OMEGA unveils Speedmaster “Silver Snoopy Award” 50th Anniversary

In 1970, OMEGA received the coveted “Silver Snoopy Award” from NASA, recognising the brand’s unique contributions to space exploration, as well as the Speedmaster’s vital support during the rescue of Apollo 13. Fifty years later, a special timepiece, which combines animation with watchmaking art, has been created to honour the occasion. Snoopy plays a prominent role within the timepiece, first appearing as an embossed silver medallion – wearing his famous spacesuit, in the exact style of the silver pin that NASA astronauts give to award recipients – on the blue subdial at 9 o’clock. The silver dial includes two more blue subdials, as well as blue PVD angle-shaped hour markers and hands. On the caseback, Snoopy has gone into orbit, thanks to his animated black and white Command and Service Module (CSM) on a magical hand. When the chronograph seconds hand is in use, Snoopy takes a trip around the mysterious far side of the moon – just like the Apollo 13 crew. The 42 mm case in stainless steel houses the OMEGA Co-Axial Master Chronometer Calibre 3861, and the watch enjoys a full 5-year warranty.