omega speedmaster moon watch

[deltatahoe]

so i was lucky to pick up an old version omega speedmaster moon watch from hank7502 (perfect transaction by the way) a couple weeks ago; while i like the watch on the speedmaster bracelet (apparently the old-style bracelet is very accurate), i was intrigued by the custom moon watch velcro straps offered by a guy named carl evans on timezone. apparently the original speedmaster moon watches worn to the moon were worn on the outside of their space suits with a velcro strap, so carl decided to start making velcro straps with several different label options to commemorate the first landing on the moon (you can see his sales post here on the timezone trading forum).

i hadn't seen anyone here on RWG with one of these velcro straps, so i decided to go for it and see how it looks. carl was a pleasure to deal with; he asks for your wrist size and strap preferences, and custom makes each strap according to your specifications with your label of choice (he made my strap and shipped it out the same day i ordered it). i went for the label that had the drawing number from the original velcro strap blueprint (DWG SEB12100030) and NASA-APOLLO-SKYLAB written on it, and i think it looks great on the moon watch. here are some pics:

and a couple wrist shots

thanks for looking,

deltatahoe

[dluddy]

Looks really good. great strap

[Stephane]

Great idea. Beautifull.

I was lucky to get an old speedy aswell and wouldn't mind if you could pass me Carl's details

Cheers

Stephane

[b16a2]

Looks very good on the strap!

[TeeJay]

As someone who spent their childhood wanting to be an astronaut, I have to say, that is an awesome combination, and sounds like an excellent strapmaker to do business with. On a personal preferance, I've always found velcro straps a bit scratchy, but I absolutely love how that looks

[RWG Technical]

Looks really nice, I may have to consider one for my speedy...

RG

[tmg]

That's great looking Deltatahoe!

I ordered one from Carl the other day in the all velcro version, I saw them on TZ as well and had to give it a try on my gen Speedy. You're absolutely correct he's a pleasure to deal with and shipped it out the same day I ordered it too.