Some of the mystique may go back to Buzz Aldrin’s watch, which was lost in 1971 while in transit to the Museum. “I’ve heard a lot of possible stories about where it might be,” Levasseur says.

Some of these pieces, like President John F. Kennedy’s personal Omega watch, were on loan from the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C. JFK kicked off the 1960s race to the moon with his famous “We ...

Aeschlimann went further, breaking down just what it is about the Speedmaster’s design that makes it the prototypical chronograph and one of the most recognizable watches in history. According to ...