Legend of the Moon Watch∶omega Speedmaster(ii)

For more replica watches, please visitthe last lunar-landing mission, therefore, in 1972,
Another dispute about Speedmaster was to do withNASA had another appraisement, involving 16
Apollo 13 Mission which used to be filmed. In July ofcompanies including  Breitling? Bulova? Elmore?Elgin?
1970, Apollo 13 Mission was implemented asForbes?Girard-Perregaux? Gruen? Hamilton ?Heuer
expected. When the spacecraft flied in the space,?LeCoultre? Longines? Omega? Rolex ?Seiko and
everything seemed to be immobile, and time andZodiac. The result was announced in Nov, and
space seemed to lose coordinate, the trip to theSpeedmaster continued to hold the title as official
moon was just as quiet as the universe. But anchronograph. In 1978, NASA got pressure from
unexpected disaster came suddenly: when theBulova again when choosing an astronaut
spacecraft approached to the moon, the oxygen slotchronograph for Space Shuttle, and had to have
exploded, which caused the spacecraft lose oxygenanother appraisement, Omega Speedmaster stood
and electricity. At the same time, the control centerout again at last.
got a message from the spacecraft which wasWith the lunar-landing coming to an end and space
205,000km away: Houston, we have an accident! Thismission becoming normal, the glory of Speedmaster
short news disturbed all the scientists and engineersMoon Watch was being carved in history just as the
in the center, this was the news they did not wantbrave astronauts, and it would be always in the
to hear most.memory of watch lovers and space lovers. More
different editions such as speedmaster Moonphase?
At the moment, three astronauts were facing aSpeedmaster Day-Date?Speedmaster Rattrapante
challenge which they had never had, they had to goand Speedmaster Racing had been created by
back to the earth in only four days, apart from theSpeedmaster as time went by, and it keeps drawing
wireless pilot from the control center, they had to fixthe attention from the whole world. Today we can
all the things by themselves. For not being a lonelyeven buy Speedmaster Ladies Reduced with diamond
soul in the space and not to be separated fromon bezel which is both sporty and elegant, making us
families, these three men conquered a lot ofsigh that time brings great change to the world.
difficulties through their strong will and goodOn the brochure of Speedmaster Broad Arrow which
cooperation, at last, a very important moment came:is lately launched, Omega claims that Broad Arrow
Apollo 13 had to calculate 14 seconds accuratelywas the name for the hands of original Speedmaster
which was the time of engine ignition, so that Apolloin 1957. Since its birth, the magic Speedmaster used
13 could escape the moon orbit and went into theto shuttle in the space and land on the moon with
earth’s and returned. At this time the director ofastronauts, and is appointed as chronograph in
astronauts Jim Lovell (acted by Tom Hank in theInternational Space projects today. To
movie) and Jack Swigert completed the timing bycommemorate the famous broad arrow of
wristwatches (another astronaut was Fred Haise whoSpeedmaster, Omega named its new watch of
replaced Ken Matingly ). ?The Best of Times: Rolex,automatic chrono as “Speedmaster broad
an unauthorized History?wrote by James Dowling andarrow”. I believe that many Speedmaster watch
Jeffrey Hess says it was the GMT-master worn bylovers will not believe their eyes when reading this.
Jack Swigertg that helped Apollo 13 returned to theSuch dissertation came from the original Speedmaster
earth safely. James Dowling admitted that the oneproduction factory of Omega, the puzzles and
was mainly responsible for timing was possible thepossible misguiding from which make us think hundred
Speedmaster worn by Jim Lovell, but he did not saytimes but cannot get an answer.
it was GMT-Master of Jack Swigert that helped
Apollo 13 to returned safely.Speedmaster Broad Arrow
Reviewing the photos and videos from Apollo 13
Mission, Jack Swigert exactly wore 1675 GMT MasterSpeedmaster Broad Arrow
of Rolex, but there was another picture showing thatFirstly, the hands of original Speedmaster in 1957 can
he wore a Speedmaster with Vecro watchband onindeed be called as broad arrow, but it was not
space suit. On the picture of USA president Richardnamed as Broad Arrow at that time. As we all know,
M. Nixon giving Medal of Freedom to members ofBroad Arrow is a special name, which means the
Apollo 13 in Hawaii, you can clearly see that Jackarrow on military watch usually seen by watch lovers,
Swigert wore one watch each wrist. Since we couldand it has been chosen as the sign of imperial asset
not tell which watch was used by Swigert when heby the Great Britain since ancient time. Although
calculated the time of ignition from video, so thereSpeedmaster indeed participated in the space war,
were not adequate proofs to show that it wasnobody would have ever thought that it was a
Rolex GMT Master but not Speedmaster that savedmilitary watch, Omega named it as Broad Arrow only
Apollo 13. But what is interesting is, as far as chronobased on the hand semblance, which maybe a little
function is concerned only, GMT Master is obviouslyimproper. After all, the Speedmaster Replica
not as practical as Speedmaster since Speedmaster ispresented by Omega previously also had broad
a chronometer, this is the reason why NASA focusedarrow, and even without date phase and manual
on Chronograph from the very beginning and pickedwinding, but it was neither advertised as the tribute
up their standard issue based on that.members ofof moon watch, nor called as broad arrow.
Apollo 13 receiving Medal of Freedom from Richard M.What is more, the first watch worn in the first
Nixon, Swigert is the first on left side with a Rolexspacewalk and on moon and the official watches
GMT Master on his wristwhich worn in the space missions afterwards were
indeed Speedmaster, but it was absolutely not the
Fred Haise in Sppedmaster in the Movie Apollo 13first broad arrow Speedmaster CK 2915 in 1957, but
In fact not only Swigert, even many otherthe Speedmaster of a few changes based on CK
astronauts including Lovell are Rolex lovers, and the2998. Therefore, if Omega really wanted to salute
signatures of Lovell and others are even beingthe space exploration and lunar-landing, then the hand
displayed in the head office of Rolex and have beenstyle of Speedmaster should be kept but not be
displayed with the ?Rolex & NASA?. Therefore,changed into broad arrow which was originally seen
if the three astronauts did not attribute the honor ofby us in 1957, and the watch case styling, dial, metal
timing accurately and helping the spacecraft to returnhour markers, bezel with Speed measurement of
safely to Omega Speedmaster, they would not signSpeedmaster Broad Arrow are obviously different
their names together and issued The Snoopy Awardfrom the moon watch——
to Omega.Speedmaster(Professional). In addition, the
  Many advertisement of Omega all claimed thatSpeedmaster Broad Arrow was changed into manual
Speedmaster was the ONLY watch worn on moon,winding and added a date display at 6o’clock
but the fact is not like this, since Speedmaster didposition, which obviously closed to common style for
not accomplish all the space missions perfectly andmost people’s convenience and habits, and it
also made mistakes. Astronaut David Scott in Apolloobviously run counter to the fact that it was not
XV used to prove in 1996 that: in his secondmembersliable to use automatic winding movement which
of Apollo 13 signed their names and presentedrelied on gravity winding in the environment of no
Omega with The Snoopy Awardspacewalk to thegravity in space mission. Therefore, the
moon, he found that the mirror of his Speedmasteradvertisement of “the magic Speedmaster used
broke off, so the next time what he wore wasto shuttle in the universe and land on the moon with
Waltham from himself which had similar functions, andastronauts and is appointed as chronograph by
this watch did a good job in the severe environmentRussian Space Agency and in international space
at that time. Therefore, Speedmaster was not theprojects nowadays” obviously misguided watch
ONLY watch worn on the moon, Waltham waslovers who wanted to have a relationship with
another one known.explorations and achievements in history through
wearing Speedmaster. 
Speedmaster Apollo XVII Limited Edition
Speedmaster became world famous because ofSpeedmaster Replica
space mission, which intrigued the dissatisfaction ofTherefore, Speedmaster Broad Arrow should be
Bulova, an American watch company, and especiallyconsidered as the extensional edition just as
Buy American Act still existed at that time. BulovaSpeedmaster Michael Schumacher?Speedmaster
pressured on congressmen, and tried to force theMoonphase? Speedmaster Day-Date?Speedmaster
director of NASA to consider Bulova chronograph asLadies? Speedmaster Rattrapante and Speedmaster
the standard issue for astronauts who would be onRacing. So even though the movement of
the mission to the moon. In particular afterwards,Speedmaster Broad Arrow is excellent and the
since Apollo had made great achievements, plus othersemblance is exquisite, to watch lovers who are
reasons, NASA announced that manned lunar-landingaddicted to the excitement of space exploration and
would come to a halt after Apollo 17 in Dec of 1972.the beauty of moon watch, they only think
So Bulova tried to persuade NASA even moreSpeedmaster(Professional) is the real space watch,
strongly and hoped that their watch could be worn inand nothing can replace that.