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Omega Speedmaster History - The Moonwatch Story

  1. Watch Enthusiast Oct 12, 2015

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    The back-story of the MoonWatch and its space race story is one of the most famous and inspiring story in Omega Speedmaster history. From a watch that was designed as a sport chronograph, in a blind twist of fate, the Omega Speedmaster was worn to the Moon. The first and only watch worn on the Moon.

    Read the full story of the MoonWatch: http://www.thewatchology.com/story-of-the-moonwatch/

    Any omission or errors are on my part, please feel free to point it out so we can correct it accordingly. :)

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  2. Jones in LA Isofrane hoarder. Oct 12, 2015

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    "Any omission or errors are on my part, please feel free to point it out so we can correct it accordingly."

    Well, for one thing, the Speedmaster is not the only watch worn on the Moon. I'm surprised that myth continues to appear in print.

    https://rrauction.atavist.com/apollo15lunarsurfacechronograph

    NASA's documentation of a non-Speedmaster being worn on the Moon's surface can be found here. Skip down to 142:14:22 in the Lunar Module audio transcript.

    http://www.history.nasa.gov/alsj/a15/a15.eva2prep.html
     
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  3. dennisthemenace Hey, he asked for it! Oct 12, 2015

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    And I always thought Neil Armstrong was the first to set foot on the moon.
    How wrong I was.
     
  4. dennisthemenace Hey, he asked for it! Oct 12, 2015

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    So NASA gave the watch companies three years notice to make a watch that would pass the tests.
    Is it you or someone else that cobbled all this rubbish together?
     
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  5. tpatta Happily spending my daughter’s inheritance Oct 16, 2015

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    Never let the truth get in the way of a good story.::facepalm1::
     
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  6. Traveler Oct 16, 2015

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    "Story of the Moonwatch – Mission Accpmplished"

    Yes definitely mission apimplished....

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  7. STANDY schizophrenic pizza orderer and watch collector Oct 16, 2015

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    ( from the OP website )
    The same year these were being carried out on 18 March, news from Soviet Russia astonished the Americans. The first world’s first moonwalk was completed by a Russian Alexey Leonoy. Although Voskhod 2 spacecraft landed successfully, the moonwalk was not a smooth one. It was later found that Leonoy had risked his life, as his suit had expanded due to overheating in space vacuum. Re-entering the capsule and movement around 0 gravity was a challenge due to the effect of his expanded suit.



    So the USSR were first?
     
  8. Traveler Oct 16, 2015

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  9. tpatta Happily spending my daughter’s inheritance Oct 16, 2015

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    There goes Putin again. :whipped:
     
  10. vinn2 Oct 18, 2015

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    ahh --- the soviets.
     
  11. crownretro Oct 20, 2015

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    Let the Russia-bashing vs. US-worshipping begin! GO! ::popcorn::
     
  12. PatrickJ Oct 20, 2015

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    The Russian did an EVA type walk. To the best of my understanding the Russians did not touch the space craft on the moon and he did not walk on the moon surface. That is how it reads on the net I am sure if the Russian set foot on the moon we would of seen the pics in the papers by now.
     
  13. Swissgmt1675 Oct 10, 2016

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    +1::book::