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Apollo 8 Dark Side of the Moon
A watch that shows both sides of the lunar surface and with a mix of old style manual wound movement with great finishing and a modern ceramic case which to me is one of the more unique speedy's out there.
Marc
WristScan Space Mission - Is GO !...
Join us for now for this virtual mission to the stars, simply post your photos to this thread. You need to choose one watch from your collection to accompany you on your flight and share with us why you have chosen this watch. All photos must be space ori...
Great shots and watches dear Nicolas! You surely have great back ups in the improbable case your main watch fails! Lol!
Great watches make for an enjoyable trip... to infinity and beyond! Abrazos amigo mio! Buen fin de semana! Abel
Perfect choice...
Love the strap ! ... Thanks for joining us and have a great weekend.
Apollo 8 Dark Side of the Moon
A watch that shows both sides of the lunar surface and with a mix of old style manual wound movement with great finishing and a modern ceramic case which to me is one of the more unique speedy's out there. Marc ...
I have some pictures to fit this theme perfectly!
I had the great honor to begin the Moser Pioneer Tour with the new Funky Blue Black version in the US. As I live in Houston, I wanted to start my picture series off with a bang in what we refer to as “Space City.” Mission Control: ...
Wow, love this entry!
Your Moser definitely communicates the darkness and beauty of space.
Hello my dear Captain! Happy to know our Space Mission has started! Here I am strapped inside this tiny dark capsule wearing a Buzz Lightyear suit I borrowed...
... from my nephew and learning how it feels when your own life depends on 150.000 pieces of equipment supplied by the lowest bidders! I got the Nasa supplied Speedmaster strapped on my right wrist and my personal watch I choose for this Mission on my lef...
How about an “Astronaut” watch for space travel?
The Bulova “Astronaut” (and “Spaceview”) Watches with the historic cal. 214 electronic tuning fork movement is a classic that has a place in every watch collection AND in space as was the case during NASA’s heyday in the 60’s and early 70’s. This 14k one ...
Agree with you my dear friend! Well...
... you can go wrong in outer space with a Speedy!! Abel
That’s a fantastic photo with Life from the era !...
If I may ask ... Why don’t you join us more often ?
Whaaaat....
...But I have 25 posts over a span of four years! That's a lot for us Finns...we only write (or speak in three word sentences) when we actually have something to say : ) Fun fact The price of the Omega Speedmaster (499 mk) seen in the 1969 newspaper trans...
That’s a great reply 🍻...
If I told you how much I just paid for a Speedmaster you wouldn’t stop laughing 😂
Love the photos...
Especially your wrist shot !... Thanks for joining in the fun this weekend.
Wooow Brauner!! You are ready to go!!
I would love to have someone like this in my own garage!! Cheers! Abel
Houston: We have a problem here!...
... Captain I might confess I forgot my rucksack with Gin and Tonic bottles at the base! Well now to watches: I feel a chrono is a must have in our Space mission. Any good chrono would do but if Nasa approved... And it happens this is my last catch! Lol! ...
Thanks a lot dear Nicolas! Glad you like these shots!!
the big Pilot Heritage I own for about three years. The Tin Tin arrived three days ago! It was a lucky find completely NOS!! I couldn’t let it go! A cool watch indeed! I’m happy to know you like it!! Abrazos amigo! Abel
Thank you Captain!! You are too kind my friend!!
Appreciate so much your kind words! Abel
Fantastic photos dear Abel...
I had no idea that you had that version of the Speedmaster or the Big Pilot... You are full of surprises !
Ha ha ha! Thank you so much dear Captain!
Nice I could surprise you and Nicolas! Lol!
Abel, I hope you understand that you can not always win here 😀
From out of this world, your compositions. That IWC is top!
Thank you so much dear Count!! I’m happy to know...
... that you like this big big Pilot Heritage from IWC! It’s really an awesome watch. And of course I well know it is not easy to win a WS contest here: we have a lots of creativity, photography skills and awesome watches among our many members who partic...
My parents are the right stuff...
Here is a certificate given to my mother acknowledging her work for the space shuttle program with a patch that flew on the space shuttle 'Columbia'... all I have is a hat I bought at the Kennedy Space Center with the most space themed watch I have, the V...
Wow that’s so cool !...
A flown mission patch on WristScan... it doesn’t get any better 👍..., Thanks for joining us this weekend for WristScan.
What a marvelous piece of memorabilia you show here Jporos!!
I imagine how proud you are with this recognition to your Mother ! Congrats and thank you for sharing it with us!! Cheers! Abel
With two rocket scientists as parents...
there is alot of NASA history in the family. Thanks Abel!
Fantastic!! Now I can well imagine ...
... there is a lot!! Congrats to you and your parents Jporos! Hagwe! Abel
Now that's . . .
. . . cool! I'll bet you had playground bragging rights way back when, j. "My dad's a fireman." "Oh, yeah? My dad's chief of police." "My mom works for NASA with the astronauts."
No bragging rights on the playground...
but I did get to go into work with them sometimes and play with cool stuff for back then, like the IBM 360 computer.
View from the observatory and high frequency intergalactic vibrations!
Have a great weekend all. G. ...
Gentlemen… Always, so many good entries!
Nevertheless, here’s the right “feel,” at least (that domed sapphire helps): the Citizen Campanola Perpetual Calendar AG6200-07P. A perpetual calendar that would allow an astronaut either to go back or forward in time. For example: to find the day of the ...
Hi halgedahl ...
Thank you for taking the time to join us this weekend and I hope that you are enjoying WristScan. The Campanola looks great in your photos and I think it’s a perfect choice for “The Mission” Have a great weekend !
Hi Fred ...
Autavia GMT is a great choice for the WristScan Space Mission. Thanks for joining us this weekend.
Absolutely...
... everyone should be in need of a gmt hand to set the lunar time zone right
Space ...Then and Now ...
The last time I visited The Kennedy Space Centre, I went on the “Then and Now” tour. This tour went to the original launch pad for John Glenn’s Freedom 7 flight on February 20th 1962. He carried a note on the flight which read, "I am a stranger. I come in...
A superb back up you choose dear Captain!!
A magnificent representation of the Speedy then and now you have here for our virtual Space Mission! I feel is among the firsts in our comunity (our dear friend HSTE showed his not long ago if memory doesn’t fail) But I’m sure we will see many more here i...
Thank you dear friend !...
The 50th Anniversary Speedmasters need to be seen on your wrist as they truly come alive as the light catches the gold highlights. Have a great weekend onboard !
My pleasure Captain! I felt that! This is the kind of
watches we need to see in the metal to fully appreciate its details. Regret they are not available here ... yet. They are expected to arrive in late September I was told. I feel it is a must have for Speedy lovers and collectors!! Keep enjoying my friend!...
I’m very cautious about very shiny things...
But when you have it on your wrist it just looks perfect and you start to see how well all the details look.
I will look great on your wrist Abel...
The touch of gold is a fitting tribute for the 50th Anniversary and bang on current trend my friend ! ...
Thank you Captain! Absolutely agree with you my friend: the touch of gold in this model is a fitting tribute to such an important event for Humankind we are celebrating. Of course...
... we have observed a trend in the last couple of years of returning to the so called "two tone" watches: steel with touches of gold. Something I like when it is done lightly and with taste. I must confess I made a reserve for this model when it was anno...
I would say that it’s the “go to” choice...
But we are seeing so interesting alternatives and some great photos.
Everyone’s favourite villain 👍...
great idea for WristScan this weekend. Thanks for joining us in space 🙃
hahaha... thanks!
the theme gave me an excuse to remove the figures from display to play with them 😁
Beware of this Dark Villain Terbaboom!! He is known...
... for his fondness for beautiful watches ... belonging to others!! Great shots to join our virtual Outerspace trip!! Hagwe!! Abel
indeed... the later pictures were taken...
after he sucked the watch out of my wrist 😅
Somehow as I dream of exploring space I always fail to remember
I still have to worry about bad guys with light sabers.
Speedmaster is mandatory or at least obvious
cal. 321 in a space shuttle from my son ...
Thank you for reminding me !...
I’ve been so busy with WristScan I missed it .. LOL ! ... Hope that your having a great weekend and fully recovered from your illness. Did you order that beautiful Corvette ?
Great submissions Mike! They reflect the spirit of the years of the space race.
Glad to know you are doing well! I wish you a fast recovery and ... may be a new addition to your car collection? Cheers! Abel
I've been in the presence . . .
. . . of astronauts . . . [photo credit: Dr No] . . . met a few at a Speedmaster event . . . [yours truly and Tom Stafford, top, Charlie Duke, bottom] . . . and remember seeing Apollo 11 return to earth thru binoculars. (We were in Iran back then, without...
Wow dear Art! You really touched the Stars!! What a great privilege it is to meet in person these brave men. They truly made History! Thank you for sharing...
... these personal pictures with us. I would love to have this privilege myself. Not easy living down here. You made a great choice. It would be interesting to know why it actually didn´t made the 1969 trip! Hagwe! Abel
The main reason ref 145.014 never made it to the moon, Abel, was . . .
. . . the then-new cal 861 movement hadn't gone thru the requisite testing prior references had already passed. Best, Art
Tom Stafford & Charlie Duke...
very cool, Art. By the way, I agree that your Speedmaster should have made it up.
Arguably one of the most important calibre the lemania 321
Some would argue that this movement has been synonymous with our space program more than any other produced ...
Don't know far my Flieger will go up in this contest, or that it will crash in space.
I'll give it a try. It's made by one of the 5 original flieger manufacturers. In that time no Apollo's. But, no guts no glory! And up he goes ...
Always good to see something different on WristScan...
I like your choice for our Space theme. Thanks for joining us this weekend 🍻
Some memories
from recent voyage Checking engine Sleepless night before Ready to start Everyone is ready for our return Inflight photos Inflight photos Wall clock with local time on earth Inflight chrono Last minute correction Enough fuel Something wrong with dates dur...
Can I book a flight too please???
That sperm whale reminds me of The Hitchhikers's Giude To the Galaxy...
My dear Count De Monet
You are always welcome please provide your bank information and some recommendations from fellow cosmonauts Alternative super technological transport devices ...
An Olympic one...
Having just landed after a long business trip, I have about a minute before the kids take over, so here a quick ‚participation is more important than result‘ shot. And the relation to the moon? The Petrodvorets watch factory (established in 1721) got rena...
Hi Kristjan 👋...
You landed before us !... Interesting history to your watch. Thanks for joining us 🥂
Great to have your submission dear KM!! I adore this watch! Beautiful straps you choose for it. It surely has an easy reading dial and hand set! And interesting story you tell about it.
Have a nice Sunday my dear friend! All the best, Abel.
