• The Silver Snoopy Award was established in 1968 by NASA astronauts in recognition of outstanding contributions for crew safety and mission success in the US space program. The famed cartoonist Charles Schultz (1922-2000) allowed NASA to use his beloved character “Snoopy” as NASA’s safety and quality assurance mascot with recipients given a silver lapel pin featuring Snoopy in a spacesuit, which had previously flown on a NASA mission. In 1970, Omega was presented the award for the crucial role an Omega Speedmaster Professional chronograph (105.012) played during the Apollo 13 mission when an oxygen tank explosion jeopardized the safety of the crew. The Speedmaster was used to time a critical 14-second engine burn, which corrected the spacecrafts trajectory, allowing the crew to return home safely.

• Over the last five decades, Omega has celebrated this important award with the first Speedmaster Professional “Snoopy Award”, like the present watch, released in 2003 commemorating Omega receiving the award for the Apollo 13 mission. The 42mm diameter case is highlighted with “Snoopy” on the small subsidiary dial at 9 o’clock, and a caseback with engraved “Silver Snoopy Award” medallion with the words “Eyes on the Stars”. The watch was released in a limited edition of 5441 timepieces based on the duration of the Apollo 13 mission at 142 hours, 54 minutes, and 41 seconds

• The present watch is offered in virtually “new old stock” condition with minor signs of handling. The factory protective stickers remain in place on the bracelet’s clasp, and offered complete with the Omega International Warranty and presentation box. The watch was confirmed by the Omega Heritage Department as being delivered to the United States on February 12, 2004.