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Article: Watch that went to the moon appears to have resurfaced
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- October 26, 2003
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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, ...