Forums Latest Members

Apollo XI and Other Mission Patches & Watches, Share and Discuss

  1. DLT222 Double D @ ΩF Staff Member Aug 11, 2017

    Posts
    5,175
    Likes
    4,555

    Interesting! I actually thought it never. Ive seen plenty of these for sale and had a few through my hands and only one had the patch which i thought was added later.

    I expect patch sales to be strong for a few days now lol
     
    TLIGuy and kov like this.
  2. cicindela Steve @ ΩF Staff Member Aug 11, 2017

    Posts
    15,047
    Likes
    23,789
    Yes, and when they are lost, people buy new ones. The same patch can be bought in NASA gift shops.
    I have two of them that were worn by Nasa workers on the project and removed from uniforms (jumpsuits) and then sold.

    The suits were similar to ones worn by the Astronauts.
    as seen here.
    upload_2017-8-11_11-4-27.jpeg

    This patch is very common, though there are also some knock-off ones seen for sale, generally of lessor quality.
     
    TLIGuy, kov and DLT222 like this.
  3. cicindela Steve @ ΩF Staff Member Aug 11, 2017

    Posts
    15,047
    Likes
    23,789
    BTW on the Omega and Nasa retail models the "sky" is black. On Project patches it is blue, other wise they are almost Identical.
    upload_2017-8-11_11-18-9.jpeg Gene Kranz's patch

    upload_2017-8-11_11-19-31.jpeg

    NASA sold patches.
     
    TLIGuy and DLT222 like this.
  4. cicindela Steve @ ΩF Staff Member Sep 7, 2017

    Posts
    15,047
    Likes
    23,789
    upload_2017-9-7_7-31-23.jpeg Gene Krantz's

    I should add photos of the patches taken from Gruman (maker of the lunar landing module) Apollo 11 team blue jump suits. :thumbsup:

    001.jpg
     
    TLIGuy likes this.
  5. cicindela Steve @ ΩF Staff Member Sep 7, 2017

    Posts
    15,047
    Likes
    23,789
    I moved some posts out of a for sales post where they were cluttering and less relevant and started a new thread .

    This patch came out for the 35th anniversary of the Apollo 11 landing.


    upload_2017-9-7_8-7-26.jpeg
     
    Watchmutt, TLIGuy and oddboy like this.
  6. TLIGuy Sep 7, 2017

    Posts
    2,014
    Likes
    10,421
    Nice topic.

    For anyone interested in the history of NASA mission patches, their origin, meaning, design, and production crewpatches.com is one of the definitive sources regarding the topic from Gemini to the early shuttle missions.

    If you are in need of a mission patch AB Emblem has been producing the patches for NASA since the early 1970's and continues to produce the mission patches for the current Expedition missions. They are also currently producing that fine Speedmaster Signature Collection patch as well.:thumbsup:

    For my international friends, if you are interested in the history and design of the early Soviet, ESA, and current Soyuz patches Spacepathces.nl has you covered.

    Lastly, because it's a great piece of work, here is the Apollo patch tribute created by Neil Smith.

     
    Edited Sep 7, 2017
    cicindela likes this.
  7. PhilN Sep 7, 2017

    Posts
    75
    Likes
    233
    Apollo 13 patch has striking colors with fine detail but for me the Mission Patch on the dial shows the colors better although with less detail. IMG_4876.JPG IMG_4181.JPG IMG_4187.JPG
     
    TLIGuy, CTS-V and cicindela like this.
  8. cicindela Steve @ ΩF Staff Member Sep 7, 2017

    Posts
    15,047
    Likes
    23,789
  9. TLIGuy Sep 7, 2017

    Posts
    2,014
    Likes
    10,421
    Speedmaster on the Apollo 7 45th anniversary patch. This was the original patch design submitted by the crew for their mission and represents Apollo 7 rising from the ashes of Apollo 1.

    RSCN3813_zps357bf26e.JPG

    Edit - Thread back on track.
     
    Edited Sep 7, 2017
    SpeedyPhill and cicindela like this.
  10. Watchmutt Sep 7, 2017

    Posts
    349
    Likes
    832
    Here's my patch. Please ignore the annoying Speedy blocking part of it. ;)
     
    DSC05296 copy.jpg
    PhilN, TLIGuy and CTS-V like this.
  11. CTS-V Sep 7, 2017

    Posts
    784
    Likes
    7,247
    My patch on my red wine glass (i.e Yeti)....

    IMG_2931.JPG
     
    TLIGuy and PhilN like this.
  12. cicindela Steve @ ΩF Staff Member Sep 7, 2017

    Posts
    15,047
    Likes
    23,789
    My XI & XV, just to keep this watch forum correct.
    _W5J507a9.jpg 900(4).jpg
     
  13. SpeedyPhill Founder Of Aussie Cricket Blog Mark Waugh Universe Sep 7, 2017

    Posts
    5,771
    Likes
    10,750
    Edited Sep 8, 2017
    TLIGuy likes this.
  14. TLIGuy Sep 7, 2017

    Posts
    2,014
    Likes
    10,421
    My bad! Didn't mean to go off track.
     
  15. cicindela Steve @ ΩF Staff Member Sep 7, 2017

    Posts
    15,047
    Likes
    23,789
    You weren't
     
  16. Riviera Paradise Sep 8, 2017

    Posts
    2,152
    Likes
    3,650
  17. SpeedyPhill Founder Of Aussie Cricket Blog Mark Waugh Universe Sep 8, 2017

    Posts
    5,771
    Likes
    10,750
    blubarb and CTS-V like this.
  18. ChuckMK23 divorced caveman / modern sugar daddy Sep 10, 2017

    Posts
    122
    Likes
    575
    CTS-V and SpeedyPhill like this.
  19. hansmaulwurf Senior Snoopy Owner Sep 14, 2017

    Posts
    1,116
    Likes
    6,527
    Well - its a Gemini VII - and i love her!

    PB170746 (2).jpg PB170753.jpg PB170760.jpg PB190742.jpg
     
    CTS-V, TLIGuy and SpeedyPhill like this.
  20. blubarb Sep 24, 2017

    Posts
    3,579
    Likes
    8,060
    Been ages since I've had the patches out -

    IMG_7424.JPG
     
    Mtnmansa and TLIGuy like this.