The First Rolex Ever Worn on the Moon Is Up for Auction

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Thought the Omega Speedmaster was the only “Moonwatch?” Think again. In 1971, American astronaut Edgar Mitchell spent nine hours walking the surface of the Moon as part of the Apollo 14 program. He was the sixth person to tread the lunar surface, but, with his Rolex GMT-Master ref. 1675 on his right wrist, the first to ever bring a Rolex to the…