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Fine Watches at The Grand Palais Éphémère / Omega. Chronographe bracelet en argent (925) et acier en édition limitée mouvement mécanique Omega. A stainless steel and silver manual wind chronograph wristwatch Speedmaster, Limited Edition Apollo XIII 45th Anniversary 'Silver Snoopy', Ref 311.32.42.30.04.003, Limited Edition No.0534/1970, Purchased 15th January 2016
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Omega. Chronographe bracelet en argent (925) et acier en édition limitée mouvement mécanique
Omega. A stainless steel and silver manual wind chronograph wristwatch Speedmaster, Limited Edition Apollo XIII 45th Anniversary 'Silver Snoopy', Ref: 311.32.42.30.04.003, Limited Edition No.0534/1970, Purchased 15th January 2016
2 February 2023, 10:00 CET
Paris, The Grand Palais Éphémère€30,000 - €35,000
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Omega. Chronographe bracelet en argent (925) et acier en édition limitée mouvement mécanique
Omega. A stainless steel and silver manual wind chronograph wristwatch
Model: Speedmaster, Limited Edition Apollo XIII 45th Anniversary 'Silver Snoopy'
Reference: 311.32.42.30.04.003, Limited Edition No.0534/1970
Date: Purchased 15th January 2016
Movement: 18-jewel Cal.1861 manual wind
Dial: White, 'Failure is not an option' written above the centre, applied luminous baton hour markers, black outer 1/5th second divisions with 'What could you do in 14 seconds?' written between 12 and 3, subsidiary dials at 3, 6 and 9 for seconds with 'Sleeping Snoopy', 30 minute and 12 hour recording, black pointed baton hands with luminous inserts, centre chronograph hand
Case: Brushed and polished tonneau form, screw down back engraved 'Silver Snoopy Award Eyes on the Stars' and medallion of a Silver Snoopy under sapphire glass, fixed bezel with black tachymetre insert, shouldered crown flanked by twin pushers, No.87626647
Strap/Bracelet: Brand new black Omega nylon strap
Buckle/Clasp: Signed stainless steel folding clasp, No.94521883
Signed: Case, dial & movement
Size: 42mm
Weight: 104,64g
Accompaniments: Omega fitted box, outer card, International Warranty card, Pictograms card, Maintenance invoice dated 20th September 2021, original black nylon strap, Omega wipe, Omega 'Apollo 13 Chronicle'
Model: Speedmaster, Limited Edition Apollo XIII 45th Anniversary 'Silver Snoopy'
Reference: 311.32.42.30.04.003, Limited Edition No.0534/1970
Date: Purchased 15th January 2016
Movement: 18-jewel Cal.1861 manual wind
Dial: White, 'Failure is not an option' written above the centre, applied luminous baton hour markers, black outer 1/5th second divisions with 'What could you do in 14 seconds?' written between 12 and 3, subsidiary dials at 3, 6 and 9 for seconds with 'Sleeping Snoopy', 30 minute and 12 hour recording, black pointed baton hands with luminous inserts, centre chronograph hand
Case: Brushed and polished tonneau form, screw down back engraved 'Silver Snoopy Award Eyes on the Stars' and medallion of a Silver Snoopy under sapphire glass, fixed bezel with black tachymetre insert, shouldered crown flanked by twin pushers, No.87626647
Strap/Bracelet: Brand new black Omega nylon strap
Buckle/Clasp: Signed stainless steel folding clasp, No.94521883
Signed: Case, dial & movement
Size: 42mm
Weight: 104,64g
Accompaniments: Omega fitted box, outer card, International Warranty card, Pictograms card, Maintenance invoice dated 20th September 2021, original black nylon strap, Omega wipe, Omega 'Apollo 13 Chronicle'
Footnotes
In 1970, the crew aboard Apollo XIII used their Speedmaster watches as part of their perilous yet successful return to Earth, an action for which Omega received NASA's Silver Snoopy Award.
The Silver Snoopy is a NASA award given to crews and suppliers who have contributed towards the success of a mission. Omega was given this award in 1970 in recognition of its role in providing reliable timepieces for use by NASA astronauts, most notably during the near-disastrous Apollo XIII mission, where the watch was crucial to timing the manual activation of a propulsion system that corrected the course of the lunar module.
For the 45th anniversary, this inspired "Moonwatch" has been created in a Limited Edition series of 1,970 pieces. The design has been refreshed with a white dial that features a Super-Luminova Snoopy on the subsidiary dial at 9.