SOVIET SPEEDMASTER: The Omega Watches Worn by Cosmonauts

For many, the Omega Speedmaster is the iconic space watch worn by NASA's astronauts. However, as the 1970s rolled in, it wasn't America which was using Omega's most advanced Speedmasters - it was the Soviet Union. In today's video and as a world first for YouTube, I give you a history of Omega watches used by Soviet Cosmonauts from the first automatic Speedmaster to the elusive Omega Alaska Project designed for NASA in secret in the 1960s.

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Models Featured:
- Omega Speedmaster Professional
- Omega Flightmaster
- Omega Speedmaster Mark III
- Omega Speedmaster 125
- Omega Alaska Project I

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