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Neil Armstrong’s Gold Speedmaster Just Sold for $2.1 Million
If you’re an Omega diehard, you better start rifling through the couch cushions, because you’re gonna need every spare penny: ...
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Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong's gold Omega moonwatch sells for record $2.2M at auction
An 18-karat gold version of the first watch worn on the moon has set a record for the most paid for an astronaut's timepiece.
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A Gold Watch That Belonged to Astronaut Neil Armstrong Sold for $2.1 Million at Auction
Neil Armstrong made history on July 20, 1969, when he became the first person to walk on the moon. Not long after he returned ...
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First Man on the Moon
Neil A. Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, was born Aug. 5, 1930 in Wapakoneta, Ohio. In 1947, Armstrong enrolled at Purdue University on a Navy scholarship to pursue a degree in ...
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An astronaut's watch was auctioned off for $1.7M in Boston. Here's who originally owned it
A watch belonging to Neil Armstrong sold for $1.7M at a Boston auction this week The watch is now the most valuable astronaut timepiece ever sold at an auction The model of the watch is an 18 ...