Apollo XIII 50th Anniversary...
Celebrating 50 th Anniversary of Apollo XIII Mission and the valiant heroes who were on board : Lovell, Swigert and Haise. With best wishes of health and safety for all my watch loving friends! May our World return to normality soon!! Cheers! Abel ...
Great collection of Photos !
I guess taken over the years. Thanks for reminding g us of this week in history. A quick google shows that the mission start 11apr and ended 17apr My Apollo 13 says hello ! Best regards ...
Thank you so much for joining with your own Snoopy Speedy and for your kind comments. Yes, these shots have accumulated in my HD from several shooting sessions. The dates you...
... mention are correct my dear friend and I´m sure the forums and IG will be covering this historic mission along the next week. Have a nice week ahead my friend! Abel
Thank you so much my friend FH! Glad you liked this post, a humble homage to these Brave men and their historical mission. The Snoopy is a very interesting edition offered by Omega...
... which turned in coveted piece of collection. It was my great pleasure to assemble this post and I´m happy you like it. Have a nice Easter my friend, and stay safe! Best! Abel
Great photos!
Incidentally, if you don't know about this website, you should check it out. They are broadcasting "live" each and every minute of the Apollo 13 mission exactly as it unfolded 50 years ago. Tomorrow, of course, Houston will learn that there is a problem.....
Thank you so much Moana!! Glad you liked the post and shots. And thank you for sharing this link. I have been viewing it right after you gave the direction and I´m amazed!
It is marvelous that present technology can make these historical events of Mankind available for present and future generations to learn and live again. By the way I learned that Apollo 11 and 17 are also available in same site. Awesome!! Thank you so mu...
Ah -- I'm so glad you visited the site and like it!
It truly is an amazing effort -- and, yes, the other two missions are there, as well! I trust you will be wearing a Speedy when you visit! For some more interesting background information about the project, go to and search "apollo real time" -- the firs...
Yes Moana, a very interesting site indeed. I sent the link to my son and son in law who I´m sure will enjoy it too. Agree with you that it is an amazing effort. Will search the link you ...
... are mentioning here too. Thank you so much for the valuable info. (Yes, of course I´m wearing a Speedy when visiting! Best! Abel
Thank you so much Ted for your kind comments and good wishes! Apollo 11 45 Anniversary is another Limited Edition I like so much and I am hunting too. Very nicely made.
Collectors prefer no to use a watch and maintain its originality and "never worn" condition. It is always nice to be able to catch a watch in this mint condition of course, but I personally feel that not wearing a watch means to miss most of the joy of ow...
Good words to live by Sire.
I love that you wear all your watches, truly admirable. My Apollo is a test for myself, I am just curious if I don’t touch it for like 35 years and then auction it at like an auction house, I wonder, how much it would get. I am the only owner, have box, p...
Hello dear Ted: thank you so much for your so kind words. Appreciate so much. Regarding wearing a watch or not... there are many approaches to watch collecting and how to enjoy that...
... and this is all a matter of personal points of view. We can´t say this way is wrong or this way is good. It is just a matter of considering how it works for each owner of the watch/watches. We can´t say for sure what will happen with market in say 5, ...
There was an earlier Apollo 13 issued for the 'briefcase set' . . .
. . . ten years ago, Abel. [photo credit: Dr No, 2010] These never come up for sale as they were available only in 'the briefcase', with 20+ other steel Speedmasters commemorating Apollo and (I believe) Gemini missions. I've seen the briefcase only once; ...
Ah yes, that´s true dear Art. By coincidence, I was just reading about the Missions briefcase today because I was searching for info about the so called "Replica" Speedmaster...
... which I own, reference 3594.50.00 which also was launched as part of that Mission set. The "Replica" was the only watch of that set which was sold separately to the public. I have never seen that set in the metal and I imagine that was an awesome view...
That would be the Broad Arrow of the late '90s . . .
. . . which was available at Omega dealers until maybe '07/'08. The most underrated Speedmaster in my book, and one of several I wouldn't mind owning. Art