View single post by oagaspar | |||||||||||||
Posted: Thu May 5th, 2011 08:55 pm |
|
||||||||||||
oagaspar![]()
![]() |
watchdaddy1 wrote: YOU R CORRECTnothin' to be upset about...I thought maybe someone replaced a cracked saph with a hesalite to save some bucks...the 3573.5 with the dual saphs is considered the "earthlings moon watch" ![]() ...hesalite was used per NASA requirements on the Moon Watch because it wouldn't break into tiny frags if broken as a saph would,especially during weightlessness,causing unforseen problems aboard the space craft! ...some purists may frown on the sapphire sandwich model but imho it made the Speedy Pro a watch a WIS could truly enjoy,the view the mechanical movement is a marvel... ... what chance do we have of ever setting foot on the moon? ![]()
|
||||||||||||
|