Omega 'Ed White' Speedmaster takes £8500 in Buckinghamshire sale

The highlight of NASA’s 1965 Gemini IV mission was the first space walk by an American. As astronaut Ed White floated free outside the spacecraft for approximately 20 minutes in June 3 he wore an Omega Speedmaster Ref 105.003 strapped by Velcro to the outside of the left-side sleeve of his G4C space suit.

The 105.003 – now known simply as an Ed White – was produced for a relatively short period of time…

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