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Philip
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posted 03-19-2022 08:32 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Philip   Click Here to Email Philip     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
The Soyuz MS-21 crew did not wear the custom Omega Speedmaster strapped over the left forearm of their Sokol space suit. The last mission we noticed without an Omega Speedmaster chronograph in use was Soyuz MS-04 in April 2017.

CMD_OVRD
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posted 03-21-2022 08:28 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for CMD_OVRD   Click Here to Email CMD_OVRD     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Several photos show some type of gold toned watch on a white strap over the launch/entry suits. As for inside the ISS, Oleg Artemyev has on an Omega X-33 Skywalker that has mostly been flipped around to the bottom of his wrist (possibly accidentally?). Denis Matveev has been seen wearing an older Omega X-33 Gen 2 on a strap.

It’s quite a departure from the Russians proud displays of the Omega brand in the past.

TLIGuy
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posted 03-22-2022 01:35 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for TLIGuy   Click Here to Email TLIGuy     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Is it possible the cosmonauts are wearing the new Omega/Swatch collaborative watch that both companies have been sending out coordinated social media messages about over the past few days that is suppose to be released to the public on March 26th.

CMD_OVRD
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posted 03-23-2022 10:09 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for CMD_OVRD   Click Here to Email CMD_OVRD     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
That Omega/Swatch collaboration is a strong possibility! I just caught the sneak previews yesterday. Good eye!

Robert Pearlman
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posted 03-24-2022 02:26 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Robert Pearlman   Click Here to Email Robert Pearlman     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I asked my contact at Swatch about the watches worn by the Soyuz MS-21 crew and was told, "These are not the new Moonswatches."

TLIGuy
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posted 03-24-2022 02:33 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for TLIGuy   Click Here to Email TLIGuy     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Thanks Robert. A mystery still to be solved.

Other scant images appear to show the cases have a gold reflective surface.

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