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OMEGA | SPEEDMASTER APOLLO 13 - 45TH ANNIVERSARY "SILVER SNOOPY AWARD", A LIMITED EDITION STAINLESS STEEL CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH REGISTERS AND SILVER SNOOPY CASE BACK CIRCA 2015
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September 19, 04:12 PM GMT
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5,000 - 7,000 USD
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OMEGA
SPEEDMASTER APOLLO 13 - 45TH ANNIVERSARY "SILVER SNOOPY AWARD"
A LIMITED EDITION STAINLESS STEEL CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH REGISTERS AND SILVER SNOOPY CASE BACK CIRCA 2015
Dial: white, super-luminova Snoopy
Caliber: cal. 1861 manual winding movement, 18 jewels
Case: stainless steel, sapphire back with silver Snoopy
Case number: 87538100
Closure: stainless steel Omega folding clasp
Size: diameter 40 mm
Signed: case, dial and movement
Accessories: Omega presentation box with outer packaging, Certificate of Authenticity, International Warranty and Pictograms cards, Snoopy pin, instructional booklet, The Apollo 13 Chronicle Issue #1, card holder, fabric pouch, polishing cloth
The present lot has a particularly special limited edition number 0416/1970 engraved prominently to the case back, which corresponds to the exact date of the burn.
Indeed Nasa’s official Apollo 13 timeline of events confirms April 16th, 1970 as the date for the critical 14 second mid-course correction:
CSM power configuration for telemetry established.
101:20 | 00:33 | 16 Apr 1970
CM powered up. | 101:53 | 01:06 | 16 Apr 1970
LM systems powered up. | 104:50 | 04:03 | 16 Apr 1970
Midcourse correction ignition (LM DPS). | 105:18:28.0 | 04:31:28 | 16 Apr 1970
Midcourse correction cutoff. | 105:18:42.0 | 04:31:42 | 16 Apr 1970
Passive thermal control started. | 105:20 | 04:33 | 16 Apr 1970
LM systems powered down. | 105:50 | 05:03 | 16 Apr 1970
LM power transferred to CSM. | 112:05 | 11:18 | 16 Apr 1970
Battery A charge initiated. | 112:20 | 11:33 | 16 Apr 1970