The Moonwatch, studied properly.
An independent collector’s journal of the Omega Speedmaster—history, references, market data, and the occasional piece finding a new wrist. Not affiliated with Omega SA or the Swatch Group.
Four long-form guides, a mission-by-mission photo archive, weekly market reports and price trends across nine references — every claim built to be checked, every price labeled asking or realized.
The Journal
Four collector’s guides
Article I · HistoryA line drawn to the MoonFrom the CK 2915 of 1957 to NASA qualification and the watches worn on the lunar surface.
The Speedmaster’s history is best understood through the references that carried it forward: first as a racing chronograph, then as privately chosen astronaut equipment, and finally as qualified flight hardware.
Article II · Reference guideThe Moonwatch, reference by referenceThe cases, calibres, dials and details that distinguish each important generation.
A collector’s field guide to the visual and mechanical changes that separate the earliest broad-arrow pieces from the calibre 861 era, the long-running 3570.50 and today’s calibre 3861.
Article III · MarketReading the vintage marketHow condition, originality, provenance and venue shape value for buyers and sellers.
Asking prices are only one signal. This guide looks at realized sales, correct period components, service history and the reference-specific details that most often move value.
Article IV · OwnershipBuy well. Preserve better.Finding value, inspecting a candidate and maintaining a Speedmaster without erasing its history.
Practical notes on photographs, serials, service records, replacement parts, movement care and the line between thoughtful preservation and unnecessary restoration.
The flight archive · 1962–1975
The watch, in its element.
Six chapters trace the Speedmaster from Schirra’s personal CK 2998 to the watches of Apollo–Soyuz. Open an era to see the missions, photographs, and reference families within it.
Preparing the archive…
Market Analysis
Weekly reportsVintage Speedmaster market reportsWeekly coverage of notable public listings and recent sales — no figures published before they can be substantiated.
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Market data is published for information and education only — not investment advice.
From the collection — occasionally available
Collector to CollectorPieces surface here from time to time, collector to collector. When it’s gone, it’s gone.
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