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An 18-karat gold version of the first watch worn on the moon has set a record for the most paid for an astronaut's timepiece.

The successful Apollo 11 mission delivered two American astronauts – Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin – to the lunar surface on July 20, 1969 (while Michael Collins famously remained in orbit).

Michael Collins was the command module pilot for Apollo 11, the spaceflight that took humans to the Moon for the first time Jason Hahn is a former Human Interest and Sports Reporter for PEOPLE.