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A little trivia
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Pugwash said:Sky Moon Tourbillontakashi said:
Got damn, those are beautiful - especially the blue face. What's retail price?
It's one watch. The blue face is the back face.crumpdaddy said:
As for retail price ... ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!
Oh, ok, it's CHF 990,000 ($800,000)
You guys got the company right but wrong watch. I is called a Calibre 89. It has 33 complications. 1,278 parts, 184 wheels, 61 bridges 126 jewels, and 68 springs. 71.5 mm wide and 26mm thick and weighs almost a pound. There were only 4 made and sold for about $3 million.
Here is a link if you are interested
http://marina.fortunecity.com/westindia/59/ppc89.htm
Ken72
Here is a link if you are interested
http://marina.fortunecity.com/westindia/59/ppc89.htm
Ken72
Pugwash said:
O mega Speedmaster was worn by the Apollo 11 astronaut in July 1969; however the first watch in space was Bulova Accutron.
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The most complicated watch.....
Those who dont know Binary might say that it
is the most complicated. :lol:
Those who dont know Binary might say that it
is the most complicated. :lol:
No one? OK
Nasa contacted rolex and requested 50 chronometers to test and an employee of Rolex SA who took the call told Nasa they did not have enough in stock to send them. The powers that be at rolex were unaware of the original request and not to happy at the outcome. Just think they could have been wearing cosmographs or daytonas on the moon.
Nasa contacted rolex and requested 50 chronometers to test and an employee of Rolex SA who took the call told Nasa they did not have enough in stock to send them. The powers that be at rolex were unaware of the original request and not to happy at the outcome. Just think they could have been wearing cosmographs or daytonas on the moon.
Neil Armstrong, the first man on the moon, left his Omega in the LEM. Buzz Aldrin, the second man on the moon, wore a Speedmaster.Bigshooter said:
So, the answer to "What was the watch worn by the first man on the moon?" would be "He wore several watches in his lifetime, including a Speedmaster on Apollo 11, but he didn't wear any watches on the moon. That was an honour left to Buzz Aldrin, the second man on the moon, and his Omega Speedmaster."
Will that do?
This also isn't quite the case. In 1962, when NASA started testing watches for space use, Rolex Chronos weren't as good as Omegas. The Daytona was just 2 years old and were apparently not available in Huston. The watches used were the only off-the-shelf piece of technical equipment used by NASA.ken72 said:
Click for link about moon watches
Anyway, as I was walking past the posh watch shop this morning, I saw a moon watch in the window. I want one now, because of all the research I did for this post ...