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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[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

[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.

[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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[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.

[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.

[996marty]

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

[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?

[KY..]

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

[GB2]

IMHO : End-links 285 for 1665...

[southtexas]

Wow

[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!

[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:

[flyinghell34]

Checking in on this today and the current bid is $551,406 with 8 days to go.

[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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[502 to Right]

I was going to buy this but it looks like it has service hands. Now I'm not interested.

[offrdmania]

Im sure Rolex is in the hunt and will probably be the one who buys it for their collection

[Funkle]

Originally Posted by swish77

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

Bad neighborhood?