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stevec14
·It is not a limited edition, in the sense that many Omega-watches are, nor numbered edition. Price is 9500€, but you can get some reduction. At the moment you can find this watch very easily.
Amazing Apollo 8
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Texasjohn
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I have to agree!
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Japanred
·£7,450 in the U.K. I think. Easy to get and if you go through an AD then I suspect a discount will be available....
Why are they so expensive (as in similar price to A11 50th anniversary)? I’m not saying they aren’t worth it by the way, I’m almost certainly going to add this to my collection after I’ve received my A11 50th. Just want to know a bit more about it first.
What sort of discounts have people been getting on these, particularly in the UK?
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stevec14
·I suspect 10% is doable. Vintage speedmaster had one for approx 6.5k.
Like all the DSOTM range they are expensive. Ceramic case etc.
Wears really well, nice and slim due to the manual movement. If you can get one for around the figure above, I think it’s a lot of watch for the cash.
Like all the DSOTM range they are expensive. Ceramic case etc.
Wears really well, nice and slim due to the manual movement. If you can get one for around the figure above, I think it’s a lot of watch for the cash.
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Evitzee
·Thanks very much to those of you who replied.
Why are they so expensive (as in similar price to A11 50th anniversary)? I’m not saying they aren’t worth it by the way, I’m almost certainly going to add this to my collection after I’ve received my A11 50th. Just want to know a bit more about it first.
What sort of discounts have people been getting on these, particularly in the UK?
Haven't seen huge discounts on these yet from grey marketeers due to the relatively few around.
It does wear easily, has a nice feel on the wrist and not too big.
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Screwbacks
·"We will see you on the other side" could have a future meaning because nasa is planning to have another trip to the moon and the landing plus the new moonwalk could be on the other side of the moon. i dont know which side because the moon has only one side.😁
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Japanred
·Thanks SteveC14 and Evitzee. This probably comes second on my list of 3 watches I now want. I’m limiting myself to 1 per year so it will be mid-end of 2020 before I make the purchase.
Cheers.
Cheers.
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Jonathan40
·One of my favourite Omegas currrently in production and despite owning 2 moon watches already is different enough
To justify adding it into my collection.
Brilliant use of materials on a special watch, just have to get out and try one on to see if it will actually be my 2020 purchase. Thanks for posting the pictures, lume shot especially
Regards
To justify adding it into my collection.
Brilliant use of materials on a special watch, just have to get out and try one on to see if it will actually be my 2020 purchase. Thanks for posting the pictures, lume shot especially
Regards
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JohnnyRocket
·Congratulations on your New Baby ! I too am fortunate to have one in my collection as well. Beautifully made and a pleasure to view on both sides.
I sometimes feel like a very inattentive school boy flipping it over to watch
It’s mechanical heart.
To which An aquaintance of mine was heard to say.... Don’t You have to look on the Other side to see the Time?
It’s like the old saying about Harley Davidson motorcycles...
If I HAD to Explain it to You....You probably don’t Understand!
I sometimes feel like a very inattentive school boy flipping it over to watch
It’s mechanical heart.
To which An aquaintance of mine was heard to say.... Don’t You have to look on the Other side to see the Time?
It’s like the old saying about Harley Davidson motorcycles...
If I HAD to Explain it to You....You probably don’t Understand!
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Hduck
·Is the Apollo 8 difficult to read? I haven’t seen one in the flesh but wonder if the hour minute hands would blend into the background when trying to get a cursory time read.
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JohnnyRocket
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Faz
·I have to say, this version really caught my attention. It's quite striking. Beautiful!
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Hduck
·You know at times - I do notice at my age that I do have to take a bit longer of a glance to accurately read the time depending on the ambient light. The face of the watch is highly detailed and it is possible to loose the hands against the background. I really wish that they would have designed the hands with more contrast like the second hand. It would have been smokin’.
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JohnnyRocket
·I also matched mine up with a black omega gator strap combined with a dual pin Titanium clasp to replace the original strap combination. That was for added security and I thought a more custom look. I also needed a longer length strap.
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Evitzee
·No issues with my +60 yo eyes reading the Apollo 8, or Apollo 11 50th or 1957 Trilogy Speedmaster. Everybody's peepers are different.
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JohnnyRocket
·The funny thing is...when you look at the photos of the Apollo 8 sans hands or sub dials of any kind - the etched details of the lunar faces is quite remarkable.
I marvel at the detail including the mare on the near side. In a sad way they have really covered up a lot of some of the finer details of their craftsmanship. I had heard that all the laser etching was based on actual lunar images.
I guess it comes down to art vs. function. And, I suppose that’s the reason why we have Lunar atlases . Still as I look through my telescope I find myself maybe checking the time more than usual! Hmmm....
I marvel at the detail including the mare on the near side. In a sad way they have really covered up a lot of some of the finer details of their craftsmanship. I had heard that all the laser etching was based on actual lunar images.
I guess it comes down to art vs. function. And, I suppose that’s the reason why we have Lunar atlases . Still as I look through my telescope I find myself maybe checking the time more than usual! Hmmm....
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FinWatch
·Is the Apollo 8 difficult to read? I haven’t seen one in the flesh but wonder if the hour minute hands would blend into the background when trying to get a cursory time read.
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FinWatch
·Agreed. If they had gone against the usual convention and made the chronograph hands white and time hands yellow it would have been very legible
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Thrasher36
·I agree 100% the apollo 8 was not my first choice but on seeing the ass end of the astronaut on the apollo 11 I was like NO to that
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Millenary Watches
·It's a stunner! Sharing a pic.😀
