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… and remembering those three brave men aboard Apollo XI who dared to risk their lives to fulfill that most awesome achievement for Humankind. Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins, true heroes. I will never forget the thrill, excitement and awe...  

True heroes of our time. I’m sure that they would appreciate your tribute. I salute them ! ...  

…dear Captain! These men surely deserve our tribute. I can see the characteristic bevel inside lire lug of a CB case there? Do I see well? Cheers my friend! Abel

You certainly know your Speedmasters.

I still need to have a CB case in my collection. Not an easy piece to get. Keep enjoying yours so much! Cheers! Abel

I’m still looking for a certain special Submariner 😉

… and call the help of Lady Luck to find our watches some day soon! 😉☺️☺️☺️

. . . (aside from a NASA-issued 105.012, of course!) would be the A.C.P. This example . . . . . . was posted by Anotol a few years back. Why the A.C.P.? Because the dial was made especially for a private group of auto enthusiasts in Peru. Our So Cal alpha...  

… dear Art! That would be a great choice indeed. Of course I would also love to own a NASA issued example. But I feel it would be an out of my reach financial possibility and probably an invitation to an FBI visit! Lol! Cheers! Abel

One for the collection !

. . . and there's an owner's registry with a confirmed population well short of that number. Our HSTE has an A.C.P., and Anotol owned one in the past. A few years ago, a tattered A.C.P. was offered on eBay. The seller was in Peru, and if my memory is to b... 

They were all delivered on July 2, 1964.

Not a lot of people know that ! ...  

. . . Omega's agent celebrates the Second.

. . . with an order for ten Speedies with a dial like this: [mock-up prepared by mrsnak] Art ...  

. . . in there as well. Alphabet soup gang transliterates to ⍶βɣ. Omega declined to indulge us. So we had to settle . . . . . . for t-shirts instead. ...  

I don’t know the policy of Omega to accept or refuse an order for an special marking on dial. May be it requires a large order or perhaps they don’t accept that at all.

. . . to engrave cases, and has done so recently for a group of collectors. But customized dials? No such luck.

… special inscriptions is a very restricted option. Hagwe my friend! Abel

… very rare variant! A rare bird for sure!

I can’t but love the Speedmaster, in almost all it’s iterations. I just watched last night a Netflix documentary called Mission Control which focused on the ground crew for the various space programs of that era. It’s good viewing if you have access to it... 

… and interesting info about film and podcasts Jay! I can well understand you. I was 20 years old in July 1969 and as most people received those images and news in newspapers and TV with awe and admiration. It was an engineering miracle and a mix of scien... 

credits Fuzz Baldrin Jeez, that long ago already? ...  

Especialmente el Moonshine!

… to share these shots and watches! Cheers!

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You show yours in great company in your watch box! Enjoy both beauties so much and thank you for sharing them! Cheers! Abel