Timex’s Latest Snoopy Collab Is Ready for the Pickleball Court
While countless Snoopy tickers have been produced over the years, his proper foray into the watch world began in 1968, shortly after the moon landing. Creator Charles Schulz, a longtime supporter of NASA’s space program, allowed for Snoopy to be used as a mascot for the Apollo missions, which led to NASA awarding the ‘Silver Snoopy Award’ (commemorated by way of a silver lapel pin featuring an astronaut Snoopy) to those who they deemed displayed, “professionalism, dedication, and outstanding support that greatly enhanced space flight safety and mission success.” Among the earliest recipients of the Silver Snoopy? Omega, the famed maker of the official Speedmaster Moonwatch. Decades later, in 2002, the brand would produce the first-ever Snoopy Speedmaster, this one dubbed the ‘Silver Snoopy’ and featuring the spacefaring doggo on the left subdial. Courtesy of Timex From there, the world’s most famous beagle has been a constant presence on watch faces, from Speedies to Seikos and even a Franck Muller x Bamford collab. And that’s to say nothing of the Snoopy MoonSwatches, which have been …
