I've been trying to figure out what watch Ol' L. Ron was wearing in this interview... but I can't figure it out. I think it's a chronograph. To fit with his "interesting" personality, I was thinking it could be a UG Space Compax - but I doubt it. It might not even be a chronograph. It's hard to see the pushers.

Any spotters?

 

Rolex?

 

Whatever his "supporters" bought him?

 

haha @Modest_Proposal your recent threads have really made me chuckle. Not in a patronizing way mind you but in earnest. Nice change of pace. It's funny that you said Space-Compax because when I first saw it, I thought "is he wearing a Speedmaster?" which was a terrible guess. I think your guess was closer because it kind of looks like a Polerouter Sub from the shape of the asymmetrical lugs but hard to tell

 

Makes you wonder what kind of issues can arise from a mechanical movement being exposed to an e-meter.

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Don't beat about the bush. What he means is that we welcome all sorts of loonies here - religious or not.

 

Good point and agreed. I give more money to the cult of Omega than most people gripping onto an e-meter, so yes, we all are a bit nutty and that's ok.

 

Well I guess I can give the answer. Yes he had some watches (not a big collection, 8 max), a 70's constellation Omega (worn when he was working on photo techniques while developing study technology). In the early 50's he was wearing a vintage Cyma and a so-common chronograph with Venus movement (brand not visible).
The one in the video above is a Rolex GMT 6542 but the tricky thing is as follows: this is in fact a full gold watch (/8) but the coloring work in the video, as well as many black and white pictures of L. Ron Hubbard which have been colored, have been done by persons who do not know anything about watches and this watch has finally been colored "Steel", which is not correct has you can find pictures of him with the original watch, with a President bracelet, the day his ship (Apollo) went on the sea for the first time... He then changed his President bracelet for a leather one, certainly for a reason of comfort as his days were very busy.
I hope this answers some of the above questions.
Kind regards.

 

He was a pretty good sci-fi writer before Scientology. I read this one in high school - all thousand pages



And it was much better than this:

 

Very curious and comprehensive, chocolatedial.

Thank you very much for your insights.

 

Zero difference in my books...except this one of course...