THE EVOLUTION OF THE OMEGA SPEEDMASTER

1. First Generation, 1957: the first time in watch history the tachymeter scale was placed on the bezel, instead of on the dial

2. Second Generation, 1959: the first Speedmaster worn in space after being privately purchased by Mercury astronauts Walter ‘Wally’ M Schirra and Leroy G ‘Gordo’ Cooper in 1962

3. Third Generation, 1963–’64: the Speedmaster of Eugene ‘Gene’ Andrew Cernan, and the last watch to be worn on the moon

4. Third Generation, 1963-’64: the model delivered to and tested by Nasa and officially certified for its subsequent manned space programme

5. Fourth Generation, 1964: provided perfect timing during all six lunar landings up to Apollo 17; shown is an official model for the Automóvil Club Peruano

6. Fourth Generation, ‘Ultraman’, 1967-’68: a very uncommon variation seen in Japanese sci-fi TV show ‘The Return of Ultraman’

7. Mark II, 1969: the model that marked the first redesign of the classic Speedmaster ‘Moonwatch’ case

8. Apollo 11 Commemorative Edition, 1969: presented to every active Nasa astronaut and the US President and Vice-President

9. Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Limited Edition 2019 in steel and 18k Moonshine gold