Why does Omega have Snoopy?

In 1970, the Silver Snoopy Award was given to Omega, in recognition for the Speedmaster’s crucial role in bringing Apollo 13 home safely.

Who made watches for military in ww2?

The Seikosha Tensoku Seikosha, part of the Seiko group, produced different watches and clocks in the 1930s and 1940s for the Japanese military.

How Snoopy ended up on the Speedmaster?

Since the Omega Speedmaster played an important role during Apollo 13, as one of the pieces of equipment that served as backup to the faulty instruments and thus helped save the crew members, on 5 October 1970 NASA gave the Omega and the Speedmaster a Snoopy award to acknowledge the crucial role the watch played.

Why does NASA use Snoopy?

Already a well-known household character, Snoopy was used to encourage NASA’s spaceflight safety initiative during the time of Apollo. It is a high honor awarded to NASA employees and contractors by astronauts, celebrating achievements related to mission success and human flight safety.

Why do trench watches have a red 12?

The real reason for the red and blue 12s on early wristwatches is because they were the paradoxical combination of a savonnette (hunter) movements in Lépine (open face) cases.

When was Snoopy’s 50th anniversary?

That’s an increase of over 550%. On October 5, 2020, Omega celebrated the 50 years since it received the Silver Snoopy Award with the introduction of the Speedmaster Silver Snoopy Award 50th Anniversary. This watch is in regular series production and uses the Co-Axial Master Chronometer caliber 3861.

What Speedmaster was Apollo 13?

In the movie Apollo 13 the crew of the spacecraft is wearing the Omega Speedmaster (later known as the Speedmaster Professional), the watch famous for being the choice of NASA for it’s space expeditions.

Why did Omega make military watches?

military precision In 1940, OMEGA was commissioned as the single largest supplier of watches for the British armed forces and its allies. To meet the volume and precision requirements of the order, OMEGA had to fast-track its advances in water-resistant, shockproof and antimagnetic watches through industrialisation.

Is it time to invest in a WW2 Omega watch?

My interest for Omega Military watches from the period around WW2 has increased more and more. And now it´s time to take the next step and invest in one. The big question is – if I want to invest in a really iconic WW2 Omega watch – which one should it be?

What is the history of the military watch?

The first example of wristwatches designed for military use dates to 1880, when Girard Perregaux made a series for the German Navy. The production of military watches became common practice during the First World War, with brands like Omega and Longines producing enamel dialled watches with radium luminescent hands.

When was the first Omega Seamaster released?

Just a little over a decade later in 1948, Omega watches introduced the first edition of one of its most symbolic watches: the Seamaster. The first Seamaster was rolled out to celebrate the company’s 100th Anniversary.