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The newspaper not the watch, and trying to keep AndrewD's post below fresh. This message has been edited by Dr No on 2009-07-20 00:28:11...  

Hi Kevster, Actually the Apollo 11 liftoff is now “t minus 11 hours and counting”. Well actually 40 years and 11 hours! So there would have been a lot of activity at Cape Kennedy at this time. Thanks for the post. A...  

Of this extraordinary adventure. Thanks for sharing! Best, Nicolas

Can any expert here tell me which year does my watch come from? 1980's/early 90's? The bracelet is not the present type for sure. It's a 5th model....  

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Hi Rei There’s no problem posting now; always good to see Speedmasters, particularly at this time. I had planned to coordinate a giant Speedy thread with Neil Armstrong’s moon walk which occurs on July 21 at 02:56 GMT . Let's call it "The Eagle has Landed...  

Let's see as many Speedies as we can accumulate. Too bad I only got one...for now!

. . . cordially, Art

Hi folks, since i'm a space-addict here are some interesting facts about the Apollo moon-travellers. There where 9 flights to the moon. As we all know, 12 people set foot on the moon, alongside those 12, another 12 went to the moon without setting foot on...  

NASA refurbishes video copies of moon landing By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - With the help of Hollywood, those historic, grainy images of the first men on the moon never looked better. NASA unveiled refurbished video Thursday of th... 

This remastering was done on video feed provided to various media sources. The original NASA tapes, as you mention, were probably recorded over in the 1970’s due to cost cuts and equipment shortages. It has been reported today in the Australian medi... 

Hi Filip, Thanks for the background. With the focus appropriately on the Apollo 11 mission at the moment we forget the many years of unmanned and manned missions that preceded the first landing. Each contributing to our knowledge and experience and inchin... 

this is as near a quote of the advert as i can remember. 'only 1 company were allowed to record the moon landings and this footage, lost for 40 years, has now been found, remastered in high definition and will be coming soon'. i've checked the TV programm... 

Here are a couple of pictures of Speedmasters associated with the NASA space program, although not specifically Apollo 11. Can you add some more? I plan to post a message titled “The Eagle has landed” at the exact time of the lunar landing July 20, 20:17 ...  

...when I tell them about Omega and the history and the moonshots, etc. Details, details. Most assume Rolex to be the best (not so), or don't even think the astronauts even bothered to wear watches at all! Just gotta edgejookate (educate)...

Collins Armstrong Aldrin...  

like it was yesturday

That is a cool "newspaper" too bad I don't live close to any ADs...would someone like to hook me up with a spare one if it comes up, please?