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View full screen - View 1 of Lot 104. Reference 145.022-69 Speedmaster Apollo XIII | An important limited edition yellow gold chronograph wristwatch with bracelet and engraved caseback, Presented to Apollo 13 Command Module Pilot John "Jack" Swigert Jr., Made in 1970.

Property from the family of Apollo 13 Command Module Pilot John "Jack" Swigert Jr.

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Reference 145.022-69 Speedmaster Apollo XIII | An important limited edition yellow gold chronograph wristwatch with bracelet and engraved caseback, Presented to Apollo 13 Command Module Pilot John "Jack" Swigert Jr., Made in 1970

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June 9, 05:37 PM GMT

Estimate

120,000 - 180,000 USD

Lot Details

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Reference 145.022-69 Speedmaster Apollo XIII 

An important limited edition yellow gold chronograph wristwatch with bracelet and engraved caseback, Presented to Apollo 13 Command Module Pilot John "Jack" Swigert Jr., Made in 1970


Dial: 18k yellow gold 

Caliber: cal. 861 mechanical, 17 jewels

Movement number: 29'117'154

Case: 18k yellow gold, screw down case back engraved 'Astronaut John L. Swigert Jr. to mark man's conquest of space with time, through time, on time Apollo XIII' 

Closure: 18k yellow gold Omega bracelet with folding clasp

Size: 42 mm diameter, bracelet circumference is approximately 200 mm

Signed: case, dial, movement

Box: no

Papers: no

Accessories: The National Aeronautics and Space Administration invitation to the launching of Apollo 13 on Saturday, April 11, 1970, four NASA US printed color images depicting the Apollo 13 liftoff, views from space, and John L. Swigert Jr., commemorative Apollo XII mail envelopes, patch, coin, matchbox, and pin, Dedication of the Jack Swigert Space Operations Facility pamphlet, and Dedication of Sculpture pamphlet 1997, all from the private collection of Jack Swigert