Manufacturer: Omega Year: Circa 2003 Reference No: 3578.51.00 Case No: 2154/5441, 77’116’973 Model Name: Speedmaster Professional "Snoopy Award" Material: Stainless steel Calibre: Manual, cal. 1861, 18 jewels Bracelet/Strap: Stainless steel Omega bracelet, endlinks stamped "849", max length 190mm Clasp/Buckle: Stainless steel Omega deployant clasp stamped "1998/849" Dimensions: 42mm diameter Signed: Case, dial, movement, bracelet and clasp signed Accessories: Accompanied by undated Omega international warranty stamped Goldsmiths, Sheffield, Certificate of Authenticity, pictogram card, 3 extra links, instruction manual, card holder, fitted presentation box and outer packaging. Literature: This model is featured in Grégoire Rossier and Anthony Marquié, Moonwatch Only: 60 Years of Omega Speedmaster, pp. 430-1
Catalogue Essay
- The Omega Speedmaster "Snoopy Award" is a prestigious timepiece that commemorates Omega's longstanding partnership with NASA and the company's contributions to space exploration.
- The present Speedmaster Professional "Snoopy Award" features the iconic Speedmaster dial design with a modern twist. It is graced with the charming and iconic Snoopy, the anthropomorphic beagle from the Peanuts comic strip, which appears on the caseback and the subsidiary dial at 9 o'clock.
- Preserved in excellent overall condition and accompanied by its original accessories, this Speedmaster Professional "Snoopy Award" is numbered 2,154 of a limited edition of 5,441 pieces. This watch is a testament to the long and successful partnership between Omega and NASA, making it a highly sought-after and desirable timepiece for serious collectors.
- Please note that part of the proceeds of the sale of the present watch will be given by the Consignor to the Husaini Yateem Khana Waqf Orphanage Trust.
Omega's rich history begins with its founder, Louis Brandt, who established the firm in 1848 in La Chaux de Fonds. In 1903, the company changed its name to Omega, becoming the only watch brand in history to have been named after one its own movements. A full-fledged manufacturer of highly accurate, affordable and reliable watches, its sterling reputation enabled them to be chosen as the first watch company to time the Olympic Games beginning in 1932. Its continued focus on precision and reliability ultimately led their Speedmaster chronograph wristwatch to be chosen by NASA in 1965 — the first watch worn on the moon.
Key models sought-after by collectors include their first, oversized water-resistant chronograph — the reference 2077, early Speedmaster models such as the CK 2915 and 2998, military-issued versions of the Seamaster and oversized chronometer models such as those fitted with their prestigious caliber 30T2Rg.
Ref. 3578.51.00 A fine and rare limited edition stainless steel chronograph wristwatch with tachymeter scale, bracelet, warranty and presentation box, numbered 2,154 of a limited edition of 5,441 pieces, made to commemorate the “Silver Snoopy Award” presented to Omega
Circa 2003 42mm diameter Case, dial, movement, bracelet and clasp signed