Continuing with our special coverage of the 40th Anniversary of the Moon Landing, we are now going to call your attention to two very special replica omega Seamaster 300m that we've written about before. One of them was a prototype designed to actually replace the original Speedmaster Professional as a faster, lighter, and more energy effecient model to be worn to the moon (which NASA rejected post development). The other is a solid gold commemorative Speedmaster made in limited numbers that was given to NASA astronauts but also then President Dick Nixon and VP Spiro Agnew. Unfortunately for replica omega Planet Ocean, Nixon and Agnew turned down the very expensive watches. Original Alaska Project Speedmaster: Even though the Speedmaster Professional had successfully made it to the moon and back, Omega http://www.speedroc.com/replica-omega-speedmaster-broad-arrow-gmt.html wanted to create an even more durable specifically for space travel. The result was the Alaska Project Speedmaster. Gone was the black face because it absorbed too much heat, the large second hand was now red, and the chronograph hands were replaced with triangles to support directional focus in difficult situations. The outer case, made of red anodized aluminum, has a temperature range of over 400 degrees and is protected by a US patent. Recently Omega paid tribute to this protype model with a limited edition modern upgrade. 1969 Yellow Gold Commemorative Speedmaster Pro: The 1969 Moon Landing was clearly a monumental event for NASA, the United States, and Omega. To commemorate this accomplishment, Omega released a very special and limited run of solid gold Speedmaster Professionals. Numbers 3-28 were given to the active members of NASA, while #1 and #2 were given to then President and VP Richard Nixon and Spiro Agnew. However, these watches were ludicrously expensive ($1340 when the steel version was only $185) and the reigning powers felt it would not reflect well on them owning such valuable items. They turned down the offer from Omega for the watches and #1 and #2 reside in the Omega Museum in Switzerland. However, some people wanted to get their hands on these valuable and rare Speedmaster so Omega increased production to about 1000 of them through 1973. We of course happened to find one for sale (link above) for around $30,000. While we have seen these watches sell for close to $30,000, the recent estimates have been considerably lower (~$15-20K). However, it is very difficult to find this watch for sale so for some people out there, $30,000 a fair price for those chasing this elusive Speedy. Be sure to follow the links above for the full story on both of these rare Omega Speedmasters.