space travel

[Apdl]

Originally Posted by zeuloa

There is an interesting podcast on Jakes Rolex Blog with an ex Rolex employee that was around in the sixties. His job was to mingle with celebrities and offer them Rolex in exchange for advertisement time. He also had a part in the invention of the Gas Escape Valve and Sea-Dweller.

In this interview he makes a comment that rumor in the industry was that Omega paid NASA big bucks to use the Speedmaster in space once they found out they were testing watches for astronauts. Not sure if this is true but the tight relationship they have to this day makes me think it's possible. I went to Johnson Space Center a few months ago and Omega does a great job of advertising the Speedmaster all over the place with huge clocks.

Yes that was a great podcast and i wish it would come back
Sorry to thread jack

[Glidelock]

First off, hope all goes well with your recovery! That said, lets all look forward to Basil and see if they release the highly anticipated Mars Master!

[polarinda]

Did they really land on the moon?

[sws999]

Thanks everyone for your kind thoughts, I'm waiting for a call from the hospital after they have another look at the x-rays and photos they took of the wounds to see when (and if)I have to go back in to the burns unit, or if I'm really lucky, to my local cottage hospital for the dressings to be changed. Worst of all, I can't play my guitar at the moment, and I am going to have to miss out on a few gigs my band have got coming up, bummer!!!

[TARDIS]

Rolex watches work just fine here on Earth, in space and time voids, wormholes and through most stargates, although they may become a bit squashed in a black hole.

[zeuloa]

Originally Posted by sws999

Thanks everyone for your kind thoughts, I'm waiting for a call from the hospital after they have another look at the x-rays and photos they took of the wounds to see when (and if)I have to go back in to the burns unit, or if I'm really lucky, to my local cottage hospital for the dressings to be changed. Worst of all, I can't play my guitar at the moment, and I am going to have to miss out on a few gigs my band have got coming up, bummer!!!

The best of luck to you. Hopefully it'll just be a bandage change!

[redsrover]

Get well soon Sparky.

I would think that if the auto-rotor mechanism in a GMT were to start spinning in space, it would not stop spinning unless something acted against it. Same way spacecraft move in space.

Interesting concept though...