What Did you Buy Recently, Watch Related But Not A Watch?

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Got those today , both have a quick release holes which i'm not sure was there originally , and the gray one unfortunately has ripped because of that .
 
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Now, apart from the first photo - of my 7S26-0480 - the other photos are the seller's.

I’ve always thought that the 0480, with its crystal caseback, is fractionally to thick/deep for my taste and I’ve now ordered a new, slimmer, non see-through replacement caseback.

Hopefully this will turn out well


 
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Just to say that the caseback arrived, was very easy to fit and reduced the depth of the watch from 12.5 to 10.9 mm

 
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Just to say that the caseback arrived, was very easy to fit and reduced the depth of the watch from 12.5 to 10.9 mm


Good choice, I would very much appreciate the thinner profile than the see through caseback. It is a nice watch, but the movement on a Seiko 5 is nothing special to look at.
 
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Good choice, I would very much appreciate the thinner profile than the see through caseback. It is a nice watch, but the movement on a Seiko 5 is nothing special to look at.
Absolutely not a 'looker'. I have seen attractive looking movements on Omega, Rolex and GP (I appreciate there are others) which are well worth looking at but not the standard Seiko.

I also have Oris which is see through, slim and attractive
 
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Difficult to guess what it is, could you explain @pdxleaf ?

Yes, it's a bit obscure.

They are two pieces of clear lucite that showcase space flown objects. These were made in limited amounts to support an astronaut scholarship fund.

One holds a small piece of ablative material from the heat shield of the Apollo-soyuz command module. This is the bottom section that burns away on reentry.

The other holds a piece of Skylab, which was one of the missions that Pogue flew. After Skylab was deactivated, Skylab eventually fell from orbit but large chunks survived reentry. One of the largest pieces that was recovered was an oxygen tank that landed in Western Australia. This piece of lucite holds a piece of that tank.
 
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Yes, it's a bit obscure.

They are two pieces of clear lucite that showcase space flown objects. These were made in limited amounts to support an astronaut scholarship fund.

One holds a small piece of ablative material from the heat shield of the Apollo-soyuz command module. This is the bottom section that burns away on reentry.

The other holds a piece of Skylab, which was one of the missions that Pogue flew. After Skylab was deactivated, Skylab eventually fell from orbit but large chunks survived reentry. One of the largest pieces that was recovered was an oxygen tank that landed in Western Australia. This piece of lucite holds a piece of that tank.
Nice desk adornments! Are you displaying with Apollo Soyuz and True Pogue watches? Photos please!!!
 
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One of the largest pieces that was recovered was an oxygen tank that landed in Western Australia. This piece of lucite holds a piece of that tank.
I guessed correctly. Which was my first thought. Probably should have posted my guess first.
 
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Santa brought this yesterday! Nearly a foot tall and have been searching for it for years at the local antique shops. My wife decided to save me from myself as well as serious gas money and shipped it here to the U.S. for Christmas.