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Shuttle Speedmaster.

JolietBlues
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I believe this to be a shuttle Speedmaster.
It no longer works (Class III - not for flight).
Very humbling to see/handle this piece.

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DoctorEvil
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Wow. Do you have any pics of the dial? And how did you get the chance to handle this? These are rare as hen's teeth.
 
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DoctorEvil DoctorEvil
Wow. Do you have any pics of the dial? And how did you get the chance to handle this? These are rare as hen's teeth.
 
JolietBlues
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I should take actual good photos of it! Dangit.

I’m a third generation Houstonian, and NASA was just a part of life (and still is). ❤️
 
SpeedyPhill
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Two years after NASA approved requirements for Space Shuttle program (STS) chronographs, the contract was awarded to the Omega watch company for a first procurement of 56 Speedmaster "radial dial" chronographs... Barely enough, as at that time NASA had 63 astronauts on active flight status!
Thus far, my NASA photo collection points out we see these for the first time on the wrists of astronauts in February 1979, as both Joe Engle and Richard Truly wore a "radial dial" Speedmaster during space shuttle orbiter checkout & simulations.
It was the second time Omega delivered an "Alaska Project" Speedmaster chronograph version to a space agency, as the ex-Alaska Project II Speedmaster chronographs were a great success onboard the Soviet-Russian Salyut-6 space station... a history only #Moonwatchuniverse has written about !
 
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SpeedyPhill SpeedyPhill
Two years after NASA approved requirements for Space Shuttle program (STS) chronographs, the contract was awarded to the Omega watch company for a first procurement of 56 Speedmaster "radial dial" chronographs... Barely enough, as at that time NASA had 63 astronauts on active flight status!
Thus far, my NASA photo collection points out we see these for the first time on the wrists of astronauts in February 1979, as both Joe Engle and Richard Truly wore a "radial dial" Speedmaster during space shuttle orbiter checkout & simulations.
It was the second time Omega delivered an "Alaska Project" Speedmaster chronograph version to a space agency, as the ex-Alaska Project II Speedmaster chronographs were a great success onboard the Soviet-Russian Salyut-6 space station... a history only #Moonwatchuniverse has written about !
Thank you so much for this! My mind is blown. I’ll most certainly check out #moonwatchuniverse!

It’s a truly humbling experience to hold a piece of history in my hand. If able, I’ll try to take better photos of it and its strap.

This watch does not belong to me, but to NASA (and the taxpayers that funded the Alaska project)! It’s in great care in its home there. 😀
 
JolietBlues
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SpeedyPhill SpeedyPhill
Two years after NASA approved requirements for Space Shuttle program (STS) chronographs, the contract was awarded to the Omega watch company for a first procurement of 56 Speedmaster "radial dial" chronographs... Barely enough, as at that time NASA had 63 astronauts on active flight status!
Thus far, my NASA photo collection points out we see these for the first time on the wrists of astronauts in February 1979, as both Joe Engle and Richard Truly wore a "radial dial" Speedmaster during space shuttle orbiter checkout & simulations.
It was the second time Omega delivered an "Alaska Project" Speedmaster chronograph version to a space agency, as the ex-Alaska Project II Speedmaster chronographs were a great success onboard the Soviet-Russian Salyut-6 space station... a history only #Moonwatchuniverse has written about !
 
JolietBlues
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Well, for whatever reason, this broken watch has come alive again before my eyes. All I did was give it a gentle wind and put it on. It started ticking. I decided to keep it on to see if I could “warm it up”, and I clearly did…so, then suddenly some clear issues started to correct themselves. I wanted to make sure I wasn’t nuts, so I stopped by a watch place for a check (they didn’t take it apart) and they confirmed that all of its features were working. I was also mansplaned to…”So, this is how this watch works, miss - this is what the dials mean, and this is how you push these buttons. I have this very same refurbished watch…” Just humiliating. I felt like a weirdo.
 
dsio
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Worth getting serviced very carefully before using it more, is it one of the items on display in a museum you work at?
 
SpeedyPhill
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Excellent & Exceptional Omega Speedmaster "Radial Dial " there... can You show us the strap or bracelet ?
 
JolietBlues
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SpeedyPhill SpeedyPhill
Excellent & Exceptional Omega Speedmaster "Radial Dial " there... can You show us the strap or bracelet ?
Certainly! I've turned up the exposure quite a bit.

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Foo2rama
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Do you own this watch or is it part of a NASA collection?
 
JolietBlues
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Foo2rama Foo2rama
Do you own this watch or is it part of a NASA collection?
I do not own this watch. I don't believe it's part of anything displayed, but it lives at NASA. It is their property. 😀
 
Davidt
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JolietBlues JolietBlues
I do not own this watch. I don't believe it's part of anything displayed, but it lives at NASA. It is their property. 😀

That’s so cool.

How/where are they stored at NASA? Are they in a display cabinet or locked away in some stores only seeing the light of day when someone takes them out?
 
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JolietBlues JolietBlues
I do not own this watch. I don't believe it's part of anything displayed, but it lives at NASA. It is their property. 😀
That’s what at least 2 of us were alluding too. AFAIK the only models with NASA serial numbers in non NASA hands are some x-33’s sold as surplus with decommissioning papers.
 
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I find it odd that NASA would allow someone with so little knowledge access to their collection and be able to walk historic stuff out to be fiddled with by some guy at a 'watch place', no matter how innocent their intentions. And we wonder how stuff goes missing.
 
Foo2rama
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No need for it to run.

Any service on the movement just risks the hands.
 
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