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3 April 2011, 01:59 PM | #31 |
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This thread has gotten ridiculous.
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3 April 2011, 04:55 PM | #32 | |
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3 April 2011, 05:01 PM | #33 |
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Interesting how everyone is an expert on space travel and knows exactly what a watch will or will not be subjected to.
Where were you when Challenger exploded or the Mars orbiter was lost? You guys should have helped! |
3 April 2011, 05:56 PM | #34 |
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why all this fuss about what watch the astronauts were wearing on the Hollywood sets where they filmed the moon "landings"?
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3 April 2011, 06:34 PM | #35 |
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I love posts that begin "Technically speaking".
The final three contenders for the "Official" NASA chronograph were a Rolex, Longines Wittnauer and the Omega . The reasons for the Rolex's departure were that it stopped running on two occasions during the Relative Humidity Tests and subsequently failed during the High Temperature Test when the sweep hand warped and was binding against the other hands on the dial. No other tests were run with the Rolex Chronograph.As for the Longines Wittnauer : "The crystal warped and disengaged during the High Temperature Test. The same discrepancy occurred on a second Longines Wittnauer during the Decompression Test. No further tests were run...." |
3 April 2011, 06:40 PM | #36 |
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Its a bit late for them to go back and change history. It didn't happen, but I still bought my Rolex watches and I bought one Omega watch a Speedy Pro.
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