I fully understand your point. My original post was a bit sarcastic 😀 I just never understood why other successful Apollo missions were not celebrated too much. I know Omega wants to stay away from LEs that they were criticized for many times and follow the path of Rolex to limit the supply of sought after pieces as they tried first with Apollo 8 and lately with Ed White.
That’s why it will be really interesting what they will show in October
As above. I’ve paid deposits in the UK on more than one occasion. Been told I will need to pay a deposit for this new Snoopy/A13 too.
Omega's announcement about the Apollo 13 is at https://www.instagram.com/stories/highlights/17885389972549369/. I understand from my OB that it will not be a limited edition, but no other information is available to the public yet. October 5, 2020, is the date to look for Omega's further annoucement according to the Instagram post.
Because who cares about the 2nd mission that landed on the moon?
- Apollo 8: 1st time a human being saw the dark side of the Moon
- Apollo 11 : first man on the moon
- Apollo 13 : human miracle
- Apollo 17 : last man of the moon
The other missions... the general public does not really care. Eventually some people would like to add Apollo 15 because of the lunar rover but that's it. Tintin's comics about the Moon probably have a bigger impact on population than any Apollo mission expect 11 and 13.
edit: any space mission expect those 2 above, Sputnik, Laika and Gagarin in fact...
We all know Neil Armstrong's first words as he stepped onto the moon. But ...
Who was the commander of Apollo 12, and what was the first thing he said as he stepped onto the moon?
(It was quite the contrast.) 🙄
I’ve had a deposit at my OB since December for Apollo 13. I wonder if it will transfer to Snoopy?
We all know Neil Armstrong's first words as he stepped onto the moon. But ...
Who was the commander of Apollo 12, and what was the first thing he said as he stepped onto the moon?
(It was quite the contrast.) 🙄
Apparently we don't all know Neil Armstrong's first words. At least Omega doesn't. On the 50th Anniv edition he is misquoted as Omega edits his words with a grammatical correction. I noticed the odd wording live and put it down to other things on his mind. I can't even imagine the tension of stepping out on the moon. The misquote is, to me, as bad as printing the bride's name wrong on invitations. It's unacceptable. There is enough history revision already. Neil Armstrong was good enough for me, just like he was.
Apparently we don't all know Neil Armstrong's first words. At least Omega doesn't. On the 50th Anniv edition he is misquoted as Omega edits his words with a grammatical correction. I noticed the odd wording live and put it down to other things on his mind. I can't even imagine the tension of stepping out on the moon. The misquote is, to me, as bad as printing the bride's name wrong on invitations. It's unacceptable. There is enough history revision already. Neil Armstrong was good enough for me, just like he was.
Apparently, he did admit that he said 'for a man' but that it was inaudible to NASA and to the world-wide listening / watching audience: https://www.space.com/17307-neil-armstrong-one-small-step-quote.html
NASA on their website says the quote is: "That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind." https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/apollo11.html
