The story of the Omega Speedmaster and the enigmatic Alaska Project begins not with the Moon landing but seven years earlier, long before Neil Armstrong uttered his legendary “one small step” phrase. In 1962, during the Mercury-Atlas 8 mission, astronaut Wally Schirra found himself orbiting Earth with his Omega Speedmaster 2998 strapped to his wrist. …
I bought my first Omega Speedmaster Professional in 1999. This is also when my Speedy collecting officially began. During those 25 years of buying (and selling) Speedmaster top fake Omega watches, I made my fair share of mistakes. This was mainly because, back then, there wasn’t as much information available as there is today. But …
“When I first looked back at Earth from the Moon, I Cried.” – Alan Shepard When I was in elementary school I had a tent in the shape of a space shuttle that fit over my bed. My mom made me a shiny white astronaut costume for Halloween, and in my room I had a …