Released in 1959, before Omega’s Speedmaster was selected by NASA to outfit its astronauts, the CK 2998 was worn by astronaut Walter “Wally” Schirra on the Sigma 7 mission of the Mercury ...

NASA astronaut Walter “Wally” Schirra famously wore the second-gen Speedy on the Mercury-Atlas 8: Sigma 7 mission of 1962, earning it the title of “first Omega in Space.” Omega did drop a ...

This is the model that was bought by astronaut Wally Schirra, who took it as his personal watch onboard NASA’s Sigma 7 mission in 1962. Omega went on to become NASA’s official space watch, but this ...

The CK2998 Speedy was Schirra’s personal watch, and the decision to wear it on the mission was his alone. The ref. CK2998 Speedmaster worn by astronaut Wally Schirra in 1962 was the first Omega watch ...

Sixty-two years ago today, October 3, the American aviator, test pilot and Nasa astronaut Walter “Wally” Schirra blasted off from Launch Complex 14 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in ...

In 1962, the astronaut Wally Schirra wore his own personal 2998 reference Speedy (CK 2998) when he orbited the earth during the Mercury-Atlas mission. A few years later, in 1969 (big year), Neil ...

Thousands of miles away, Russia hones in on increasing and strengthening its presence in Latin America. Its goal is “to erode democratic institutions and gain the necessary support to push the region ...

The watch debuted in 2012 to commemorate the first Omega chronograph worn in space on the wrist of NASA astronaut Walter “Wally” Schirra during his Sigma 7 mission. The Speedmaster on Schirra’s wrist ...

Five million Queenslanders are being urged to swap a public holiday to honour Wally Lewis on the “real” King’s Birthday. Now rugby league legend Cameron Smith has thrown his support behind a ...

Earlier this month, the shipbuilder became the first Korean company to win an MRO order from the U.S. Navy, starting a three-month overhaul of the USNS Wally Schirra, a 40,000-ton dry cargo and ...