Omega Speedmaster Mark II American or GI wristwatch

or GI wristwatch

In virtually any comparison

It's safe to say that we have a special fondness for military watches

the inner case looks as though it's on a seesaw

Omega Speedmaster Mark II American or GI wristwatchFollowing the Omega Speedmasters participation in the Apollo moon landing, NASA contacted Omega to develop a watch specially designed for space missions. NASA had selected the Speedmaster through trial and erroron the watch itself. In 1964, in response to a memo issued by Flight Crew Operations Director Deke Slayton for a highly durable and accurate chronograph to be used by Gemini and Apollo flight crews, NASA sent formal bids to twelve different