Reply With QuoteThere have been a fair few threads on space watches and as a speedie owner I have to say it’s one overrated watch.
I'm sure many folk know it's not just the infamous Omega Speedmaster that's got a history tied up with the space race and trips off the planet generally, but I was amazed at the number mentioned in this brief Hodinkee piece - 1,899 pieces.
The chap behind the database definitely put some time into it.
https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/th...-gone-to-space
There have been a fair few threads on space watches and as a speedie owner I have to say it’s one overrated watch.
I've contributed towards a couple of IDs in Jackson's impressive database. He's a really nice fellow.
Don't just do something, sit there. - TNH
Huh, I own 3 "space" watches, and not one of them is a Speedmaster.
It's an amazing piece of work, fascinating
Yawn.
How many were worn on the outside of the spacesuit?
Sacly.
Still, there is a certain fascination with things that went up to space, even though they might not have made it outside the space craft. I sure have somewhere an old DW5600 lying around :)Originally Posted by watchlovr
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Speedy
Bulova lunar pilot.
Any more?
Fortis, Yema...
'Against stupidity, the gods themselves struggle in vain' - Schiller.
Hyped ad nauseam for decades by Omega's marketeers at the expense of a few far superior watches ....
You'd never guess that the Yema Spationaute III Aragatz, just visible on Jean-Loup Chretien's right wrist (aboard Mir in December 1988) was his official mission watch.
Yes, not going into space sometime soon.
That's the difference.
All of these other watches worn on space stations etc are similar to wearing on a bus.
Cheers,
Neil.
Evidently not all Speedy wearers were quite so confident about its durability.
Or possibly to stop the crystal popping off like Dave Scott's did on his second lunar EVA of Apollo 15 ? (Hence the Bulova 'back-up').Omega Speedmaster chronograph used by Talgat Musabayev on six spacewalks between January and August 1998.
Musabayev had the Speedmaster covered in Scotch-tape in order to protect the plexiglass a bit more during the harsh spacewalk events...
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Wrong. Several other brands have had their space walk (or EVA, as the lingo dictates). Some have been listed, calling Mr Curta for a more extensive list.That's the difference.
All of these other watches worn on space stations etc are similar to wearing on a bus.
'Against stupidity, the gods themselves struggle in vain' - Schiller.
The most obvious is the Seiko SpaceWalk Spring Drive. Also a FIYTA chronograph worn by Zhai Zhigang, a Glycine Airman in an open Gemini capsule in '66 and recently a Panerai Radomir worn by Anton Shkaplerov on EVA in January 2022. Fortis as mentioned and others as yet unidentified.
Don't just do something, sit there. - TNH
I do like the Fiyta chrono. It just looks a bit different to themore traditional stylings and obviously have the pedigree.
An 'as yet unidentified' has turned out to be a Konstantin Chaykin, which is something of a surprise.
Don't just do something, sit there. - TNH
Ahh love it when these threads surface as I normally learn some more.
Anyone else remember the super keen fan of the Bulova, that was great thread
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Lots of 'space' watches, but isn't the usual name of the Speedmaster Pro "The Moon Watch"?
Far less competition for watches that have been on the moon.
Not that any of that really matters. It's just a great, versatile, stylish chronograph for us Earth bound mortals, which is why NASA chose it originally.
Sadly, it's not the bargain it was only a handful of years ago.
M
Breitling Cosmonaute 809 - What's not to like?
Wisdom.
Cheers,
Neil.
Well, what about a bit of middle ground with an "edge of space" watch..
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