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Topic: Scott Carpenter's gold Omega Speedmaster

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Message to Edit: HTML is ON UBB Code is ON Smilies Legend	Originally posted by Robert Pearlman on 02-20-2023 10:39 AM Wind Vintage is now offering Mercury astronaut Scott Carpenter's gold Omega Speedmaster for sale. The watch comes from a member of Carpenter's family. <BLOCKQUOTE>[i]It is truly a remarkable watch, as it was given to American naval officer and astronaut Scott Carpenter for his role in Project Mercury on November 25, 1969, during an event at the Hotel Warwick in Houston. These 'Tribute to Astronauts" watches were presented by OMEGA during a gala dinner to Scott Carpenter, and 25 additional astronauts (both alive and deceased), as commemorative timepieces for their voyages into space.[/i]</BLOCKQUOTE> Wally Schirra’s gold Speedmaster was sold for $1,906,954 in October 2022. Wind Vintage is [URL=https://www.windvintage.com/scott-carpenters-omega-speedmaster-reference-145022-69-ba]offering Carpenter's watch[/URL] for $1.5 million. <center><a href="http://www.collectspace.com/review/wind_vintage_carpenter_gold_omega02-lg.jpg" target="AirLock"><img src="http://www.collectspace.com/review/wind_vintage_carpenter_gold_omega02.jpg" width="400" height="267" border="0"></a> <a href="http://www.collectspace.com/review/wind_vintage_carpenter_gold_omega01-lg.jpg" target="AirLock"><img src="http://www.collectspace.com/review/wind_vintage_carpenter_gold_omega01.jpg" width="400" height="299" border="0"></a> <a href="http://www.collectspace.com/review/wind_vintage_carpenter_gold_omega03-lg.jpg" target="AirLock"><img src="http://www.collectspace.com/review/wind_vintage_carpenter_gold_omega03.jpg" width="400" height="600" border="0"></a></center>
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