Article: Watch that went to the moon appears to have resurfaced

Watch that went to the moon appears to have resurfaced

Rights to lost timepiece worn by 'Buzz' Aldrin are up in the air

By JACQUELINE TRESCOTT Washington Post

Sunday, October 26, 2003

Washington -- One of the world's most famous lost watches, the one worn by astronaut Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin Jr. when he walked on the moon in 1969, has apparently resurfaced -- in court.

The Omega Speedmaster Professional Chronograph was lost 30 years ago when Aldrin agreed to give the watch to the Smithsonian Institution for public display. His shipment of astronaut memorabilia arrived at the Smithsonian but without the watch and several medals. NASA investigated the matter but didn't find the watch. Since then, ...

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