The OMEGA Speedmaster Professional Moonwatch of today The OMEGA Speedmaster 50th Anniversary Limited Edition MoonwatchA close-up of the Moonshine Gold Detailing on the Limited Edition Moonwatch
The Basics
diameter: 42mm
Case material: ‘Moonshine’ 18k gold
dial Color: Gold
indexes: Onyx
Strap/Bracelet: Solid ‘Moonshine’ goldThe Movement
Caliber: Omega Master Chronometer 3861
Functions: Hours, minutes, second, 12-
hour chronograph
Power Reserve: 48 hour
Winding: Hand-wound
Frequency: 26,100One of the biggest fans of the Speedmaster happens to be none
other than Omega ambassador George Clooney himself. George
Clooney was eight years old in 1969. He remembers gazing up at
the moon, hoping to see the astronauts. By his side was his father,
an Omega wearer, and that special moment cemented his love for
space exploration and the Speedmaster. Ever since he was a child,
Clooney has said there were certain elements that reminded him of
the space programme and Omega was one of them. “The astronauts
were our heroes. We knew all the astronauts’ names; we even ate the
food that astronauts ate. Our whole lives revolved around space, and
Omega was the watch that went to the Moon,” Clooney said.
So, when the actor met two of his childhood idols, Buzz Aldrin and
Charlie Duke as part of two exclusive Omega documentaries, it went
on to become a film viewers would treasure forever. In the docu-
mentary, George is heard saying, “As a kid, everything was about
the space programme.. We ate space food sticks and we drank Tang.
Everything was about the possibility of the imagination. “Buzz sums
it up perfectly when he says, “It brought the world together.”TRIVIA