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Main Forums => General Discussion - Modern Watches => Topic started by: siodee on June 16, 2011, 12:08:47 PM
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During yesterday GTG, bump into this topic, but the watch had been sold 2 days ago at US37xx, sorry Takashi, sudah jual.. :-\
Was wonder why Omega choose Snoopy instead of Garfield, or Bart Simpson or other cartoon character, what is the history behind it?? And according to Seller, this watch is popular in Asia, wonder????
Here is the photo
(http://i1113.photobucket.com/albums/k507/siodee/010-2.jpg)
(http://i1113.photobucket.com/albums/k507/siodee/011-3.jpg)
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wow, very cute~
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AAWW~ this is CUTE!! :o
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Omega Speedmaster played a vital role in the Apollo 13 incident.
Thus, NASA awarded the snoopy award to Omega, which is the highest honours awarded to NASA employees and contractors for outstanding achievements related to space exploration.
This limited edition was issued to commemorate the awards.
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Omega Speedmaster played a vital role in the Apollo 13 incident.
Thus, NASA awarded the snoopy award to Omega, which is the highest honours awarded to NASA employees and contractors for outstanding achievements related to space exploration.
This limited edition was issued to commemorate the awards.
sorry, but what is snoopy award??
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Omega Speedmaster played a vital role in the Apollo 13 incident.
Thus, NASA awarded the snoopy award to Omega, which is the highest honours awarded to NASA employees and contractors for outstanding achievements related to space exploration.
This limited edition was issued to commemorate the awards.
sorry, but what is snoopy award??
uncle Google is always there to answer your question :)
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Omega Speedmaster played a vital role in the Apollo 13 incident.
Thus, NASA awarded the snoopy award to Omega, which is the highest honours awarded to NASA employees and contractors for outstanding achievements related to space exploration.
This limited edition was issued to commemorate the awards.
sorry, but what is snoopy award??
uncle Google is always there to answer your question :)
thought someone can simplified the answer for me lol sorry im such a lazy person. :-[
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Summary?
It is the highest honours awarded to by NASA to their employees and contractors for outstanding achievements related to space exploration.
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Summary?
It is the highest honours awarded to by NASA to their employees and contractors for outstanding achievements related to space exploration.
but why snoopy..? sorry i think i better look for uncle google 1st hmm... thanks for the 'summary' nways +.+
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Then you have to ask NASA why don't they choose Mickey Mouse or Superman :Laughing_on_floor:
For your reading pleasure,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_Snoopy_award
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why snoopy? in the comic strip, every night snoopy looks up to the stars. Garfield looks at food, superman saves the world, bart simpson causes havoc. The Omega Speedmaster being synonymous to space exploration adopts snoopy for this. This is what i was made to understand. Anyway, dont believe this totally as even i am not too sure about it ;D
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yea thanks ck77, read the wikipedia bout this award, :thumbsup:
and ya, G.MAC, guess i need to read the comic also to really understand why lol :Cheers:
hmm,nways atleast i learned something, not just the watch but also more bout NASA and snoopy.. lol :angel:
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Your are welcome fairy, we learn something new everyday.
:Cheers:
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why snoopy? in the comic strip, every night snoopy looks up to the stars. Garfield looks at food, superman saves the world, bart simpson causes havoc. The Omega Speedmaster being synonymous to space exploration adopts snoopy for this. This is what i was made to understand. Anyway, dont believe this totally as even i am not too sure about it ;D
:Laughing_on_floor: :Laughing_on_floor: :Laughing_on_floor: Good explanation :thumbsup:
But why it is popular in Asia but not Western world, is it too cartoonist for the westerner???
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as to why it is popular in asia i dont know..maybe because it is very cute? but maybe more to the fact it is limited and we asian love limited items ;D. I noticed the japanese in particular loves this model. Often highlighted in their magazines.
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as to why it is popular in asia i dont know..maybe because it is very cute? but maybe more to the fact it is limited and we asian love limited items ;D. I noticed the japanese in particular loves this model. Often highlighted in their magazines.
they find it "kawaii" lol :Laughing_on_floor:
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:Laughing_on_floor: :Laughing_on_floor:
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Whats Snoopy doing on Omega face?? I cant imagine Nicole Kidman wearing one :Laughing_on_floor:
I think the idea came from Swatch Group after they got bot over. Blame Swatch!
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Whats Snoopy doing on Omega face?? I cant imagine Nicole Kidman wearing one :Laughing_on_floor:
I think the idea came from Swatch Group after they got bot over. Blame Swatch!
Please read the previous post before you make the comment.
If unclear, google it.
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Damit its sold.
That was my fav LE for the speedy.
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Whats Snoopy doing on Omega face?? I cant imagine Nicole Kidman wearing one :Laughing_on_floor:
I think the idea came from Swatch Group after they got bot over. Blame Swatch!
On the contrary, I think it's a very novel idea.
Please read this excerpt from wikipedia closely, digest and understand it.
The Silver Snoopy award is a special honor awarded to NASA employees and contractors for outstanding achievements related to human flight safety or mission success.[1][2] The award certificate states that it is "In Appreciation" "For professionalism, dedication and outstanding support that greatly enhanced space flight safety and mission success."[3] The award depicts Snoopy, a character from the Peanuts comic strip created by Charles M. Schulz.
also this
Snoopy, the irreverent dog from the "Peanuts" comic strip, took time from his World War I dogfights as world-famous flying ace to become a world-famous astronaut for NASA's Apollo 10 mission.
The beagle now has a 5-foot-tall statue at Florida's Kennedy Space Center to commemorate the flight, which launched 40 years ago this month and arrived at the moon on May 21, 1969. That's when the Snoopy lunar module and the Charlie Brown command module entered lunar orbit. Apollo 10 paved the way for Apollo 11 to land men on the moon.
"It went down in his life as one of the all-time highlights of his career," said Craig Schulz, son of Charles Schulz, the famed American comic strip writer who died in 2000.
(http://i.space.com/images/i/4247/i02/090203-snoopy-space-02.jpg?1292268650)
The character represents the inner child in all of us and our refusal to grow up and still keep on dreaming. That is why there was no adult representation in both visually and vocally in all Peanut comic strips and cartoon. The character is loved by all Americans and is a very part in the yarn of their popular culture.
Snoopy constantly dreams about being a WW1 fighter ace and would create and imagine dogfights with woodstock. during the height of the space euphoria in America, Snoopy was drawn looking into stars and imagining himself to be an astronaut.
Thus a friendly face was chosen to be the official mascot of NASA and what not better to name an award after an internationally known and loved figure. just like those cuddly olympic mascot.
Maybe it's time to look beyond the cute face and give a thought to what it represents.
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Whats Snoopy doing on Omega face?? I cant imagine Nicole Kidman wearing one :Laughing_on_floor:
I think the idea came from Swatch Group after they got bot over. Blame Swatch!
On the contrary, I think it's a very novel idea.
Please read this excerpt from wikipedia closely, digest and understand it.
The Silver Snoopy award is a special honor awarded to NASA employees and contractors for outstanding achievements related to human flight safety or mission success.[1][2] The award certificate states that it is "In Appreciation" "For professionalism, dedication and outstanding support that greatly enhanced space flight safety and mission success."[3] The award depicts Snoopy, a character from the Peanuts comic strip created by Charles M. Schulz.
also this
Snoopy, the irreverent dog from the "Peanuts" comic strip, took time from his World War I dogfights as world-famous flying ace to become a world-famous astronaut for NASA's Apollo 10 mission.
The beagle now has a 5-foot-tall statue at Florida's Kennedy Space Center to commemorate the flight, which launched 40 years ago this month and arrived at the moon on May 21, 1969. That's when the Snoopy lunar module and the Charlie Brown command module entered lunar orbit. Apollo 10 paved the way for Apollo 11 to land men on the moon.
"It went down in his life as one of the all-time highlights of his career," said Craig Schulz, son of Charles Schulz, the famed American comic strip writer who died in 2000.
(http://i.space.com/images/i/4247/i02/090203-snoopy-space-02.jpg?1292268650)
The character represents the inner child in all of us and our refusal to grow up and still keep on dreaming. That is why there was no adult representation in both visually and vocally in all Peanut comic strips and cartoon. The character is loved by all Americans and is a very part in the yarn of their popular culture.
Snoopy constantly dreams about being a WW1 fighter ace and would create and imagine dogfights with woodstock. during the height of the space euphoria in America, Snoopy was drawn looking into stars and imagining himself to be an astronaut.
Thus a friendly face was chosen to be the official mascot of NASA and what not better to name an award after an internationally known and loved figure. just like those cuddly olympic mascot.
Maybe it's time to look beyond the cute face and give a thought to what it represents.
Well said. :Cheers:
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terrence :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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Terrence, now I fully understand, :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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you can actually get a snoopy dial from Ofrei and mod your Speedy for only less than 200 bucks.
although you can't get the caseback. but it is real fun and just a fraction of the cost of the real thing.
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Wow this is a cute watch. But don't you guys think the watch instantly looks more "feminine" and a little too cute for guys? But as terrence mentioned, maybe we should look beyond the cuteness and focus on what it represents. t :Laughing_on_floor:
Anyway how much does this baby cost? Rough estimation?
Thanks.
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this is hyper
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Wow this is a cute watch. But don't you guys think the watch instantly looks more "feminine" and a little too cute for guys? But as terrence mentioned, maybe we should look beyond the cuteness and focus on what it represents. t :Laughing_on_floor:
Anyway how much does this baby cost? Rough estimation?
Thanks.
FYI...seller was asking USD37xx