Land, Air and Sea (But Not in Space)

[BristolCavendish]

Despite its outstanding performance on land, in the air and underwater, Rolex was never selected by NASA for its space program and I used to wonder why. Apparently the Omega Speedmaster outperformed the Daytona in a series of rigorous tests which also included several other watch brands. Unbeknownst to me, the Russian space program also chose Omega over Rolex.

Came across this article/thread which lists and describes the parameters of the tests. While all of the watches failed in one respect or another, the Rolex Daytona actually stopped working as the second hand warped and wrapped itself around the other hands during an extreme pressure test. It was the only watch of the group to do so.

Linked/FYI is the thread that pretty much covers the NASA testing procedures and their subsequent decisions pertinent to 'space watches'.

http://www.network54.com/Forum/20759...t+the+daytona-