Lost S/N 43, Apollo 11, 50 years ago

Foo2rama

You know that serial numbers in that period for Omega have been documented as being non sequential right (well batches tended to be sequential)?

Additionally we also know that some of the watches, where sent back to Omega for service and received new movements. There are three glaring examples that proves that on your spreadsheet. How exactly was a movement not produced until 1968 used on missions in 1965?

Foo2rama

@Steve Morley

Look we really wish that you had that watch, and would be even more impressed if you could retain ownership of said watch. Looking at it from very informed non biased eyes, there is no way yours is the watch you want it to be, just from what you have provided.

There are multiple problems in the documents you have provided. The delivery date is way to late, is a big one, as it is common knowledge they wore these watches during the training program, and it has been photo documented in the years proceeding the missions, some members here have talked about the history of the watches with the actual astronauts and confirmed when it was received, if it was the same one during training, and the disposition of the watches post mission. If NASA or Omega could confirm it as the correct watch they have no reason not to, they recovered one of the lost watches last year in fact from South America. My understanding is while yours is marked with a number it is missing the rest of the NASA added engravings in the correct style, and does not match the correct serial number that is not common knowledge.

S Steve Morley

At the end of the day, without the copy of the system and component historical record.( upper left hand corner) is the actual movement numbers) it’s all speculation.

kkt

Even if it was Aldrin's missing watch, it would be property of NASA. Proving that he has Aldrin's watch would lead it going to live in the Smithsonian with the others.

Foo2rama

Or it’s a troll.

Fritz

I sent him a PM offering 32 dollars, I'm waiting for an answer.