posted 09-22-2020 01:53 PM               

The Apollo watch costs $150 each ($139 as a special during the first day on Kickstarter). The campaign is seeking $19,690 by Oct. 27.

The Apollo command module used dials and gauges with a black/white color scheme that was easy-to-read at a seconds glance. The gauges themselves were designed so that there was a contrast between the hands and the dial for easy reading. The Futura font was used for all the labels on the command module after a study was done to determine what font would be the best to use.

We want wearers of the TELEMETRY Apollo Watch to be able to take a piece of the Apollo command module with them everywhere they may explore. The case is designed to have the feel of a gauge plucked out of the command module.

The design of the dial draws heavy inspiration from the gauges on the control panel using the same black/white color scheme and the Futura font. The design of the case went from various styles to what we finally settled on. We wanted the wearer to feel as if they were wearing a gauge from the Command Module on their wrist so we added a rectangular section to the case of the watch to capture the typical square shape of avionics boxes.

posted 09-23-2020 02:49 AM            

If you want something a little different then there's the various other watches we know the astronauts wore, or their recent reproductions like Dave Scott's Bulova or Neil Armstrong's Douglas. So I suppose I'm asking what's the point? It's nice enough but how many wrists do people have? I could buy it but when would I wear it? How big is the Apollo-connection watch collectors market?