30 by Rob Verger / photograph by Brian Klutch
IN THE 58 YEARS SINCE ALAN
Shepard became the first American to or-
bit Earth, NASA has deemed just one watch
tough enough to wear in open space. The
Omega Speedmaster Professional remains
the only timepiece to meet the agency’s call,
in 1965, for a mechanical chronograph thatSPACE-TIME
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