Speedmaster Professional Moonwatch Alaska Project I

Reference TI 145.0022 Alaska

Reference only — not currently in stock

The Alaska Project the goal of this project, led by Pierre Chopard from the late 1960's to 1973, was to improve on the Speedmaster by creating a watch perfectly suited to the low temperatures in space. The Swiss patent CH 537170 was granted on 31 May, 1973, for an outer case designed to protect the watch from extreme temperature variations. The watch’s dial was coated with zinc oxide; this material provides the highest resistance to solar radiation. NASA’s response to the prototype, however, was that they saw no need to improve on the Speedmaster. The project therefore remained a prototype. The present watch is one of the first Alaska Project watches, featuring a cushion-shaped case in titanium, which in the picture is fitted with an additional heat shield.

Brand

Omega

Model

Speedmaster Professional Moonwatch Alaska Project I

Reference

TI 145.0022 Alaska

Category

Speedmaster Moonwatch

Movement

Omega caliber 861 Small Seconds, Hours, Minutes | Chronograph

Case material

Titanium

Case diameter

42 mm

Dial color

White

Crystal

Plexi

Case back

Closed

Water resistance

50 m

Lugs

20

Complications

Chronograph