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BREAKING NEWS - 50th Anniversary Apollo 11 in Steel Revealed
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·The bracelet is gorgeous! Not sure about Buzz's bum tho...
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Archer
··Omega Qualified WatchmakerI also have done, several times. To me, saying this is the most significant piece since the original is like saying the most significant money made since money was first invented is the latest commemorative coin...
As I posted in another thread...the space program was a great achievement, but the association with the Speedmaster and Omega's milking of it has me rolling my eyes a lot. It was one of thousands of items that were used during the era, and essentially was an off the shelf item. I have more interest in things that were a challenge in getting people off the earth such as developing a fuel pump that would pump enough to feed the engines - that's a real engineering achievement that I can respect as an engineer.
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·I also have done, several times. To me, saying this is the most significant piece since the original is like saying the most significant money made since money was first invented is the latest commemorative coin...
As I posted in another thread...the space program was a great achievement, but the association with the Speedmaster and Omega's milking of it has me rolling my eyes a lot. It was one of thousands of items that were used during the era, and essentially was an off the shelf item. I have more interest in things that were a challenge in getting people off the earth such as developing a fuel pump that would pump enough to feed the engines - that's a real engineering achievement that I can respect as an engineer.
Ok thanks for elaborating, would be a boring forum if we all had the same views and opinions.
I have to agree the association has been milked to death but in this instance I feel the significant anniversary is something to be celebrated, I like what they have done with this piece, Buzz's posterior excepted, and I am looking forward to collection day.
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··Omega Qualified WatchmakerOk thanks for elaborating, would be a boring forum if we all had the same views and opinions.
I have to agree the association has been milked to death but in this instance I feel the significant anniversary is something to be celebrated, I like what they have done with this piece, Buzz's posterior excepted, and I am looking forward to collection day.
If people love this watch to death, don't love it but still want it because of the space connection, and they are very excited about it, that's all good with me. The expectation that everyone else should feel the same, and remarks about serious collectors "must" do this or that are the things that I can't stand. I've never been one to buy into the "every collector must have X watch" kind of herd thinking.
The only reason I buy any watch is because I like it. Not because it's commemorates something (no matter how direct or tenuous the connection), not because other collectors think I should own it, not because it will have good resale value, etc. None of that means anything to me unless I like the watch, and in this case I most definitely do not like the watch.
Cheers, Al
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jpjsavage
·I also have done, several times. To me, saying this is the most significant piece since the original is like saying the most significant money made since money was first invented is the latest commemorative coin...
As I posted in another thread...the space program was a great achievement, but the association with the Speedmaster and Omega's milking of it has me rolling my eyes a lot. It was one of thousands of items that were used during the era, and essentially was an off the shelf item. I have more interest in things that were a challenge in getting people off the earth such as developing a fuel pump that would pump enough to feed the engines - that's a real engineering achievement that I can respect as an engineer.
TBH, I can't see many folk being interested in collecting fuel pumps or anniversary fuel pumps however important they might have been in the Apollo space programme. Each to their own of course. As an engineer, I can see how fuel pumps would be fascinating but surely a time-piece has a broader resonance with the general public and that's why we have seen a groundswell of interest in this model (and many that have preceded it). Even my kids have shown an interest in this watch because of the association with the moon landing (having shown next to no interest in any others I've collected over the years).
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Archer
··Omega Qualified WatchmakerTBH, I can't see many folk being interested in collecting fuel pumps or anniversary fuel pumps however important they might have been in the Apollo space programme. Each to their own of course. As an engineer, I can see how fuel pumps would be fascinating but surely a time-piece has a broader resonance with the general public and that's why we have seen a groundswell of interest in this model (and many that have preceded it). Even my kids have shown an interest in this watch because of the association with the moon landing (having shown next to no interest in any others I've collected over the years).
You will note of course that I said nothing about collecting fuel pumps...and that was clearly not my point. 🙄
The fuel pump is infinitely more important to the success of the space program than a wrist watch was, no matter what Omega fans want to believe. People act as if this watch single handedly landed people on the moon without the hundreds of thousands of people (engineers, scientists and other workers) from all over the world that made this actually happen...
You are correct that it is much more relatable than a fuel pump is, but then again it's just a watch (heresy I know). Let's not make a commemorative watch something that it isn't. As I've said before, I don't collect plates from Royal weddings, so collecting commemorative watches just isn't my thing. If it's yours, that's great, but don't expect everyone to share the excitement about such a watch.
Cheers, Al
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BT1985
·You will note of course that I said nothing about collecting fuel pumps...and that was clearly not my point. 🙄
The fuel pump is infinitely more important to the success of the space program than a wrist watch was, no matter what Omega fans want to believe. People act as if this watch single handedly landed people on the moon without the hundreds of thousands of people (engineers, scientists and other workers) from all over the world that made this actually happen...
You are correct that it is much more relatable than a fuel pump is, but then again it's just a watch (heresy I know). Let's not make a commemorative watch something that it isn't. As I've said before, I don't collect plates from Royal weddings, so collecting commemorative watches just isn't my thing. If it's yours, that's great, but don't expect everyone to share the excitement about such a watch.
Cheers, Al
You must be a real blast a party...(no pun intended)
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I am a massive Speedy fan and I have some issues with the execution although I do appreciate some of the improvements I have decided to give it a miss. I hope that's ok. Most following this thread have deposits down and love it .The others who are not in love will mostly say nothing and not follow. So you will mostly read about positive views and the waiting list etc on this thread.
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Texasjohn
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$9000 on the bay
I think my wife will put her foot down on collecting fuel pumps. What is the resale value of these things?
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$9000 on the bay
I think my wife will put her foot down on collecting fuel pumps. What is the resale value of these things?
I've no idea, but that looks like a particularly fine example that will definitely appreciate over time. It also an obvious gold trimming too which go down well with collectors.
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Duckie
·TBH, I can't see many folk being interested in collecting fuel pumps or anniversary fuel pumps however important they might have been in the Apollo space programme. Each to their own of course. As an engineer, I can see how fuel pumps would be fascinating but surely a time-piece has a broader resonance with the general public and that's why we have seen a groundswell of interest in this model (and many that have preceded it). Even my kids have shown an interest in this watch because of the association with the moon landing (having shown next to no interest in any others I've collected over the years).
I'm not into fuel pumps.
But I like old Outboard motors.
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Duckie
·TBH, I can't see many folk being interested in collecting fuel pumps or anniversary fuel pumps however important they might have been in the Apollo space programme. Each to their own of course. As an engineer, I can see how fuel pumps would be fascinating but surely a time-piece has a broader resonance with the general public and that's why we have seen a groundswell of interest in this model (and many that have preceded it). Even my kids have shown an interest in this watch because of the association with the moon landing (having shown next to no interest in any others I've collected over the years).
Interesting your kids are interested all these years later.
I'm interested.
Then again, our generation was given time off school to watch it live on TV. I thought it was a little boring at the time and the images on TV weren't that good anyway. But I did mostly get the significance of it all.
Once they started driving around in a Moon buggy then the light really went on in my head.
Anything with wheels is good.
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