Apollo 17 Commander Gene Cernan's Omega Speedmaster

[danpass]

The last man in the 20th century to walk on the Moon (hey, glass half full thinking :D )

I visited the Naval Aviation Museum at NAS Pensacola earlier this month and remembered these pics:












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[sulaco]

I was pretty sure that Eugene wore a straight lug Speedy Ref 105.003 which was in a pretty beat up shape and which is still
on display at the Omega Museum.

Here´s a picture of it.

[MH434]

I believe that Cernan used three different NASA Speedmasters for his three missions:

Gemini 9 : NASA #28 (most likely the pictured 105.003)
Apollo 10: NASA #41 (a 105.012-65)
Apollo 17: NASA #67 (the OP's pictured 105.012, worn on the moon)

My 105.012-65 says hello:



Reference: Armstrong, Aldrin, Collins and other astronaut Speedys - The definitive list

[sulaco]

Makes sense that he had more than one, but the little tag in the Museum states that the one shown on display is the one worn on his Moon Mission.

[premoon]

Yes me too, quite surprised, I heard and read several times that Cernan had a 105.003 Straight Lugs for the/his last mission to Moon with Apollo 17, 7th Dec 1972.........

105.003 was the first watch out in Space with Ed White (1965, 3rd June) and last one on Moon with Gene Cernan (1972, 7th Dec). Thats one of the reasons Straight Lugs are so looked after and expensive...

Phil.

[Peter C]

Thanks for great photos
Yes that's the 105.012 65 NASA#67

[Peter C]

Thanks for great photos
Yes that's the 105.012 65 NASA#67

oops my error, for accuracy its a 105.012 66 - didn't read my own list!

[Buzz]

I have got to say...His book 'Last man on the moon' is a great read. Just finished it the other day.
I recommend it!

[premoon]

To support my position on this:

[mikkolopez]

pretty useful info here