Omega Speedmaster 3590.50 B&P Japan 1991

Omega Speedmaster*** 3590.50 B&P*** 1991

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OMEGA Speedmaster, 3590.50 Box & Papers, 1991
Serial: 48274918
Circa: 1991
Reference: 3590.50

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, hand wound mechanical chronograph, 17 jewels

BRACELET: Original Omega stainless steel bracelet Ref 1479/812

CONDITION REPORT: Mint overall condition. Nice cream patina on the indexes of the early and rarer 'tall closed S' dial. The case is unpolished and the bezel has lightly faded to a rich navy blue color.
The movement was fully overhauled in March 2023 (after photography).

NOTES: This watch is complete with its original box and warranty card.
According to the Omega Museum (no archive ordered), the present watch was produced on May 14, 1991 and delivered to Japan.

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.

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