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Topic: Omega Speedmasters
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Spacefest
Member Posts: 477
From: Tucson, AZ USA
Registered: Jan 2009
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posted August 21, 2009 06:42 PM
   
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Originally posted by Spacefest:
Jim McDivitt just brought in his Speedmaster...
Can anyone tell me where to find the 8-digit serial #? |
328KF
Member Posts: 327
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Registered: Apr 2008
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posted August 22, 2009 10:56 AM
Those are usually found on the back side of one of the case lugs, adjacent to the strap attach point. From the photos it looked like there was some "crud" in these areas of McDivitt's watch, so it might take a little cleaning to see it there. |
Spacefest
Member Posts: 477
From: Tucson, AZ USA
Registered: Jan 2009
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posted August 22, 2009 04:21 PM
All it says (at the 7:00 lug) is "516" |
Spacefest
Member Posts: 477
From: Tucson, AZ USA
Registered: Jan 2009
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posted August 23, 2009 04:41 PM
I hear from an expert the serial # is on the inside. |
328KF
Member Posts: 327
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Registered: Apr 2008
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posted August 23, 2009 04:46 PM
I talked to an Omega "expert" myself and he said much the same. The serial numbers on the lugs did not appear until the mid-90's. Prior to that they were placed on the movement itself, so it would require opening the caseback to see it. |
328KF
Member Posts: 327
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Registered: Apr 2008
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posted March 18, 2010 07:32 PM
Omega has released a new version of the Speedmaster commemorating the 35th anniversary of the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project. The caseback is a nice 3D version of the mission patch, but the watch face and dials are carved from an actual meteorite. Looks pretty cool!
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Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 19307
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted March 18, 2010 08:07 PM
OMEGA release The OMEGA Speedmaster Professional Apollo-Soyuz "35th Anniversary"The Apollo-Soyuz Test Project mission is remembered for its political, technological and historical significance. It was the first time that spacecraft built by different nations had docked and it signaled an era of cooperation in space which would lead to the efforts to build a permanently occupied space station.  Political history in space On July 17, 1975, astronaut Lieutenant General Thomas P. Stafford (USA) and cosmonaut Lieutenant General Alexei A. Leonov (USSR) met in the docking hatch which linked their respective spacecraft. On their wrists, these space pioneers each wore OMEGA Speedmaster Professional chronographs. The mission also marked the last launch of an Apollo spacecraft. Commemorating a handshake The 35th anniversary of their historic handshake is commemorated with the release of the Omega Speedmaster Professional Apollo Soyuz "35th Anniversary" chronograph in a limited edition of 1975 watches.  A meteorite dial The dial has been created from a meteorite which survived its entry into our planet's atmosphere and the high-speed impact with the terrestrial surface. The meteorite's unusual structure is the result its very high temperature when it enters the Earth's atmosphere, followed by a period of cooling. The dial is a single piece cut from the meteorite; accordingly, because no two pieces of the meteorite are exactly alike, each watch in this limited edition is absolutely unique. The black color of the meteorite dial is the result of a surface oxidation process. The silvery seconds hand and chronograph counters appear in the meteorite's natural colour.  |
Kirk Jenks
Member Posts: 13
From: Madison, Wisconsin USA
Registered: Nov 2009
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posted July 22, 2010 05:50 PM
Very cool!! What does it cost? |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 19307
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted July 22, 2010 11:43 PM
As with all high-end watches, it's best to call an Omega authorized dealer and inquire, but some online reports place it in the vicinity of $7,500. |
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