Omega Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Moonwatch Gold and Steel. Any in the wild yet?

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In that one the house was free 馃槈

Nah, would have cost around $20k to demolish. And rebuilding on the existing sewer/water/gas lines etc would be far more expensive since you'd have to either test the existing infrastructure for viability, or remove it and start over. Lots more expensive than just simply tearing down and building a new house
 
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Finally picked up my very own a year after the 50th anniversary! Better late than never eh? Had a great delivery experience at my local OB this past weekend ... just in time for the 51st anniversary today. Can鈥檛 complain about the time frame since I only inquired about it about a month ago 馃榾



Cheers!
 
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Hi all,

First post here outside the Introductions.

I received a call from my nearest OB late on Friday to say they had received one so I went to see it yesterday. Like many, I wasn鈥檛 sold on the photos but it was a different story in person so I didn鈥檛 think twice. It鈥檚 my first Speedy on a bracelet but it looks great on it and is very comfortable. I agree with previous comments that it would be better if it could be adjusted more easily.

Unlike most others I like the design of the cork strap. It does feel a bit cheap though and I don鈥檛 find it at all comfortable so it鈥檚 staying in the box(es).

I wouldn鈥檛 normally choose gold but I love it on this watch and wearing it I鈥檝e noticed how its personality changes in different light. It鈥檚 very cool against the grey dial catching the light during the day and much warmer, almost glowing, against the dial which looks almost black in lower light.

For me, it鈥檚 a stunning Speedy commemorating a very special event and I鈥檓 very happy with it.
 
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Hi all,

First post here outside the Introductions.

I received a call from my nearest OB late on Friday to say they had received one so I went to see it yesterday. Like many, I wasn鈥檛 sold on the photos but it was a different story in person so I didn鈥檛 think twice. It鈥檚 my first Speedy on a bracelet but it looks great on it and is very comfortable. I agree with previous comments that it would be better if it could be adjusted more easily.

Unlike most others I like the design of the cork strap. It does feel a bit cheap though and I don鈥檛 find it at all comfortable so it鈥檚 staying in the box(es).

I wouldn鈥檛 normally choose gold but I love it on this watch and wearing it I鈥檝e noticed how its personality changes in different light. It鈥檚 very cool against the grey dial catching the light during the day and much warmer, almost glowing, against the dial which looks almost black in lower light.

For me, it鈥檚 a stunning Speedy commemorating a very special event and I鈥檓 very happy with it.

Yup, you have to see it in person to appreciate how stunning this one is. Is that a goldendoodle napping in the background? You should post more pictures of him/her 馃榿
 
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Close! She鈥檚 a cavapoo and she鈥檒l sleep anywhere:



She鈥檇 found some other awkward place to sleep when I took this shot last night:

 
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Close! She鈥檚 a cavapoo and she鈥檒l sleep anywhere:



She鈥檇 found some other awkward place to sleep when I took this shot last night:

She鈥檚 so cute. It is quite funny how they can sleep in awkward positions. And that鈥檚 a great shot of the watch. Great lighting to emphasize the moonshine gold. This watch looks great on a variety of colored straps as well!
 
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Close! She鈥檚 a cavapoo and she鈥檒l sleep anywhere:



She鈥檇 found some other awkward place to sleep when I took this shot last night:

She probably fall in love for that stunning Speedmaster I guess ;-)
Big congrats
 
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Super nice shots, wich lens did you use for that kind of pics? thx

Glad you like! EOS 6D MK2 and Laowa 25mm f/2.8 2.5-5X Ultra Macro 馃憤
 
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I cannot believe that there are still some out there without owners, as it has been over a year since the launch.
 
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I was very surprised too. Apparently this one had been held for some time for someone who had eventually gone to see it on Friday and decided not to take it.
 
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Finally picked up my very own a year after the 50th anniversary! Better late than never eh? Had a great delivery experience at my local OB this past weekend ... just in time for the 51st anniversary today. Can鈥檛 complain about the time frame since I only inquired about it about a month ago 馃榾



Cheers!

How'd you get the bracelet to fit the Panda? From what I understood, this bracelet wouldn't fit the standard Speedmaster.
 
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How'd you get the bracelet to fit the Panda? From what I understood, this bracelet wouldn't fit the standard Speedmaster.
See my thread at https://omegaforums.net/threads/apollo-11-50th-moonwatch-bracelet-available.96307/page-7#post-1403789. In short, I used a thinner springbar to get the bracelet to fit. The back did not sit flush due to the lip on the endlinks but it was pretty solid (no play) the entire time I had it on the speedy pro. I actually moved that particular bracelet over to my A11 50th during A11 delivery and kept the original one as a spare. The panda is now installed with a Uncle Seiko flat link bracelet.
 
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Finally picked up my very own a year after the 50th anniversary! Better late than never eh? Had a great delivery experience at my local OB this past weekend ... just in time for the 51st anniversary today. Can鈥檛 complain about the time frame since I only inquired about it about a month ago 馃榾



Cheers!

How is it that Omega still have these in stock? I was on the list at several stores in the UK and never any offers that they had any stock. Does anyone know if all 6969 have been sold? Clearly looks like they still have some available.
 
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How is it that Omega still have these in stock? I was on the list at several stores in the UK and never any offers that they had any stock. Does anyone know if all 6969 have been sold? Clearly looks like they still have some available.

Call into a boutique, they should be able to search the mothership computer for inventory for any available
Been a few popping up lately.