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  1. bigsom Sep 18, 2016

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    Hello OF,

    Last year I bought a speedmaster 3560.50 while in Japan. It came with everything including hang tags, but was missing the patch.

    I very much would love to complete the set, are these patches available out in the wild? Have tried ebay for several months, no luck. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
     
  2. Nactex Sep 18, 2016

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    There are 176 listings for Apollo 11 patch on eBay. You can even get a 30th anniversary patch.
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  3. bigsom Sep 18, 2016

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    Thank you, yes I see many generic patches.

    The omega patch is different than these, my understanding is that the omega patch was specific for the watch? Or did omega just use a generic patch with their 30th anniversary speedmaster?
     
  4. bigsom Sep 18, 2016

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    Here's a photo from one of kringkily listings showing the patch.
     
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  5. bigsom Sep 20, 2016

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    Just a little bump, in case someone has any advice on patches!
     
  6. bigsom Sep 24, 2016

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    another bump ... patches ... who cares, right?!
     
  7. Interstellar Sep 24, 2016

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    Hmmm... Mine came with this patch. I am not the first owner and this came with it when i bought it.

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    But the envelope does state "30 th Anniversary Apollo 11 Moon Landing", i wonder which is the correct patch for this reference as searching the web doesn't yield any results as most sold listings do not come with any patch.


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  8. bigsom Sep 24, 2016

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    Thanks for posting @Interstellar

    I believe the correct patch is actually the eagle landing patch (like in kringkily's photo).

    The patch you posted appears to be for the shuttle discovery.
     
  9. Tubber Sep 24, 2016

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  10. bigsom Sep 25, 2016

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    Thank you, this is actually the case back medallion for a panda 35th anniversary though. It is not the cloth patch that came with the 30th anniversary edition. However, it's a nice find if someone with a panda is missing theirs!
     
  11. TLIGuy Sep 25, 2016

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    I'm not sure if you are trying to acquire a patch that was actually included with the 30th anniversary Speedmaster or one similar to the one included. The patch you show above is a standard off the shelf 4" Apollo 11 mission patch.

    Patches will have very slight color variations depending on the manufacture but this one looks pretty spot on to what you are looking for.

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/APOLLO-11-EAGLE-PATCH-4-034-BLACK-/162216988758?&_trksid=p2056016.l4276Purchases made through these links may earn this site a commission from the eBay Partner Network

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    Also, the company that produced some of the original Apollo 11 patches and still produces NASA mission patches today (AB Emblem) produces new patches to the original color specifications and ship worldwide.

    http://space.abemblem.com/collections/apollo/products/apollo-11
     
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  12. bigsom Sep 25, 2016

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    @TLIGuy thank you so much for that info. Exactly what I was looking for.

    So would it be safe to assume that omega just included AB emblem Apollo 11 patches with their 30th anniversary speedmasters?
     
  13. TLIGuy Sep 25, 2016

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    Unless someone here can confirm that Omega specifically had the patch made for the presentation I think it's safe to assume that the patch is just a regular run of the mill off the shelf 4" mission patch manufacture unknown. If I had to buy from a specific manufacture to replace the patch you are looking for I would go with the AB Emblem patch.
     
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  14. bigsom Sep 25, 2016

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    Thanks again @TLIGuy! I ordered from AB Emblem. I know it's not a big deal, but it makes the package feel more complete :D