[Leica] OT: modern pocket watch?

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nice watch.

leo

On Oct 14, 2008, at 4:43 PM, Rob McClure wrote:

> From past discussions on this topic, I believe there are a number of  
> Omega Speedy owners on this list.  Mine is the original "Moon watch"  
> model, virtually identical to the watch worn by Neil Armstrong  
> during his walk on the Moon.  As specified by NASA it has an acrylic  
> "Hesalite" crystal (won't shatter) and is hand-wound (they weren't  
> sure how a self-winding mechanism would work in a weightless  
> environment).  It is a 3 dial Chronograph without a date and day  
> function.  The Speedy Moon was used by the Apollo 13 astronauts for  
> manual time calculations after the computers quit functioning.  The  
> Speedy Moon is still certified by NASA for space use, though  
> undoubtedly quartz is now the movement of choice.  Mine has the  
> steel strap, though NASA of course used a velcro one.  Here's link  
> for more info:
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omega_Speedmaster_Professional
>
>
> Rob
> On Oct 14, 2008, at 2:24 PM, simon jessurun wrote:
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