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Which watch?
- Thread starter loadtoad
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Copycatting @ChuckMK23 …best I could do in a pinch…birth year 1964 Speedmaster 321 on a different Omega R/W/B NATO strap.
I don't always wear a watch, but when I do...
Citation3
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I'll join in the Buzz Aldrin and Speedmaster celebration today with two of my favorites from my collection celebrating Apollo 11.
And of course the 1968 Speedster for the day...
More on my complete Speedmaster case back collection can be found here.
And of course the 1968 Speedster for the day...
More on my complete Speedmaster case back collection can be found here.
Ha! It’s TLIGuy from OF! Most excellent, sir!!! ??????
For the record…leisure wear turned into sweaty/stinky gym wear [can’t go to the Moon…might as well go to the gym] and still wearing my vintage 321 and modern 3861 on Omega replica NASA straps…
Which watch is this?
Looks like a two-tone black dial Rolex Submariner date (pre-ceramic?).
The Sub has always been a popular (at one point issued) watch in their community.
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They were extremely popular in Vietnam. My cousin. (Army) bought one in the exchange at Pleiku for something like $100.
So, how much do you think Buzz Aldrin’s “moon watch” would go for? He sold the rest of his space gear and some other stuff for over $8 million!
Wouldn’t be surprised if his gear was proxy-bought by China, India, Pakistan, a Gulf state, or some other space-aspiring country trying to glean insights/ back-engineer the tech, even though it’s old.
And then?
I've been trying to call Swatch Group about availability, customization, and rates for a squadron buy on the X-33 Skywalker; trying to see if they'd offer customization/a group rate like they did back in the late-1990s until the mid-2010s for the OG X-33, but it's seriously like pulling teeth. Given that TG2 was really an IWC movie, you'd think OMEGA/Swatch (among many other brands) might be interested in putting their watches on our wrists and getting them out there, but the frontline sales and marketing people at Swatch haven't the faintest idea about what a "squadron watch buy" is - even after a lot of explaining (i.e., it's essentially a large custom group order). I was only told that "military discounts are offered at OMEGA Boutiques." I told her (respectfully), "that's not what I'm asking about." The sales rep said she'd follow up and she did (good on her), but still said she'd keep looking into it. Unfortunately, I suppose that we'll just have to keep rocking IWC/Breitling/Bremont in the jet because while OMEGA builds up their connection to the space program and aviation in general, it doesn't seem to live up to that ethos in terms of wanting to get new products out there to us and customize them accordingly. It's a shame - because getting their watches out to us provides them a lot of street cred when trying to hock them to a bunch of overpaid and under-worked office cones, who want them because we wear them, and they think it makes them cool. A shame!