon.
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OVERALL CONDITION: The watch is in new, unworn condition
MOVEMENT: Ticking at the time of cataloguing. All the functions are working correctly
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Lot 249Sale 21097
CASE NUMBER: 78'809'228OMEGA, SPEEDMASTER DARK SIDE OF THE MOON APOLLO 8, A LIMITED EDTION CERAMIC CHRONOGRAPH Estimate: USD 6,000 - 8,000
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