I had no idea until sometime in 2018 there was another so called MOON WATCH other than the Omega Speedmaster. Of course I knew that at least one Rolex GMT master had gone on a space flight and there must be many others but it seems Bulova made a special watch for Apollo 15 astronaut David Scott. Bulova has recreated that watch and many of us have it. I just got mine today. Here is an article on some watches that have gone into space, I don't see a Rolex 1675 but then we know how inaccurate the internet can be. If you find any more articles on THE MOON WATCH or THE SPACE WATCH post them here please so we might all be enlightened.
https://www.chronopolis.co.uk/blogs/news/10-iconic-space-watches
Of course there was only one certified by Nasa and here is my Omega Speedmaster from 1990 model 3592.50 Apollo 11 with an 863 movement.
Here is my new Moon Watch by Bulova model 96251
and here is the Original.
historical Bulova “Moon Watch” has a long and fascinating, albeit a somewhat convoluted, history. The watch was made for Astronaut David Scott, who wore it on the Apollo 15 mission. His watch surfaced in 2015, and later that year it was sold for a whopping $1,300,000 at auction.
On August 2, 1971, Apollo 15 made history—and with it a Bulova LUNAR PILOT CHRONOGRAPH. Customized for astronomical conditions, the watch could precisely track time and ensure that no one ran out of oxygen, water or battery power in the portable life-support-system backpack. It was also used to back up the on-board timers for the critical reentry into the earth’s atmosphere.
A History of Precision
Bulova’s legendary engineering expertise was tapped by NASA to help with the US space efforts. That partnership led to 46 missions together, from the mid-1950s into the 1970s, and Bulova’s innovative Accutron technology was used in all instrument panel clocks and timekeeping mechanisms.
https://www.chronopolis.co.uk/blogs/news/10-iconic-space-watches
Of course there was only one certified by Nasa and here is my Omega Speedmaster from 1990 model 3592.50 Apollo 11 with an 863 movement.
Here is my new Moon Watch by Bulova model 96251
and here is the Original.
historical Bulova “Moon Watch” has a long and fascinating, albeit a somewhat convoluted, history. The watch was made for Astronaut David Scott, who wore it on the Apollo 15 mission. His watch surfaced in 2015, and later that year it was sold for a whopping $1,300,000 at auction.
On August 2, 1971, Apollo 15 made history—and with it a Bulova LUNAR PILOT CHRONOGRAPH. Customized for astronomical conditions, the watch could precisely track time and ensure that no one ran out of oxygen, water or battery power in the portable life-support-system backpack. It was also used to back up the on-board timers for the critical reentry into the earth’s atmosphere.
A History of Precision
Bulova’s legendary engineering expertise was tapped by NASA to help with the US space efforts. That partnership led to 46 missions together, from the mid-1950s into the 1970s, and Bulova’s innovative Accutron technology was used in all instrument panel clocks and timekeeping mechanisms.
