{"product_id":"omega-speedmaster-professional-as03289","title":"Omega Speedmaster Professional","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy We Love It\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e3… 2… 1… Liftoff!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTake a poll amongst wristwatch collectors, and we'd bet the consensus would be that there might be nothing more important or iconic in a watch collection than an Omega Speedmaster. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis particular Speedy, a Reference 3570.50, dates from the early 1990's but in spirit and aesthetics has all the elements of a classic Apollo-era watch. Take the dial - it \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003euses Tritium luminescent material, abandoned only a few years later, and has developed a patina that's as mouth-watering as any model from 30 years earlier. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis piece hails from the last era of 'Neo-Vintage' models and offers a fantastic value proposition to the budding Speedmaster enthusiast.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Story\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eWith the 50th anniversary of the Moon Landing looming like the Death Star on the horizon, focus is now on space-related ephemera. Major auction houses will no doubt hold sales of anything that an astronaut might have even\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ebreathed\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eon. Now, with demand for those items soaring high, it might put a damper on anyone’s aspirations to own a piece of history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eBut there is a piece of space history that anyone can own: The Omega Speedmaster.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eSince 1965, this little machine has been issued to the crew of every manned space mission. Ed White, Buzz Aldrin, Jim Lovell—these are just a few heroes who strapped the Speedy to their wrists as they headed to the final frontier. As one of Omega’s longest-running models, the Speedmaster has seen variants as numerous as stars in the sky, from special editions honoring spaceflights to the simpler black-dialed “Moon watch” that everyone knows and loves.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Omega","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":29222657982551,"sku":null,"price":5500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0809\/1255\/products\/Omega_Speedmaster_AS03289_6.jpg?v=1561489550","url":"https:\/\/www.analogshift.com\/products\/omega-speedmaster-professional-as03289","provider":"Analog:Shift","version":"1.0","type":"link"}