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Speedy Tuesday – Ken Mattingly’s Omega Speedmaster

  1. Robert-Jan #SpeedyTuesday Nov 5, 2013

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    It’s Speedy Tuesday! As you might have seen in our Speedy Tuesday Event report, Omega brought the original gold commemorative Speedmaster Professional BA 145.022 with them that belonged to astronaut Thomas Kenneth “Ken” Mattingly II. This Tuesday we discuss his gold Speedy that he – and other astronauts – received as a gift from Omega. Only 1014 of these Speedmasters have been made and even fewer were – of course – particularly for astronauts and other VIPs and have a slightly different engraving then the public models. Thomas Kenneth “Ken” Mattingly Ken Mattingly worked for NASA from 1966 to 1985 […]
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  2. dsio Ash @ ΩF Staff Member Nov 5, 2013

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    This piece was beautiful, I saw it on the table and admired the condition but I didn't realise at the time that it was Ken Mattingly's!
     
  3. ulackfocus Nov 5, 2013

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    Can anyone tell me what the difference between 'Thomas Kenneth “Ken” Mattingly II' and 'Thomas Kenneth “Ken” Mattingly Jr.' would be? Do you only use the 'II' if you're important high society and the 'Jr.' if you're a regular schmuck?
     
  4. cicindela Steve @ ΩF Staff Member Nov 5, 2013

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    II is the son of Jr. III or the third is the next generation.
     
  5. Privateday7 quotes Miss Universe Nov 5, 2013

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    This is my grail. Well not the astronaut thing, I couldn't afford that. But the more affordable (but still expensive) and available BA 145.022.
     
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  6. Robert-Jan #SpeedyTuesday Nov 5, 2013

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    I need one as well. Just need it. I am 36 and ready to wear full gold stuff anyway.
     
  7. cicindela Steve @ ΩF Staff Member Nov 5, 2013

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    That's right, soon you'll be forty and have to wear ultra thin dress watches as well. :( Say, anyone got a ultra thin AP?:whistling:
     
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  8. ulackfocus Nov 5, 2013

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    … or two?

    :rolleyes:
     
  9. DLT222 Double D @ ΩF Staff Member Nov 5, 2013

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    While i am not a fan of all gold watches, this i would make an exception too!
     
  10. Robert-Jan #SpeedyTuesday Nov 5, 2013

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    I trade my AP Royal Oak 15202 for a gold Speedmaster like this in a heart beat.
     
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  11. gatorcpa ΩF InvestiGator Staff Member Nov 5, 2013

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    Actually, I thought "II" was optional for "Jr.", or was for someone named after a grandfather (different name than father) who was still alive.
    gatorcpa
     
  12. dsio Ash @ ΩF Staff Member Nov 5, 2013

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    A very good friend of mine in Missouri is David IV, there is no David 1,2 or 3. His parents just called him "The fourth" because they chose to :)
     
  13. ulackfocus Nov 5, 2013

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    Oh, I thought maybe they wanted him to be in the medical profession.

    Get it? IV? :p
     
  14. cicindela Steve @ ΩF Staff Member Nov 5, 2013

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    Should be some kind of wiki entry to straighten this out . I'm certainly not sure.
     
  15. pitpro Likes the game. Nov 5, 2013

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    Actually Steve, this is not correct.
    The son of Jr. is the III (assuming the same exact name of course)
    An example:
    If your name is John Henry Doe and you name your son John Henry Doe, you then become Senior (Sr.) and your son Junior (Jr.), not the second (II). If your son John Henry Doe, Jr. names his son (your grandson) the same, his son then becomes 'the third"', i.e. John Henry Doe III. However, if you name your son Richard Henry or John Harold, anything but John Henry Doe, but he still names his son (your grandson) after you, your grandson then becomes John Henry Doe II.

    ...(what happens if you are Big Doe but only have a little Doe?
    ...then you can't buy any watches):)
     
  16. dsio Ash @ ΩF Staff Member Nov 5, 2013

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    In Australia we don't use roman numerals, just variations on the name, for example for Thomas:

    The first: Tom
    The second: Thomas
    The third: Tommy
    The fourth: Little Tommy
    The fifth: Just stop already
     
  17. ulackfocus Nov 5, 2013

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    Tell that to George Forman the ex-heavyweight champion. He has 8 kids all named George.
     
  18. NiklasARvid Nov 6, 2013

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    ...and three of them are girls... ;-)
     
  19. cicindela Steve @ ΩF Staff Member Nov 6, 2013

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    ::rimshot::