Author Topic: A True Story about Omega Speedmaster and NASA Space Program  (Read 5203 times)

Offline ck77

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New information and evidence on how Speedmaster was chosen by NASA.
Enjoy speedy fans  :thumbsup:

http://www.watchprosite.com/?page=wf.forumpost&fi=677&ti=1054643&pi=7607273&pzt=1456703651

Offline Jedirat

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Re: A True Story about Omega Speedmaster and NASA Space Program
« Reply #1 on: July 05, 2016, 12:39:16 PM »
Very interesting article. Thank you for sharing.

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Re: A True Story about Omega Speedmaster and NASA Space Program
« Reply #2 on: July 05, 2016, 01:50:55 PM »
wow good read , by the way thanks for sharing  :thumbsup:

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Re: A True Story about Omega Speedmaster and NASA Space Program
« Reply #3 on: July 05, 2016, 02:04:39 PM »
Worth reading. Now i regret not buying one while it was on sale at valiram recently.  :'(

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Re: A True Story about Omega Speedmaster and NASA Space Program
« Reply #4 on: July 08, 2016, 03:32:43 PM »

watches used in space is always very interesting ...  here are some of the trivia... :)

and recently i read in wiki..that the first watch used in space actually attached  on wrist of the "space" dog...
 ::) the russian watch brand is POBEDA  watch.. and

 the 2nd watch in space is used by russian Yuri Gagarin ...the Sturmanskie (poljot) (the replica can be easily purchase
online or thru Red Army), and Breitling Navitimer is also used in space....    (the watch brands used in space
including Rolex, Bulova, Timex., Casio, Poljot, Omega, Fortis, Seiko, Fiyta,  etc)