#firstwatchonthemoon

November 14, 1969 Apollo 12 Commander Charles “Pete” Conrad seems to be pondering the upcoming lunar landing mission as he takes a moment out in the suiting room before continuing his suiting up operations for the launch. Note the Omega Speedmaster 105.012 caliber 321 chronograph strapped on a long velcro over the left forearm of the spacesuit. (Photo: NASA)

Display at the current Omega Museum in Bienne - Switzerland; Omega Speedmaster Professional reference ST.105.012 chronograph on long velcro strap as worn by astronaut Richard Gordon on Apollo 12 in November 1969. US naval officer Richard Gordon was Command Module Pilot of “Yankee Clipper” during the 4th mission to the Moon, the 2nd to land men on the lunar surface. Captain Gordon passed away on monday 7th November 2017, aged 88.  R.I.P. (Photo: MoonwatchUniverse)

MWU ❤ Omega Speedmaster chronographs!

Essential aviator items, fireproof Nomex gloves and straight bayonet lightweight sunglasses together with a classic Omega Speedmaster 145.012-67 chronograph. In 1967, prior to flying on Apollo 7, astronaut Walter Cunningham worked with an Australian ophthalmologist to develop lightweight and durable sunglasses for the Apollo astronauts. However, the lengthy process required to get the design flight-qualified by NASA proved too much and NASA choose to use American Optical Co. sunglasses, a model with a long history of use in the U.S. military. (Photo: MoonwatchUniverse)

USAF test pilot & Apollo 15 Command Module Pilot (CMP) Alfred Worden in a light blue NASA flight suit wearing an Omega Speedmaster Professional chronograph on a JB Champion bracelet. The steel mesh JB Champion bracelet was chosen as it could be easily broken to free a trapped arm of an astronaut. It became a favorite with all Apollo astronauts in the late 1960s early 1970s... (Photo: NASA)

August 12, 1971 Apollo 15 Commander David Scott at the news conference in Houston TX - USA. Note the blood underneath Scott’s damaged fingernails due to operating the heavy core drill on the Lunar Surface. Double  deep-drill core tube,  were driven as deep as 68 cm by application of extra hammer blows. Obviously David Scott wore his gold Apollo tribute Omega Speedmaster chronograph. (Photo: NASA)

April  1971, Apollo 15 poster featuring head shots of the crew; Commander David R. Scott, Command Module Pilot  Alfred M. Worden and Lunar Module Pilot James B. Irwin. Apollo 15 was the first of three J-missions which used a Lunar Roving Vehicle to explore the lunar surface. The 210 kilogram battery-powered LRV was used to travel 27 kilometers on the Moon at a maximum distance of 5 kilometers from the Lunar Lander "Falcon". (Photo: MoonWatchUniverse)

September 10, 1966 Gemini XI command pilot Charles “Pete” Conrad and pilot Richard “Dick” Gordon shared a joke in the white room enclosure atop Complex 19 awaiting word as to whether the autopilot problem on the Atlas launch vehicle was solved. Note the presence of the backup crew Neil Armstrong and William Anders. Conrad wore an Omega Speedmaster chronograph on the right arm while Conrad wore an Omega Speedmaster and a Glycine Airman wristwatch. The Gemini XI launch was postponed to September 12 1966... (Photo: NASA)