Happy Speedy Tuesday! Today we’re bringing you somewhat of an unexpected release from Omega. The Swiss brand has partnered up with New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art for a limited-edition take on the Speedmaster “First Omega in Space” that is based on the actual first Omega wristwatch to leave Earth’s atmosphere. The original watch, known as CK2998 to Speedmaster lovers, was worn by astronaut Wally Schirra during the Mercury Sigma 7 mission in 1962. The original CK2998 was faithfully resurrected in 2012 as the Speedmaster “FOIS” and has been a staple of the contemporary Speedmaster collection ever since. It is that 2012 watch that serves as the base of today’s new model.

What does all this have to do with The Met" Well, starting tomorrow, July 3, The Met is opening a new exhibition called “Apollo?s Muse: The Moon in the Age of Photography” that commemorates 50 years since the moon landing. Omega, with what I assume is an endless marketing budget for anything moon related, has come in as the lead sponsor for the exhibit. As part of this relationship, the new watch will be available for sale online and at the physical location of The Met Store as well as at the Omega boutique on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan.
According to The Met, the exhibition will “survey visual representations of the moon from the dawn of photography through the present. In addition to photographs, the show will feature a selection o...