Bill Sohne
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Where were you in 1969?

Review
Dr No · Jan 30, 2020
Explore the real-world accuracy of Omega's Caliber 3861 movement in the Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Moonshine Speedmaster through a community-led 10-day timing test.
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Complications
Boris · Jul 14, 2021
Collector Boris reports a critical issue with the Omega Caliber 3861 chronograph. Discover expert insights into potential causes and community experiences.
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Discussion
AndrewD · Jul 20, 2009
Celebrate Apollo 11's 40th anniversary with Omega Speedmasters. AndrewD leads a tribute to the moon landing, exploring its legacy and community insights.
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Manufacture
HSTE · Jan 8, 2019
Omega relaunches the iconic Caliber 321 movement, reverse-engineered from Gene Cernan's watch. Discover production details, collector reactions, and pricing debates.
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New Release
ED209 · Jul 18, 2014
Recap Omega's 45th Apollo 11 anniversary event with Buzz Aldrin, featuring the Speedmaster Professional Limited Edition in titanium and Sedna gold.
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New Release
Ruckdee · Jun 24, 2009
Recap Omega's Basel 2009 novelties in Bangkok. Ruckdee reviews the Speedmaster Apollo 11 40th Anniversary, Ploprof, and new Seamaster models with hands-on photos.
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Where were you in 1969?
By: Bill Sohne : June 10th, 2009-21:30
Hello Everyone.... I am still running around like crazy. I am still going thru all my photos and videos from the Omega press event from last week. The above video Omega shown at the press event for the 40th annv. of the moon landing. I shot it with my dig...
I lived...
By: mac_omega : June 10th, 2009-23:25
I lived in a small town in Austria and I "watched every step" on TV. It was a very exciting decade - not only because of the space mission - music, politics, .... I enjoyed this decade very much! best erich
1969...
By: david.graham : June 11th, 2009-00:11
I was two years old living in Manchester in the UK, five years or so away from my first watch which was a Timex. I was too young to remember the journey to the moon, but I still think to go from the Wright Brothers to the moon in the same century is an am...
Peekaboo !!!
By: bimbeano : June 11th, 2009-00:22
On the 23rd i slipped out of my mom's belly .... what ??? I'm two days late ??? Those guys are already on their way back ? Luckily i lived to see the landing of the Apollo XI at sea one day later Cheers, Filip...
I was...
By: chaser579 : June 11th, 2009-04:14
I was 15, living in Queens, New York (I now live in the Mile High City of Denver - ROCK!!), and the Mets were on their way to the World Series and a championship (in the Fall of that year). Omega rocks, I am half-Swiss and had an aunt who worked for the b...
midnight / early morning..
By: DeGeus : June 11th, 2009-04:21
It was in the middle of the night / early morning in the Netherlands and the tension was building up contineously -first the landing itself, then the EVA. I even considered putting my just 1 year old daughter in front of the television with her cradle but...
Well, let me think about it
By: amanico : June 11th, 2009-08:08
Kissing my first girlfriend? Dreaming about myt next watch? 1969, you said? Heeeeerm, was just 4 years old, in May... A bit too young for these pleasures... Aaah, yes, I remember... Watching at the sky, a beautiful one, alone, admiring the stars, with a n...
That summer in July...
By: mrsnak : June 11th, 2009-08:41
One of my "coming of age" summers. A lot happened, but I'll never forgot watching the moonwalk outdoors on the beach down in Baja California, a small black and white television hooked up to a car battery, and a group family and friends sitting on makeshif...
1969 - Most Memorable Year
By: Frederick : June 11th, 2009-10:41
Hi Bill, Thanks for the trip down memory lane. 1969 was a fantastic year for me. My fiance and I both finished college in June, and were married two weeks later. It was the start of a very "long and pleasantly memorable relationship". Bill, I loved your R...
I was born Oct 1969......
By: Andy : June 11th, 2009-12:01
so this year is also my big anniversary so am looking for the special gift to myself...!!!! Any idea's..?? I have a 292 on the way but not sure when this year so any idea's on something else would be great - and yes I am considering a speedy..!! In fact I...
Although...
By: MiniCooper : June 11th, 2009-21:00
just two years old I remember watching Armstrong's firsts steps on the Moon..... At least I think so. My mother insisted that I watched it and that I remember it- I am not going to contradict her lol Great video and great post Cheers
Am a 80's boy...
By: Jacky : June 19th, 2009-09:38
Hi Bill, Thanks for the video...i'd always thought that i was born too late...tend to admire the things before much more than what they have now. Life could have been so much more exciting for me if i were to be born in the 60s perhaps? ...well just my th...