posted July 22, 2010 11:43 PM               

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Originally posted by Kirk Jenks:
Very cool!! What does it cost?

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posted July 15, 2011 01:49 PM               

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Originally posted by 328KF:
The serial numbers on the lugs did not appear until the mid-90's.

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posted July 26, 2011 09:23 AM               

There are also some features which distinguish the Apollo 15 40th Anniversary model from the classic Speedmaster Professional. This Limited Edition timepiece has a minute track in blue, white and red – the three colors of the Apollo 15 patch. There is a blue ring around the small seconds subdial; there are white and red rings around the 12-hour and 30-minute counters respectively.

The screw-in caseback is embossed with an image of the Lunar Rover and the words "APOLLO 15" and "40th ANNIVERSARY". The outer circle of the caseback is black chrome engraved with "THE FIRST WATCH WORN ON THE MOON", "JULY 30, 1971" and the limited edition number.

posted August 11, 2011 07:32 AM            

Our NASA contact at Johnson suggest we just send them an email, explain our situation, and mention his name. I did, and got a nice form email telling me that they were looking into it. Months later, no response.

posted August 11, 2011 09:19 AM               

OMEGA fields a lot of requests and they are selective about who they work with or where they allow their watches to be displayed. If you didn't stipulate in your original letter, you may want to follow-up with specific exhibit plans, including how many people you estimate will see the displays and in what context they will do so (i.e. educational field trips, museum visits, etc.).

posted August 22, 2011 12:51 PM               

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Originally posted by nasamad:
I was wondering if anyone knows where I can get an "Apollo style" velcro strap? Obviously I don't need one as long as the Apollo straps, but I know Omega did issue some kind of commemorative watch with an optional velcro strap.

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posted September 28, 2011 10:58 AM               

OMEGA comes to Houston as the brand's new flagship store opens at the Houston Galleria

The 2635-square-foot OMEGA Boutique will offer the brand’s entire product palette, including products which are only available at OMEGA flagship stores.

The concept for the OMEGA Boutique at the Houston Galleria was modeled on the design of the New York flagship. The façade has been conceived around the themes of sun, water, earth and time. Brilliant lighting illuminating the products in the show window represents the sun’s energetic light rays.

A stroke pattern above the displays casts shadows and reflects light – a perfect depiction of clouds, which gather water and generate rain. Vertical tracks express rainfall. The rain symbolizes time which is never still and never returns in exactly the same form.

Below the displays, chiseled and silvered glass represents an exposed cross section of the earth, which conveys a history of time.

posted September 28, 2011 02:20 PM               

I recently visited the one in White Plains, NY and found it pretty spectacular, but so were the prices! The anniversary editions are priced significantly higher than the standard model (Apollo 15 was $7500, I recall) and NO discounts are ever considered.

The sales staff is very knowledgable and friendly, and acknowledge that this is the new direction for the company. They have cut a vast majority of their authorized dealers in the U.S., where the discounts could be significant, in order to sell on their own turf.