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 ...

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On Oct. 11, 1991, testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Anita Hill accused Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas ...

Seven years before the moon landing, in 1962, astronaut Walter “Wally” Schirra wore his personal Speedmaster during the Sigma 7 mission of the Mercury program, giving that model its own place ...

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 no ordinary watch — it’s the CK 2998, the very timepiece that NASA astronaut Walter “Wally” Schirra strapped to his wrist during the Sigma 7 mission, America’s third and longest ...

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 ...

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 ...

While the original CK 2998 FOiS was known to be a personal reference of NASA astronaut Walter “Wally” Schirra, who ended up wearing it during the Sigma 7 mission of the Mercury program in 1962.

Katie Clohessy. She can be contacted at kclohessy@lmtribune.com.