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Devin 3T WIS 
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You might like this, I learned some interesting facts. http://www.watch-id.com/latest/articles/how-the-omega-speedmaster-became-the-moonwatch.html |
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Gregger 3T WIS 
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Good read....I did read a similar article a few yrs ago. Thanks for the post... |
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Graham 3T WIS 
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Thanks for posting this. Busted a few myths in the process! |
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Hammerfjord Moderator 
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Nice and interesting. I've been reading a shorter story before, where the tests wasn't described as well as in this article. Thanks for the link! But at the end, what we all want to know is: What was the name of the brands who failed. I guess that they wasn't named there, to avoid future accusations of deteriorating the image of those brands... |
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Scart 3T WIS 
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thanks....very interesting  |
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Devin 3T WIS
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Hammerfjord wrote:Nice and interesting. I've been reading a shorter story before, where the tests wasn't described as well as in this article. Good question, the only other one i understand that was tested was a Breitling. maybe someone else has a better understanding of the others that were tested.  Last edited on Wed Jun 2nd, 2010 04:51 pm by Devin |
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Nabco 3T WIS 
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Thanks for posting this Trent, interesting read |
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Hammerfjord Moderator
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Devin wrote:Hammerfjord wrote: Well, if I'm not having memory troubles due to all the cubic-meters of beer I injested in my life, I would say that I recall reading somewhere that a Rolex was involved... Gentlemen, don't shoot before you reach ten steps   Last edited on Wed Jun 2nd, 2010 05:30 pm by Hammerfjord |
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Hammerfjord Moderator
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Ok, I found back this old post that I've been reading last year while I was researching about the Speedmaster... It names the brands in the test as "Elgin, Benrus, Hamilton, Mido, Piccard, Omega, Bulova, Rolex, Longine and Gruen. Of theses only 3 where selected for the comparative evaluation testing : Longines, Omega and Rolex (Omega movement : Omega 321 , Rolex movement : Valjoux 72 , Longines : Longines 13 ZN) Here's the thread... http://forums.watchuseek.com/showthread.php?t=132 |
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ndburley 3T WIS 
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Good read and new for me, it was most interesting. Now here is another interesting fact. "The Sturmanskie watch manufactured by the First Moscow Watch Factory was the first watch in space. Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin wore this watch on April 12, 1961 when he became the first person in space." Here is a good info link. http://www.buzzle.com/articles/sturmanskie-the-first-watch-in-space.html  |
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Hammerfjord Moderator
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Neo, is it the same watch as Oscar sold a little while ago? |
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ndburley 3T WIS
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Id have to see it, let me find a picture of the original........ Here we go http://www.netgrafik.ch/space1.htm http://www.squidoo.com/spacewatches#module2595167 Last edited on Fri Jun 4th, 2010 09:36 am by ndburley |
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ndburley 3T WIS
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I didn't post that to take over the subject its just because I had a little info on watches in space myself. I love all the information I can get on things like this, thought it would interest you about this. Have a great weekend all!!  |
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stew77 Admin 
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Devin wrote: You might like this, I learned some interesting facts. Very nice read Trent... I have never had a chance to read all the details associated with the specific tests that were conducted on the speedy moonwatch. ...I 'almost' jumped on a nice sample of one of these a few weeks ago, but I delayed, and it was gone in a flash! |
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