Sunday Rewind: Wait, A Vacheron Constantin Moon Watch?

NASA and Omega have been strongly linked since the brand's Speedmaster was selected as the watch of choice for NASA astronauts and the Apollo missions that sought to put a man on the Moon. Well, in a look back at a mysterious story from 2011, we learn that Omega wasn't the only player in the Apollo timepiece game.

While much of the mystery surrounding this watch was dispelled five years later in this very interesting follow up, it is safe to say that this very limited watch never made it even to low Earth orbit or indeed into any sort of retail environment. From NASA to Plan-les-Ouates to the Moon, the Apollo program was a uniquely special time and has become a lasting genre within the world of watch enthusiasm.

Read "A Vacheron Constantin For Apollo 14 - Wait, A Vacheron Moon Watch?" here, and the follow up "Found: A Vacheron Given To The Crew Of Apollo 14, And The Answer To A Five-Year-Old HODINKEE Mystery" here.

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