We're all familiar with the Speedmaster's prolific space traveling past, and Omega has never been shy about reminding us. However, when the Speedmaster first hit the scene in 1957, it was the racing and rally crowds that took notice thanks to the watch's chronograph functionality. In fact, the very first print ad of the Speedmaster depicted a couple of cars racing against their "high-precision wrist computer." Hyperbole aside it's easy to see how the watch would be embraced for such purposes.