Apollo 13th 50th Anniversary deposits?

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flw

·Feb 17, 2020·history nerd

R rustyduck

that is a great story! thanks for sharing. Just out of curiosity, did you happen to observe what watch he was wearing that day?

I didn't, unfortunately. I wasn't into watches at the time, chiefly because my (now ex) wife and I had a two-year-old son at home and we didn't have the money to do any really discretionary spending (although I wore a Bulova Accutron Spaceview in those days). I've thought about what watch he may have been wearing ... if I had to guess, I'd say it was as likely as not that he wore his Rolex GMT-Master. There are lots of photos of him doing public appearances in the '90s showing that watch on his wrist, as I recall.

 

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SpeedyPhill

·Feb 27, 2020

Indeed James Lovell preferred to wear his personal Rolex GMT-master Pepsi pilot / aviator watch... makes me wonder who Omega might bring forward to highlight the release of their upcoming 50th Apollo 13 Speedmaster...

 

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JesterP

·Feb 27, 2020

Has anyone heard anything solid about Apollo 13 50th? Just a little teaser is all I need to calm me down. I love the story and it’s my favourite mission by far but I couldn’t get into the last two Snoopy watches and I’m hoping for something a bit special. Come on Omega give us a five second video with little to no information like you usually do and at least I know it’s on it’s way. Peace

 

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dscoogs

·Feb 27, 2020

SpeedyPhill

Indeed James Lovell preferred to wear his personal Rolex GMT-master Pepsi pilot / aviator watch... makes me wonder who Omega might bring forward to highlight the release of their upcoming 50th Apollo 13 Speedmaster...

Take my money if it's a Pepsi Speedmaster LE 😁

 

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·Feb 27, 2020·history nerd

SpeedyPhill

Indeed James Lovell preferred to wear his personal Rolex GMT-master Pepsi pilot / aviator watch... makes me wonder who Omega might bring forward to highlight the release of their upcoming 50th Apollo 13 Speedmaster...

Captain Lovell has done some publicity events with Omega in the past, but I don't think he's made any public appearances that I know of in the past couple of years. Fred Haise is still living, as far as I know, but I have no idea if he's ever done any Omega-connected stuff.

 

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SpeedyPhill

·Feb 28, 2020

Well, pre & post-Apollo 13 mission, each crewmember was photographed wearing a Rolex ...
See: https://moonwatchuniverse.tumblr.com/archive

Just hoping Omega will release a true tribute toolwatch 50th Apollo 13 Speedmaster rather than " metal magic " chronographs... 😗

 

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Newatch321

·Feb 28, 2020

This seems like a fall release.

 

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speedyproftw

·Feb 28, 2020

Newatch321

This seems like a fall release.

That is what my boutique manager has indicated is likely. And she has never been wrong.

 

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Evitzee

·Feb 29, 2020

Newatch321

This seems like a fall release.

This would seem to be very anticlimactic. Of course there is always the chance that Omega might pass on a special watch for the 50th. Details on the Apollo 11 50th started appearing on the internal Omega website last March, about four months prior to the actual anniversary. So far, squat from Omega on any Apollo 13, dealers and OB's know nuttin'. With 007 and the Olympics, maybe Omega figures the Apollo 11 and 321 reeditions are the capstone of the space gig. Maybe they are moving on.

Or not.

Edited: Feb 29, 2020

 

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SpeedyPhill

·Feb 29, 2020

Omega will not pass on the 50th Apollo 13 ... it has been an important event, known by the general public,receiving the NASA Snoopy award etc...

 

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speedyproftw

·Mar 9, 2020

Public service announcement for all you podcast fans. "13 Minutes to the Moon" just started their Apollo 13 series. They did an incredible Apollo 11 series last year that is also definitely worth a listen. Enjoy!

 

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Hduck

·Mar 10, 2020

flw

Captain Lovell has done some publicity events with Omega in the past, but I don't think he's made any public appearances that I know of in the past couple of years. Fred Haise is still living, as far as I know, but I have no idea if he's ever done any Omega-connected stuff.

He actually has. The fall of 2018 the local Omega AD near NASA in Houston had an event with Tom Stafford. I was invited to a luncheon and a little man got out of a truck and joined in. Later I realized it was Haise. Just a simple humble man. I asked if he would sign my 45th A11 box. He agreed to do so if I held his doggie bag!

 

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·Mar 11, 2020·history nerd

Very cool indeed! We could start a separate thread about personal encounters with astronauts (or other famous Omega wearers, for that matter).

 

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nismo

·Apr 23, 2020

My OB emailed me saying deposits will be taken soon (covid shutdown store) with release Oct 5.

 

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imageWIS

·Apr 23, 2020

I've heard rumors that since it's a golden anniversary the watch will either made made out of gold or be two-tone. My OB told me fall release, and it looks like that's what others are being told, so I think that's correct.

 

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YY77

·Apr 23, 2020

I've heard rumors OB's were informed it will not be limited, similar to the NTTD Seamaster release.

 

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Togri v. 2.0

·Apr 23, 2020·Wow! Custom title... cool

YY77

I've heard rumors OB's were informed it will not be limited, similar to the NTTD Seamaster release.

I heard a rumor that you heard a rumor. Must be true then 😁

 

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nismo

·Apr 23, 2020

My OB told me probably two tone and a gold like the 11th. Details in a few weeks with deposit probably $5k.

 

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Japanred

·Apr 23, 2020

My OB said they hadn’t heard anything and knew the same as me.

 

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nismo

·Apr 23, 2020

NikoMartinez_SYD

Two Tone, are you sure? That would be kinda cool / unexpected.

That's what he said so I'm just relaying info. Last year he told me about the Ed White re-release before it happened and he was spot on. He went to the Miami 321 event Feb 2019, some other event at Kennedy Space Center May 2019, etc. I knew about the 19mm flat link 321 Ed White version not long after that, but was out of my price range for steel. I don't like gold so I passed on their offer for the Apollo 11 50th. If it's gold again I will pass. If I hear anything new in the coming weeks I'll let you guys know. The last silver Snoopy was gorgeous so it will be hard for them to outdo that imo. I won't have high expectations.