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"Rare Opportunity: Own Cosmonaut Anatoly Solovyev's Spacewalk-Worn Omega Speedmaster"

A spacewalk-worn Omega Speedmaster watch, worn by Russian cosmonaut Anatoly Solovyev during the Soyuz TM-9 mission in 1990, is up for auction. Solovyev wore the watch during crucial repairs to save the mission and the lives of those aboard. The Speedmaster, which became the first watch declared "flight-qualified for all manned space missions" by NASA, has a price guide of $20,000 - $30,000 USD. Bidding closes on July 18th.