Neil Armstrong's watch could fetch $2M at auction
Astronaut wore watch while teaching aerospace engineering at UC
A luxury watch owned by astronaut Neil Armstrong could fetch more than $2 million at auction in April, according to the collectibles trade magazine CLLCT.
An Omega Speedmaster Pro was presented to Armstrong and other members of Apollo 11 after the successful moon landing in 1969.
The back of the 18-karat-gold watch is engraved with Armstrong's name with the inscription “to mark man's conquest of space with time, through time, on time.“
A portion of the proceeds of the sale will benefit charities chosen by Armstrong's son, Mark.
Omega made 26 commemorative watches for the astronauts in the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo programs.
Armstrong was the first person to set foot on the moon with the famous line, “That's one small step for (a) man, one giant leap for mankind.“
After leaving NASA, Armstrong accepted an offer to teach aerospace engineering at UC, where he stayed for the next eight years.
Featured image at top: Astronaut Neil Armstrong's Omega watch will go up for auction in April. Photo/RR Auction
The late UC Professor Neil Armstrong makes a paper airplane during an exercise with his aerospace engineering students. Armstrong taught at UC from 1971 to 1979. On his wrist is an Omega watch that will go up for auction in April. Photo/Ralph Spitzen
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