Non CW of the Day
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It's Moonday! 44 years ago today Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were the first humans to set foot on the surface of the moon. Of course I'm wearing this today:
Interesting fact: Neil Armstrong was not the first man to wear a Speedmaster on the surface of the moon. His Speedy was left in the control module after an electronic timer on the module failed. Buzz Aldrin was the first man to wear the Omega Speedmaster on the moon.
"It was optional to wear while we were walking on the surface of the moon ... few things are less necessary when walking around on the moon than knowing what time it is in Houston, Texas. Nonetheless, being a watch guy, I decided to strap the Speedmaster onto my right wrist around the outside of my bulky spacesuit."
Interesting fact: Neil Armstrong was not the first man to wear a Speedmaster on the surface of the moon. His Speedy was left in the control module after an electronic timer on the module failed. Buzz Aldrin was the first man to wear the Omega Speedmaster on the moon.
"It was optional to wear while we were walking on the surface of the moon ... few things are less necessary when walking around on the moon than knowing what time it is in Houston, Texas. Nonetheless, being a watch guy, I decided to strap the Speedmaster onto my right wrist around the outside of my bulky spacesuit."
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I like that, a bit of history with our NCWOTD SHOTS, did not realise the anniversary was today.
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wow 44 years! Where does the time go? I remember vividly watching that on tv. Must be an omen of sorts; a local pawn shop has been listing a Speedy on CL lately and I was planning to stop in today and check it out
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It did its job perfectly yesterday and Friday. We went to the Hampshire coast and I couldn't believe how warm the sea was so the Artego got its first taste of saltwater – and a good rinse after of courseViognier wrote:Everytime you post that Artego it catches my eye.....may have to investiagte and consider an upgrade for my beach watch.It'sAliveJim wrote:Big blue beater for a weekend away
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Just finished outside jobs; mowed lawn, fitted up large water butt (need the rain now) and sat down for five minutes with coffee and test match.
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Inscription on the Longitude Dial
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New to me today.
Currently - CW C60 GMT, Tissot 3000 Navigator, Rotary Editions 500b & 600c, Seiko Orange Monster, Oakley D1, Casio Edifice EQW-M1100, 60's Longines Conquest Auto (needs a service 'n' fixing), Citizen Black Eagle and others 'lurking' in the drawer...
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War and peace show this weekend, almost bought a really nice Yema navigraph quartz 300m diver with proplof bezel lock system but I restrained myself.
Back to the B&R today though, so comfy:
Back to the B&R today though, so comfy:
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Is that a Dutch Land-Rover in the background (top ^^^^^^^) ?
You see alsorts on interesting things at War and Peace, including watches.
Was the guy dealing in German WW2 artillery watches there this year?
You see alsorts on interesting things at War and Peace, including watches.
Was the guy dealing in German WW2 artillery watches there this year?
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Orient all day today
And an earlier lume shot
Not bad for £100
And an earlier lume shot
Not bad for £100
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Might be, have no idea!Robin CB wrote:Is that a Dutch Land-Rover in the background (top ^^^^^^^) ?
You see alsorts on interesting things at War and Peace, including watches.
Was the guy dealing in German WW2 artillery watches there this year?
And it was a very, very poor showing for watches this year (discounting the plethora of cwc's of course), only saw the yema, a hamilton khaki quartz and a vostok amphibia, everything else was trash, no seiko raf's or Omegas (or german watches) .
I miss all the great things that may never be.
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A great shameDancematt wrote:Might be, have no idea!Robin CB wrote:Is that a Dutch Land-Rover in the background (top ^^^^^^^) ?
You see alsorts on interesting things at War and Peace, including watches.
Was the guy dealing in German WW2 artillery watches there this year?
And it was a very, very poor showing for watches this year (discounting the plethora of cwc's of course), only saw the yema, a hamilton khaki quartz and a vostok amphibia, everything else was trash, no seiko raf's or Omegas (or german watches) .
I haven't been for a couple of years, but last time I went there were a couple of stalls selling nice vintage watches, including the guy who specialises in WW2 German (and one, not so nice, stall selling very dodgy "rolexes")