The Watch NASA Took to the Moon — And It Saved Apollo 13 🌕

Fourteen seconds. That is all that stood between three astronauts and death, 200,000 miles from Earth. 🌕 In this cinematic documentary, we follow the Omega Speedmaster from a 1957 racing chronograph to the only watch NASA trusted in space — the watch Buzz Aldrin wore on the Moon, and the watch Jack Swigert used to time the 14-second burn that brought Apollo 13 home alive. WHAT YOU'LL SEE: 1957: a racing chronograph built for speed, not space; NASA's brutal 1965 torture test — and the only watch that passed them all; Apollo 11: the first watch ever worn on the Moon; Apollo 13: fourteen seconds timed by hand that saved three lives; Inside the Moonwatch: hand-wound calibre 3861, 42mm steel, 50-hour reserve; Why, nearly 70 years on, it still matters. CHAPTERS: 0:00 The Watch That Went to the Moon; 1:00 Born for Speed, Not Space; 2:00 NASA's Brutal Test; 3:00 One Small Step; 4:00 Fourteen Seconds That Saved Three Lives; 5:00 Inside the Moonwatch; 6:00 Why It Still Matters. SUBSCRIBE to WatchForge for a new luxury watchmaking documentary every day! COMMENT QUESTION: If you could own only one watch in history, would it be the Moonwatch — or is there another watch you'd pick instead? Tell us below!