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At 3:15:16 Coordinated

Universal Time on July

21, 1969, Buzz Aldrin

became the second

person to set foot on

the moon, following

Apollo 11 commander

Neil Armstrong. On

Aldrin’s wrist was the

first earthly timepiece

(Armstrong left his

in the lunar module) to

be worn on another

astronomical body: the

Omega Speedmaster,

which NASA selected

for missions after it

survived a battery of

punishing tests. To

mark the moon land-

ing’s 50th anniversary,

Omega has released

a limited-edition

watch that captures

the enterprising spirit

and timeless design

of Aldrin’s 1969 model

while introducing

innovations like a

patent-pending gold

alloy that resists fading

and an antimagnetic

caliber. For details

see Sources, page 102.

—Christopher Ross

PHOTOGRAPHY BY

RYAN JENQ

FASHION EDITOR

ALEXANDER FISHER

SET DESIGN

YOLANDE GAGNIER

For the 50th anniversary

of the lunar landing, Omega

is launching a tribute to

astronaut Buzz Aldrin’s watch.

JEWELRY BOX

OVER THE

MOON

For personal,