OMEGA celebrates 60 years of Speedmaster
OMEGA celebrated the 60th anniversary of its iconic Speedmaster with a star-filled event in London, with George Clooney and Buzz Aldrin as guests of honour at the “Lost in Space” evening
Surrounded by a universe of light and sound, the “Lost in Space” evening was hosted by Professor Brian Cox at London’s Tate Modern on April 26, 2017 paying tribute to the Speedmaster’s unrivalled legacy in space exploration. The night was transformed to give guests a truly sensory experience. Inside, the venue was given a sleek and futuristic touch with a centrepiece of 60 important Speedmaster models from 1957 to 2017.
Raynald Aeschlimann, the President and CEO of OMEGA, was the first on stage and welcomed guests to the event. The original model of the OMEGA Speedmaster was the first watch in the world with its tachymeter scale on the bezel. Since then, it has been worn by astronauts, Air Force pilots, explorers, athletes and actors, as well as a growing community of fans from all around the world.
Most famously, as part of Apollo 11 in 1969, Buzz Aldrin stepped onto the lunar surface and, in that moment, the OMEGA Speedmaster became the first watch ever worn on the moon. 48 years later, Buzz appeared spectacularly in a spacesuit on OMEGA’s stage.
Standing alongside Buzz was the renowned actor George Clooney, a dedicated Speedmaster follower and a lifelong fan of space exploration. The event concluded with ESKA’s rousing rendition of David Bowie’s classic song “Space Oddity”.
