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15 August 2015, 12:44 AM
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Speedmasters Still Being Used in Space
https://www.hodinkee.com/blog/actual...eva-today-well
I'm actually surprised that Omega doesn't talk about this more. I wonder why that is. Always nice to see watches with history still being used for their original purpose. It's awesome for people to look a their current moonwatch and be able to say that it's currently being used in space. Omega gets a lot of flak (deservedly) for all those special editions, but I give them so much credit for keeping the moonwatch as close to the originals as they have. Just goes to show how far ahead of its time the design truly was. Picture from 2014 
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15 August 2015, 01:44 AM
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Oh snap! Mega cool.
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15 August 2015, 02:45 AM
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Correction: The picture I posted was from 2010
This is the one from 2014 
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15 August 2015, 09:07 AM
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Imagine the "lume " in Space! :) AL
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15 August 2015, 11:43 AM
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Amazing pics
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15 August 2015, 12:57 PM
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15 August 2015, 01:14 PM
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Awesome
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15 August 2015, 02:07 PM
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That's very cool. Thanks for sharing. I never would have thought that the astronauts would still be using watches like this over their spacesuits.
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15 August 2015, 08:07 PM
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Got goose bumps looking at those images. Amazing, thanks for posting.
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15 August 2015, 09:31 PM
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Great to know and great post! Thanks for sharing!
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15 August 2015, 11:53 PM
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These pictures are way too cool! Thanks for sharing.
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17 August 2015, 07:44 PM
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Cool. And I thought that Fortis had the cosmonauts sewn up
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18 August 2015, 12:47 AM
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Amazing stuff, thanks a lot for sharing!
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18 August 2015, 02:58 AM
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Wonderful toolwatch
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18 August 2015, 03:31 AM
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I wonder what the recommended service interval is for a Speedmaster used in EVA? It blows my mind to think of that watch, ticking away in the frozen vacuum of space.
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