The present watch was made in 50 examples in 2000 to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the historic hand-shake during the Apollo-Soyuz mission. On July 15 1975 Soyuz 19 was launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome while Apollo 18 was launched two days later. From opposite sides of the docking hatch two men appeared: Lt. Gen. Thomas P. Stafford (USA) and Lt. Gen. Alexei A. Leonov (Russia) each wearing the same watch: the Omega Speedmaster Professional.