Why Nixon had to say no to this Omega watch — and why it's back in a limited edition

The Speedmaster Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Limited Edition timepiece, marking the July 1969 mission, recalls the yellow-gold watch Richard Nixon declined as a gift because of its value

The new Speedmaster Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Limited Edition watch.

Omega has celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing this year with several limited-edition watches.

American astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the moon on July 20, 1969, before Armstrong, and then Aldrin, walked on the moon’s surface on July 21.

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