“Uncle Jack passed away when I was still a boy,” remembers Apollo 13 Astronaut Jack Swigert’s nephew. “[He] was photographed wearing his Rolex on many occasions. I remember it was worn down and scuffed up hard. And it was clear that the Omega was something much more special to him; something that was too precious for daily wear. I was mesmerized by its magnitude, both in physical weight and meaning, as it’s certainly no small thing to have been a NASA astronaut! I had always told mom to take the Omega if she had the choice. She did, and it has been in our family’s safekeeping ever since.” One of just 10 watches presented to astronauts from Apollo 13 - Apollo 17 missions upon their return to Earth, this Ref 145.022-69 Speedmaster Apollo XIII is engraved, “To mark man’s conquest of space with time, through time, on time,” with the recipient’s name and their respective NASA missions. Featured in our Important Watches sale on 9 June at #SothebysNewYork, presented in partnership with @si...