Omega Speedmaster is one of the few things that will make you feel that you were on the moon. The term "Omega" literally means "great O". Additionally it is a Greek alphabet which is repeatedly made use of to stand for the last, the end, or the ultimate limit of a set. Omega also represents success and perfection, words which are appropriate for the watches manufactured by the Omega watch company.

The Omega watch company was started in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, in 1848. A brand name which has a reputation for creativity along with quality which has led it to several awards in the firm's 150-year history, beginning as early as 1900 with the Grand Prix in the Paris World Fair and enduring with the world precision record of 97.8 points in 1936 at the Kew-Teddington observatory in Britain. Omega also been the official timekeeper at no less than 21 Olympic Games, bringing many advancements to Olympic sports through the years.

One particular advancement was the first ever electronic time keeping at the Helsinki games in 1952. In the very same year, this company ended up being awarded the Olympic Cross of Merit because of its exceptional contribution to sport. Over the succeeding century the Omega watch company, undeniably, started to be a world distinguished brand and adopted the advertising slogan of "The Watch The World Has Learned To Trust". Omega is furthermore the brand utilized by renowned people like Cindy Crawford, Martina Hingis, Ernie Els, and James Bond.

The history of the Omega's Speedmaster began in the year 1943 when Omega began the movement "27 CHRO C12". CHRO represents Chronograph, 27 is a reference to the movement diameter in millimeter and lastly, C12 is for the 12-hour totalizer, parimutuel machine. Since 1946 the timepiece was available with a shock protection system and anti-magnetic balance spring, as designed by Albert Piquet. The case for the Speedmaster was designed by Claude Baillod. In January of 1959, Lemania started the production of the 27 CHRO C12.

Omega can definitely stand on top in terms of time. Nonetheless it did not stop there. Due to its precision and reliability, the Omega Speedmaster watch, was selected by NASA as its standard chronometer or travel clock for manned space flights around the first day of March 1965. Some of the space travels by the Omega watch were the "GT-3" (Gemini-Titan III) on March 23, 1964 with the astronauts John Young and Virgil Grissom aboard. On another space expedition which was the next Gemini flight (IV), Edward White got out of the capsule and became the very first American to walk in space. On his wrist was the Omega Speedmaster.

In April 1966, "Professional" was added to the dial of the Omega Speedmaster to commemorate the debut in space. After 4 years, the Speedmaster had become the first watch to be worn on the moon. This event took place on 21 July 1969 when Neil Armstrong, the 1st person on the moon, made his giant leap for mankind. As a result, the advertising for the Speedmaster changed to "space-watch".

Omega's Speedmaster Professional continued to be an adjunct to all manned space flights and in the year 1970 it actually contributed to saving the lives of the astronauts of the crippled Apollo 13 shuttle. Commander Lovell used his Omega Speedmaster in order to time the 1/10th of a succeeding firing of the secondary rockets taking the ship out of lunar orbit into a trajectory back to the green planet Earth. This life saving event lead towards the acknowledgment as well as awarding by NASA to Omega the highest distinction of the "Snoopy Award".

Omega may mean the end or limit, but the Omega watch company is absolutely pushing that limit. Omega has many watch models, but Omega Speedmaster is the only one that can let you experience space and beyond.

The writer is a watch collector and is an avid follower of advancements in timekeeping technology. Related articles and sites:
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