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The Baltic Aquascaphe Dual Crown 5th Anniversary. link Stainless steel case 39mm x 11.9mm. Miyota 9030 movement with 42 hours of power reserve. Domed sapphire crystal with antireflective coating. Engraved caseback. Limited to 200 pieces. Tropic style strap in turqoise green or link purple. Price: €650 (currently sold link out).

This watch was sold by Sotheby's in the early or mid-'90s. link I think it was link bought by link Shellman because you can still find this watch on their old website. Eventually, it made its way to a collector, and eventually, I was able to buy it.

The fibershell case is light on the wrist and an absolute breeze to wear. I found myself jiggling link my wrist to see if a link watch was there at all. The custom-for-J.Crew NATO strap is just like any other NATO, and that's a good thing. It's more or less a piece of nylon with some metal hardware. It does take a little wearing in, though, as it's link stiff out of the box.

The caseback is also personalized to commemorate Collins' involvement with Gemini 10 and Apollo 11 and the watch comes on its original gold bracelet. All told the lot with link 14 days left to bid link is currently at 105000 at the time of posting. link Seeing as special Speedmasters have been routinely setting new auction records in recent years we have no idea just how high this will go but it's definitely one very precious example that marks the moment when the Speedmaster became the Moonwatch.