Can we move on from the moon already?

SpeedyPhill · Jan 20, 2021

Next human on the Moon will be a Chinese female taikonaut... wristwatch-wise a Fiyta 😗
First man on the Moon has been done, so it wouldn't be something but a female Moonwalker will be wordlwide headline news...
About Mars, search for " Mars Direct " the project developed by aerospace engineer Robert Zubrin...
Robert Zubrin - Wikipedia

Professor · Jan 20, 2021

Vercingetorix
But it’s useless in space because there is no gravity to spin the rotor.

Doesn't need gravity just inertia. Move the watch one direction then back and the mass of the rotor will try to continue in the first direction due to inertia.
You can demonstrate this by watching the rotor through a display back or with the back removed.
Inertia is independent of gravity.

A previous discussion on watch winders that lay flat instead of upright or canted got me to thinking on this. A flat dial up winder need only pause now and then or change direction on each full turn.
When you first put on a self winder that has no manual winding option you are instructed to move the watch gently from side to side for a couple of minutes to partly wind the mainspring then normal arm movement takes over.

cvalue13 · Jan 20, 2021

Professor
Doesn't need gravity just inertia.

I believe he’s quoting the Gear Patrol article’s assertion as to why the Chinese watch is not automatic - and then spanking them for that assertion.

Transitus · Jan 20, 2021

"Automatic winding is nice for when on earth, but would be pretty useless in space without gravity to help spin the rotor."

Can you believe someone would actually publish that nonsense in a technical article without even checking?

rob#1 · Jan 20, 2021

cvalue13 · Jan 20, 2021

Transitus
"Automatic winding is nice for when on earth, but would be pretty useless in space without gravity to help spin the rotor."

Can you believe someone would actually publish that nonsense in a technical article without even checking?

😁is it really a technical article if it’s gear patrol?

Archer · Jan 20, 2021

Vercingetorix
But it’s useless in space because there is no gravity to spin the rotor.

This idea certainly has inertia on watch forums...

cvalue13 · Jan 20, 2021

Archer
This idea certainly has inertia on watch forums...

They forgot to tell the cosmonauts of this!

richiv · Jan 20, 2021

Transitus
"Automatic winding is nice for when on earth, but would be pretty useless in space without gravity to help spin the rotor."

Can you believe someone would actually publish that nonsense in a technical article without even checking?

I can't believe how many times I've repeated this without considering inertia, as mentioned by others in this thread. 🤦

Starman71 · Jan 20, 2021

arturo7
Are your comments directed at Omega or this forum?

At Omega, as I would like to see the watchmaker looking forward as well as backwards, with their themes as they do with their materials.

cvalue13 · Jan 20, 2021

R richiv
I can't believe how many times I've repeated this without considering inertia, as mentioned by others in this thread. 🤦

“how can a rotor spin in space!?”

the same way ISS spins in space...

pdxleaf · Feb 15, 2022

This has surpassed my ability to comprehend the significance, photographs of Mars. Plus videos! (Which aren't loaded here but are available the web.)

Landing spot for NASA's Perseverance

Sunset On Mars

Chinese rover

marcn · Feb 15, 2022

Well I for one am over the moon.

gbesq · Feb 15, 2022

To really appreciate the Omega/NASA/Moon connection, I think that you had to be around when it was actually happening. I was 11 when Armstrong and Aldrin landed on the moon and I have a vivid memory of watching the very grainy, choppy live feed on black and white television of Armstrong stepping onto the surface. I also remember many of the Apollo mission launches that we watched live at school in the classroom. My stepfather wore a 105.012 as his daily wearer for many years (my stepbrother still has it). I remember handling that watch as a kid and my stepfather telling me that it was the same kind of watch that the astronauts wore on the moon and thinking that was the coolest thing ever. My fascination with the Speedmaster began there and I have two of my own now. That being said, it would be very cool to see an Omega, whatever the model may be, being worn on the surface of Mars.

SpeedyPhill · Feb 15, 2022

In fact as MoonwatchUniverse's talks resume this year... I have a single slide on the "future"
And although I stay convinced that the next human on the Moon will be a Chinese female taikonaut... wristwatch-wise probably a Fiyta, remember China has a whole platoon of (military) female taikonauts in training , the one-but-last slide shows "futuristic" space suits
But the very last slide "Questions" remains Omega related ! 👍
.

...
yes there're 188 slides 😁

Syrte · Feb 15, 2022

So I can appreciate the fascination for the Moon landing and its incredible “giant leap for humanity”, people today are jaded because science fiction has made reality seem so obvious (albeit unsurpassed in real life), but the OP is right, what’s wrong about thinking outside the box a little bit?

Dan S · Feb 15, 2022

Along the general lines of this thread, i really enjoyed the recent Salesforce ad, urging people to focus more on engaging with the things going on in our world, instead of trying to escape to outer space or the metaverse.

I was captivated by the moon landing as a child, and I'm sure that it played a role in my becoming a scientist. However, in the decades since then, things have changed a lot, we have new problems and challenges, and other areas of science and technology have advanced much more rapidly than space science. So yes ... let's move on.

Walrus · Feb 15, 2022

I don’t know I got home it was already out. After careful deliberation I still support the moon and think it’s cool when it’s out when it’s still daylight so I can’t get behind this “cancel the moon” thing

Syrte · Feb 15, 2022

Walrus
I don’t know I got home it was already out. After careful deliberation I still support the moon and think it’s cool when it’s out when it’s still daylight so I can’t get behind this “cancel the moon” thing

👍 Very funny too.

pdxleaf · Feb 15, 2022

Walrus
I don’t know I got home it was already out. After careful deliberation I still support the moon and think it’s cool when it’s out when it’s still daylight so I can’t get behind this “cancel the moon” thing

There's a dark side to it too, though.

Can we move on from the moon already?

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