Walter “Wally” Schirra wearing the OMEGA Speedmaster CK2998 on the Sigma 7 mission of the Mercury program | Image: OMEGA Admittedly, when you think of OMEGA and space, your mind invariably – and ...

Chief among the watch’s many distinct features was the crystal: an oversized Hesalite dome that covered not only the dial but the bezel, too, recalling the sapphire crystal seen on TAG Heuer’s popular ...

The first-generation Speedmaster FOiS saves you money With an €8,700 price, the new FOiS fits perfectly between the Hesalite Moonwatch and the double-sapphire Moonwatch. Therefore, I can’t criticize ...

Having said that, die-hard Moonwatch fans often tend to ignore the series because ... The case is combined with a Hesalite crystal that protects the matte black dial with hour markers and hands that ...

I particularly like the domed crystal, which is made from the same Hesalite material as that of the Omega ‘Moonwatch’ Speedmaster. It isn’t as scratch-resistant as sapphire, but is less ...