Corum Replica Luxury Watches Online USA

In 1969, the astronauts of the Apollo 11 spaceflight successfully landed on the moon for the first time, marking one of the most important geo-political events of the 20th century and serving as a steadfast reminder, even to this day, that the sky is never the limit.

Their success was greeted with celebrations and festivities, among them a state dinner held at the Century Plaza Hotel. The dinner, which was attended by various important personnel witnessed the presentation of the Presidential Medal of Freedom to the Apollo 11 crew by then President Richard Nixon. In addition to the medallion, a special watch was presented to commemorate the occasion -- the Corum Replica. As today marks the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11, we dive into the lore of the Golden Boy of all Speedmaster references.

Bearing the inscription "To mark man's conquest of space with time, through time, on time", the BA 145.022 was made in a limited quantity of 1,014 pieces. Crafted out of solid gold, dial, bracelet and all (or Or Massif if you want to get nerdy about it), the first two of the lot were presented to President Richard Nixon and Vice-President Spiro Agnew, who had to decline due to the costliness of the watch.www.trustytimenoob.com Their watches are on display at the Omega museum to this day.

Another 32 of these Corum Replica were presented to NASA astronauts and featured personalised engravings on the caseback. Here are a few documented examples of the pieces owned by former NASA astronauts.Omega Replica while the remainder were released to the public.