Although the Speedmaster was the watch worn on all moon missions, the one belonging to Neil Armstrong was possibly not the first on the moon, since it was left onboard the lander to replace a faulty timer.
watches worn in space
Although the Omega Speedmaster is the most famous space watch, being worn on all moon missions, it is one of 7 watches which are NASA certified, including a range of far less glamorous Casio G-Shocks. Ironically, the watch which has possibly been in space most is one that costs a fraction of the price of a Speedmaster and is more associated with computer geeks - the Timex Datalink.
Rules as to what watches could be worn by Russian Cosmonauts were more relaxed, however, Poljot military watches were often worn. The Chinese have chosen the Fiyta Chronograph for their manned space missions.
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Click on the link for a fantastically thorough analysis which suggests that a Waltham like this was the only watch on the moon other than an Omega Speedmaster, after the former broke.
One of the 7 watches flight-qualified by NASA for space missions<p /><p />The others are:<p /><p />Casio G-Shock DW-5600E<p />Casio G-Shock DW-5900<p />Casio G-Shock DW-6900<p />Casio G-Shock Master of G G-9000
