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RCAFBuster
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Something a little different today, a Soviet "Ed White". On 18 March 1965 Aleksei Leonev became the first man to walk in space, beating Ed White by about three months. He wore a "Soviet Omega", The Poljot or Strela, with the 3017 movement. The serial number of this watch places it at the very end of 1964 or very early 1965, possibly around the same batch that the actual space watch would have been chosen from.
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Ludi
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Very crispy Stuart 👍

Hamilton G.S 24h dial here, cal S75S hacking

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Thanks. The Vulcain Nautical is a lot like it's contemporary, the JLC Polaris... same exact case, even, if we're talking about the second iteration (my watch) from around 1962... but smarter. Here is a nice write-up of the heritage edition (which is quite faithful to the original), with an informative video.

https://www.hodinkee.com/blog/a-week-on-the-wrist-vulcain-nautical-cricket
Thank you
well researched, good source material. Clement is a quality editor and publisher.
 
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No editing involved!

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Got a little chocolate milk action going on there. Just a wee. Mmmmmm

Lol that second photo you're clenched up like Iron Mike Tyson.
 
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Rainbow for a walk with my little friend before the heat becomes oppressive.

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By the way, the ref. 7926 has gotten a lot of splash on Hodinkee lately. The current Advisor model is pretty ugly (they just got it so wrong), so most are looking back to the glory days...
 
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Figure I needed something robust to make some scones for the ravenous Sunday morning teenagers
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ELV web
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Omega unsigned dial HA 62 for RCAF, old pic though but wearing this today
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