The final elusive piece of the Speedmaster/JB Champion combination has arrived...

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The Master of Speed

·Nov 4, 2022

Emeister

I've already got a set of these. 😎 (Page 9, May 2018)

USAF Recruitment 1974-1975

https://www.ebay.com/itm/US-Air-For...523d62dff3:g:TF0AAOSwLTZfZ~Ry&redirect=mobile

US$14.99 BIN + shipping (free in USA)

Need to be bought by someone here.
Paging @henrikaa @The Master of Speed @Etp095 @watchyouwant

here we go

 

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dootcho

·Dec 22, 2022

In case someone is looking for a '74 full set of Timely Calendars:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/3343706033...36639833&toolid=10049&customid=web_api_browse

Quite on the expensive side but this is in my view, maybe more valuable if someone's brithday year?

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Duccio

 

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pdxleaf

·Dec 22, 2022

dootcho

In case someone is looking for a '74 full set of Timely Calendars:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/3343706033...36639833&toolid=10049&customid=web_api_browse

Quite on the expensive side but this is in my view, maybe more valuable if someone's brithday year?

best
Duccio

Or the year they graduated from high school 🤦

Also the year Nixon resigned.

 

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pdxleaf

·Dec 22, 2022

The Master of Speed

here we go

No one else is going to say it, but this is just mean.

A watch like this is not supposed to exist. I'd accuse you of owning a time machine and using it to bring back a brand new watch, except the brown shows the age.

St-st-st-stunning!

I'd say dibs but I only have two kidneys. Plus, who says dibs on the crown jewels?

Just wow.

 

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TLIGuy

·Mar 22, 2023

Interesting calendar spotting this morning.

@SpeedyPhill posted a picture in the Hidden gems from the Russian Space photo archives that caught my eye. On the Speedmaster bracelet worn by Soyuz 5 Commander Vladimir Dzhanibekov there clearly appears to be a small wrist calendar folded over the bracelet.

Not only did the Speedmaster make it behind the Iron Curtain but the calendars did too.👍

 

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TLIGuy

·Apr 29, 2023

Here is an exceptional set of 1968 calendars that just showed up for sale this evening.

Timely Wrist Calendar 1968 Vintage, 12 Month, w/Case Vernon Co. USA WATCH

1968 was a good year for these calendars being used onboard Apollo 7 worn by both Schirra and Cunningham.

 

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SOG53

·Apr 29, 2023

Bought this. Now I need an Apollo 7 watch....any suggestions? 145.012? 105.012-66?

 

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SOG53

·May 2, 2023

and this

 

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SpeedyPhill

·Jul 16, 2023

Answering a question in another topic, here're a few screenshots of Apollo 16 era NASA photos showing John Young's leather riveted strap.
(Photos: NASA)
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TLIGuy

·Oct 6, 2023

It's been awhile since a really nice set of Timely calendars has shown up on eBay.

For anyone still playing the calendar hunt game here you go.

EDIT - The seller changed the title to 1976 but 1969 still in the description. I didn't look close enough at the pictures so they are in fact 1976 calendars.

Here is a mint complete set of 1976 calendars for auction. For me, this set is the ideal set of calendars because the calendar plates are clean with no advertising that is sometimes seen along the bottom.

Vintage 1976 Timely Wrist Calendar Free Shipping

Edited: Oct 7, 2023

 

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pdxleaf

·Oct 8, 2023

TLIGuy

Took awhile to locate the original photograph after seeing it posted elsewhere.

Buzz Aldrin with the trifecta of coolness. Straight lug Speedmaster, JB Champion with horned end pieces, and a foldable metal calendar, albiet I'm not sure how he reads it.

Post Apollo 11 world tour 1969.

Sorry for high-jacking your thread, but I just recognized that photo. I have the original that came from the Armstrong estate auction. After the stopover in Yugoslavia, the country sent copies of the photos to each astronaut, and Armstrong saved his.

A couple of things about this trip. Michael Collins mentioned an anecdote from the Yugoslavia trip in his obituary he wrote after Neil Armstrong's death. He related a story that showcased Armstrong's intelligence and personality. I've included a snapshot of the text below, highlighted in yellow.

I love this picture of Aldrin. Like you said, he was the pinnacle of coolness.

Edited: Oct 8, 2023

 

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pdxleaf

·Oct 8, 2023

To make up for that distraction, here is something related to these wrist calendars.

Dr. Douglas was the first flight surgeon of the Mercury 7. In some of his old records, he mentioned his discovery of the wrist calendar and how useful it was for him. It was dated March, 1966, which would mean the calendars were around the astronauts that early.

There is also a document that shows how much he paid for them.

 

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TLIGuy

·Oct 8, 2023

@pdxleaf Thank you for sharing the fantastic documents regarding the interest and use of the wrist calendars by Dr. Douglas.

It is interesting to read the first calendar he received was March 1966. That would be the earliest one I've been able to document. Until you shared this, the earliest set I've been able to obtain for my collection is a full set beginning in October 1966 to September 1967.

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Caselock

·Oct 9, 2023

Very impressive search for details I was not aware off so far. But I remember having these aluminum calendars myself on my watch in the 1970ies.... just forgot about it.

 

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SpeedyPhill

·Oct 18, 2024

Always a joyful moment spotting these "Timely" foldable calendars on JB Champion bracelets in NASA photographs...
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drose224

·Oct 18, 2024

What a thoroughly interesting post.

 

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SpeedyPhill

·Oct 19, 2024

Donald "Deke" Slayton wearing two wrist watches, among which an Accutron Astronaut, during post-Apollo VII celebrations !
(Photos: NASA)
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TLIGuy

·Oct 19, 2024

Excellent calendar spotting!!

 

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JwRosenthal

·Oct 19, 2024

SpeedyPhill

Always a joyful moment spotting these "Timely" foldable calendars on JB Champion bracelets in NASA photographs...
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Glad to see I’m not the only one for whom these slop around on the wrist like that.