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Cloaca
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Dec 18, 2017
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Forgotten advertising copy: "With a Bulova you can trust that your crystal won't pop off, even on the moon."
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In the 1960s, [Bulova] was involved in a notable Space Age rivalry with Omega Watches to be selected as the 'first watch on the moon'. In 1971, a Bulova chronograph was carried on board Apollo 15 – the fourth mission to land men on the moon — by mission commander David Scott. All twelve men who walked on the moon wore standard Omega Speedmaster watches that had been officially issued by NASA. Those watches are deemed to be government property. However, transcripts from the Apollo 15 Lunar Surface Journal attest to the fact that during Scott’s second excursion to the moon’s surface, the crystal on his Official Omega watch had popped off. So, during his third lunar walk, he used his backup Bulova watch.
The Bulova Chronograph Model #88510/01 that Scott wore on the lunar surface was expected to fetch more than $1 million, as it is the only privately owned watch to have walked the lunar surface. There are images of him wearing this watch, when he saluted the American flag on the moon, with the Hadley Delta expanse in the background. That Apollo 15 third excursion lasted 4 hours, 49 minutes and 50 seconds. The watch shows “significant wear from exposure while on the moon, and from splashdown and recovery.”The watch sold for US $1.625 million, which makes it the most expensive astronaut-owned artifact ever sold at auction.
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I wonder how much that Omega crystal will get at auction when the Chinese or the Indians discover it on the moon in 30 years.
Dec 18, 2017
Phly
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CloacaNice story, had never heard it. Thanks!
Dec 18, 2017
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