60th Anniversary of NASA Testing of The Omega Speedmaster

In 1957, the first Speedmaster watch, CK2915, was launched. The well-proportioned case is matched with a simple dial, and the "broad arrow"-shaped hour hand is very memorable. The biggest highlight of CK2915 is that it is the first time that a tachymeter scale bezel is equipped on the outside of the dial. The purpose of this world-first design is very simple - to give the watch a more professional timing capability. Best Omega Speedmaster clone watches online, buy replica watches at firstwatchclone.co.

In fact, the original intention of the first Speedmaster watch, CK2915, was the desire for speed. It was not developed for astronauts, but was designed specifically for racers, car and motorcycle enthusiasts, as well as engineers, scientists and even doctors. Looking at these "target audiences", in addition to reminding people of speed, two words also come to my mind: rigorous and precise.

CK2915 is indeed precise, and the watch is equipped with the famous Omega 321 manual winding movement. This movement was designed by Albert Piget, a master watchmaker from Omega's sister company Lémania. It is Omega's first chronograph movement with both 12-hour and 30-minute timing functions. The error of some parts is controlled within microns. The Omega 321 movement is also an important factor in the Speedmaster's success in NASA's rigorous tests.

In 1959, the second-generation Speedmaster CK2998 was born, and Omega's space journey began with it. CK2998 retains the symmetrical case design and 321 movement, and the change is that the pointer is designed to be "beveled" to avoid the "broad arrow" pointer of the previous work from blocking the chronograph dial. In addition, the black aluminum tachymeter bezel used by CK2998 became the standard design of the Speedmaster in the future.

In 1962, the story ushered in the first climax. Astronaut Walter Schirra, who carried out the Mercury Project (the first manned space program in the United States), wore the Omega Speedmaster CK2998 watch he bought himself. This watch accompanied him in space to orbit the earth for six weeks, becoming the first Omega watch to enter space. Please note that CK2998 was Schirra's private property. At that time, NASA had not yet started to select "space watches" and Omega did not even know that its own watches had entered space.

In 1963, the third-generation Speedmaster ST105.003 watch was born, still equipped with the classic 321 manual winding movement. Unexpectedly, not long after the third-generation Speedmaster was launched, the moment of God-given opportunity came. In 1964, with the rapid development of the space program, NASA began to look for a watch that could be competent for all manned space flight missions, especially considering that the upcoming "Gemini Project" and "Apollo Project" at that time both had astronauts' missions to go out of the cabin, so NASA needed a "watch that is the safest and most reliable on Earth and even beyond the Earth."

On March 1, 1965, NASA announced that the Omega Speedmaster became the watch "approved for all its manned space missions". In 2025, this official announcement ushered in the 60th anniversary. In the ancient Chinese calendar, "60" just completed a cycle of Jiazi, symbolizing that the energy of the universe has gone through a complete cycle and reached perfection.