Apollo 14 Flown Rolex GMT From the Collection of Edgar Mitchell...What a stunner!!

[flyinghell34]

You don't see something like this one very often. What a stunner!!

Courtesy RR Auction

"Edgar Mitchell's flown Rolex GMT-Master chronometer watch (Reference #1675) worn on the Apollo 14 mission, serial no. 2448767, as seen in film footage of Mitchell suiting up prior to flight and in onboard footage taken inside the Command Module. The caseback is engraved, "Worn by Cdr. E. Mitchell on Apollo 14, 1971, To Karlin—My Daughter." It features a 26-jewel Oyster Perpetual Movement, black dial, blue-and-red bezel with 24-hour scale (nicknamed the 'Pepsi' color scheme), date indicator with famous Rolex 'Cyclops' magnifying bubble in the acrylic crystal, and Rolex Steelinox bracelet with fliplock clasp."

https://www.rrauction.com/auctions/l...ction/?cat=740

[fozzyf18]

Amazing. Thanks for sharing!

[Dr.Smellody]

Out of this world!

[Pete17]

Thanks for sharing, she’s in beautiful condition too.
I wonder if he wore it on the lunar surface….


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[swish77]

Originally Posted by Pete17

Thanks for sharing, she’s in beautiful condition too.
I wonder if he wore it on the lunar surface

Presumably he did wear it as he and Alan Shepard walked on the moon. I suppose he could have left the watch in the lunar module, but why would he?

Pretty darn cool to think he was wearing this GMT as he collected rocks and soil on the moon.

[Funkle]

Originally Posted by swish77

I suppose he could have left the watch in the lunar module, but why would he?

Bad neighborhood?

[FLGatorM5]

Originally Posted by Funkle

Bad neighborhood?

That made me laugh.

Cool watch. Thanks for posting.

[fivedime]

Originally Posted by swish77

Presumably he did wear it as he and Alan Shepard walked on the moon. I suppose he could have left the watch in the lunar module, but why would he?

Pretty darn cool to think he was wearing this GMT as he collected rocks and soil on the moon.

This. Although it depends on how you define “worn on the surface of the Moon.” It would stretch the bounds of credulity to think he left it in the Command Module when transitioning to the LM and eventual landing…on the surface of the Moon…so, worn on the surface of the Moon in that regard.

That aside, I can’t think of any reason *not* to have left it on when suiting up for EVAs, either.

[Dan Pierce]

That's out of this world provenance.
dP

[derekhayden]

We need more posts like this.

[brandrea]

I didn’t click the link, but it sounds amazing

[omar-rye]

Originally Posted by brandrea

I didn’t click the link, but it sounds amazing

There you go





















$400k estimate

[brandrea]

Originally Posted by omar-rye

There you go

$400k estimate]

Thank you

Why does the engraving on the caseback look so fresh?


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[omar-rye]

Originally Posted by brandrea

Thank you

Why does the engraving on the caseback look so fresh?


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It looks like he engraved it later in its life, just before gifting it to his daughter, and I assume she never wore it or hardly ever did.

[brandrea]

Originally Posted by omar-rye

It looks like he engraved it later in its life, just before gifting it to his daughter, and I assume she never wore it or hardly ever did.

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[flyinghell34]

Thank you for uploading the images. I could not get them to load.

Originally Posted by brandrea

Thank you

Why does the engraving on the caseback look so fresh?


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I think the engraving is just as fresh looking as the watch itself. Most likely it’s been sitting aside for years unworn until now.

[tictic]

If the eventual buyer then posts here as an *incoming*, would that beat the LeMans Daytona for best incoming post ever?

[rockmastermike]

as a cynical old guy I'm not impressed by much - however this is just cool
thanks for sharing

[offrdmania]

It may be cheap now at only 13 grand but that auction runs for another month.

[996marty]

Great looking watch and someone is going to buy a piece of history

[KY..]

Impeccable provenance and condition, there is no level greater than his one… thanks for sharing.

[GB2]

IMHO : End-links 285 for 1665...

[swish77]

Originally Posted by GB2

IMHO : End-links 285 for 1665...

Funny post, as if that matters. He needed that bracelet with the diver extension to get it over his spacesuit. Makes it even cooler!

[fivedime]

Originally Posted by swish77

Funny post, as if that matters. He needed that bracelet with the diver extension to get it over his spacesuit. Makes it even cooler!

It would have been worn under the pressure suit. Likely a Sub bracelet adapted to fit with whatever end links needed to get a fliplock. Sane reason 16710s are often seen (and could in fact be ordered with) Explorer bracelets.

[southtexas]

Wow

[dhknola]

This the coolest GMT to ever hit the auction block, 1.25 mil hammer is my guess AND that will be a bargain to be able to own and set the next price for this hammer.

[bondtoys]

Who ever recut that case and eventually laserwelded it commited a crime
Why erasing all signs of 5this amazing history?

[swish77]

Originally Posted by bondtoys

Who ever recut that case and eventually laserwelded it commited a crime
Why erasing all signs of 5this amazing history?

What makes you think it was laser-welded?

[Dan S]

Originally Posted by bondtoys

Who ever recut that case and eventually laserwelded it commited a crime
Why erasing all signs of 5this amazing history?

Don't forget the re-lume and artificial fading of the insert. :eyeroll:

[Pete17]

Originally Posted by Dan S

Don't forget the re-lume and artificial fading of the insert. :eyeroll:

What re-lume? Nothing wrong with that dial..


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