Omega Speedmaster Apollo 11 45th Anniversary

ED209 · 2014-07-18T23:30:43Z

Recap Omega's 45th Apollo 11 anniversary event with Buzz Aldrin, featuring the Speedmaster Professional Limited Edition in titanium and Sedna gold.

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On a beautiful Wednesday evening in Beverly Hills, the PuristSPro Team joined Omega and Vanity Fair to celebrate the 45th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing with astronaut Buzz Aldrin. The event was held at the Sheats-Goldstein House designed in the 1960's by architect John Lautner. We arrive

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We arrived early for the event and found the residence was nicely set up for the guests to arrive. The photo area and walkway to the main courtyard had flooring that was printed with a moon landscape and the reproduction image of footsteps of Buzz Aldrin's walk on the moon. This was great, it really set the atmosphere and made me feel the excitement and significance of the first manned lunar landing in history.

On display on one end of the venue was a glass enclosed pieces of moon rock. Against the wall were photos from the moon landing and the astronauts.

And on the other side was a presentation by Omega with several historic Speedmaster watches (more on these in part 2). However the highlight of the event is the Omega Speedmaster Professional Apollo 11 45th Anniversary Limited Edition. This Speedmaster watch is a limited edition of 1969 pieces and features a 42mm diameter case in brushed grey-colored titanium with 18k Sedna gold bezel and accents. This bezel also has a matte black ceramic tachymeter scale. The dial is blackened PVD and the overall watch has an interesting tint and has different tones of grey depending on lighting and angles.

As the evening progressed, Buzz Aldrin made his appearance and toured the displays with the Omega staff. I noticed that Mr. Aldrin wore a tie printed with the Apollo, Gemini and Mercury space mission patches. Of course on his left wrist he was wearing the new Omega Speedmaster Apollo 11 anniversary watch.

Next up in part 2 are more pictures and video. Stay tuned!

Regards,
ED-209

This message has been edited by Dr No on 2014-07-22 14:30:31

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foversta

Jul 19, 2014

I'm not sure that I would wear it but it is incredible! Thanks Ed for the report, glad to see Mr Aldrin! Fx

ED209

Jul 19, 2014

It was the summer of '69! On July 21, 1969 two U.S. astronauts became the first human beings to set foot on the surface of the moon. And Omega was there to mark this historic occasion. Buzz Aldrin followed astronaut Neil Armstrong during the space trip and spent over two hours on the moon. Buzz Aldrin had an Omega Speedmaster Professional Chronograph strapped to his spacesuit. To celebrate the 45th anniversary of this historic event, Omega created a limited edition of 1969 pieces for the 2014 Sp

ED209

Jul 19, 2014

Thanks foversta. It was my second time meeting Buzz Aldrin. First time was back in 2009 when he had a book signing at the Louis Vuitton boutique at South Coast Plaza. Regards, ED-209

DRMW

Jul 19, 2014

Thanks for the report, look forward to Part3! -MW

Kong

Jul 20, 2014

Thanks Ed. The event looked grand and wish we have a chance to meet Buzz Aldrin in this region. Good to see all the vintage pieces too. Looking forward to your Part 3. Kong

Dr No

Jul 20, 2014

. . . the Sheats-Goldstein house at the top of Benedict Canyon . . . . . . offers a spectacular view of Los Angeles. [Sheats-Goldstein back yard] [W Los Angeles skyline] A fitting venue to commemorate the moon landing forty-five years ago, almost to the day.

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