The Rolex Daytona MeteoriteThe only IWC Aquatimer on this list that actually originated in space as opposed to just visiting. This modern-era Rolex chronograph has a face made out of a the Gibeon meterorite, which fell to the earth over 12,000 years ago. The Gibeon was discovered in Namibia in 1936 and now much of it is prohibited from leaving the country under Namibian export laws. Either way, this was definitely has a very real connection with the galaxies.The Omega Speedmaster ProfessionalAh yes, the Speedmaster Professional. This is the iconic Space Watch, the one that Omega simply won't let you forget was the first and only watch to make it to the moon (which is not actually the case). Either way, the Caliber .321 Speedmaster Professional is the watch that was worn by Apollo 11 Astronauts and the one that NASA chose above all others to be the official moon IWC Aquatimer .
During the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project, a collaboration between the US and Russia, Cosmonautes had access to a bevy of Swiss made chronographs previously unavailable to them. One of them, Alexy Leonev is believed to have acquired a Flightmaster and worn it into space. Although, that remains to be confirmed despite photographs of Leonev on what appears to be an official mission.The Rolex Space-DwellerOne watch that never made it into space yet actually has the word "space" in its name is this very rare, very valuable Rolex Space-Dweller. The Space-Dweller was a model drafted up by Rolex only to be sold in Japan in the mid-1960s. On top of that, the model was really just a test to see if it would sell faster than the same watch named "Explorer". The idea behind this concept was that Japan had gone space-crazy after the Mercury astronauts made their historic flights and Rolex wanted to capitalize on that. Of course, the IWC Aquatimer did not sell and very few made it out into the public. We found one a few months ago, but it has since sold.
