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Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Speedmaster

  1. Lew Archer May 28, 2016

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    I visited this incredible museum near Dulles Airport last week. Thought folks would enjoy seeing a Moonwatch...issued to Mike Collins, if memory services. Also, a few other pictures from the Space Age...

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  2. Exarkun12 May 28, 2016

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    Great Photos!


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  3. leetse2 May 28, 2016

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    Very cool, thanks for sharing!
     
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  4. WurstEver May 29, 2016

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    Awesome photos! And such an awesome museum! Me and my trusty Speedy 9300 visited that very same spot last year :) Just a bit of a shame that the annex is so far outside of DC, right? I bet there are lots of people who visit DC and see the Air and Space campus in town, but never make it out to the annex.

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  5. speedy57 May 29, 2016

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    Nice! We have one at our Houston Museum of Natural Science also. It's in a display put up by NASA in the HMNS. There's an old thread about it in which I was able to get detailed pics. If in Houston, the HMNS is a must see. Congrats on your find in DC, I like the pic of your watch and the vintage together.
     
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  6. ctime3 May 30, 2016

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    The SR-71 looks amazing there too. Looking at it head is quite the sight
     
  7. Lew Archer May 30, 2016

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    Well, you're right! Here it is...[​IMG]




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  8. Lew Archer May 30, 2016

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    I bought my daughter a NASA Space Shuttle astronaut jumpsuit at the gift shop. Here she is, wearing it, along with my dad's Speedmaster Professional. I was about her age when he bought it in an AD in Manhattan. He explained its significance to me then, a moment which sparked my life long love of watches. It remains my most cherished watch...

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  9. Lew Archer May 30, 2016

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    My daughter, wearing her grandfather's Moonwatch, over her space suit...now that would make a great Halloween costume!


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