Omega Speedmaster 3570.50 Pumpkin 1996

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Omega Speedmaster, 3570.50, Pumpkin Patina, 1993
Serial: 48347953
Circa: 1996
Reference: 3570.50

CASE: 42mm Stainless Steel, lyre lug moonwatch case, acrylic crystal, black tachymeter bezel

DIAL: Black matte dial with three chronograph registers, tritium hour markers

MOVEMENT: Caliber 861 (transitional), hand wound mechanical chronograph, 18 jewels

BRACELET: Original Omega stainless steel bracelet Ref 1499/842

CONDITION REPORT: Mint overall condition. Stunning pumpkin patina on the indexes. The case is unpolished and overall very nice example.

NOTES: According to the Omega Museum (no archive ordered), the present watch was produced in 1996 and delivered to Japan.
The watch contains the transitional yellow 861 caliber with 18 jewels fitted for a short period while transitioning from the yellow 861 caliber with 17 jewels to the silver 1861 caliber with 18 jewels.

The Omega Speedmaster Professional Chronograph, also known as the "Moonwatch", is famous for being the watch worn by astronauts during the first Moon landing.
NASA’s harsh and intense qualification tests leading up to the Apollo 11 mission examined several watches from Switzerland’s top manufacturers such as Breitling, Rolex and Omega; the testing was concluded in March 1965 with the final selection awarded to the Omega Speedmaster, because it stood apart from the rest as it continuously kept within 5 seconds accuracy in its per day rate. As a result, it became the official watch of the U.S. space program and lated became known as the Moonwatch.