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re: $350 Rolex now worth $500,000.00
Posted on 1/26/20 at 9:43 am to BigPapiDoesItAgain
Posted on 1/26/20 at 9:43 am to BigPapiDoesItAgain
Several Seiko models were issued to astronauts as well.
As far as utility, in the days before handheld computers wristwatches (chronometers) were commonly used by pilots to calculate all kinds of stuff.
As far as utility, in the days before handheld computers wristwatches (chronometers) were commonly used by pilots to calculate all kinds of stuff.
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Posted on 1/26/20 at 9:55 am to highcotton2
How does the label on the back get faded all the way down, and this watch never been worn?
Posted on 1/26/20 at 10:46 am to G2160
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Were these watches used for meaningful timekeeping, or just for marketing?
The story goes that Jim Lovell's Speedy Pro chrono was the device used in the timing of the maneuver to get the craft back on course as there was a malfunction in the onboard clock, so yes, I would say that the watch was used as a meaningful tool at least on the onboard portion of at least one mission. I think the other point of that is hammered across is the rigorous testing the watch had to undergo to obtain approval to be used on these missions. One can certainly take that for what it is worth, but for individuals that are into watches, this is an interesting situation.
Posted on 1/26/20 at 11:56 am to bhtigerfan
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leaving them in the boxes and storing them for 40 years
It’s amazing how much the original box adds to the value. Sometimes it’s not in the best of condition and it still adds value.
Love watching the Road Show. Still looking to find my treasure!
Posted on 1/26/20 at 11:59 am to highcotton2
I like Antiques Roadshow but a lot of their experts are off on the value of items. People also bring it items that they know are worth a lot of money but pretend they don't.
Posted on 1/26/20 at 12:00 pm to highcotton2
Can't believe this guy has had a 6263 for all those years and hasn't even enjoyed it. Hope he sells it so someone can give it the love it deserves. I'm not a huge Daytona guy, but people think the 6263 is a grail watch.
He can make a ton of money and someone can get one of the most coveted Rolexes on the market. Win-win for everyone involved.
ETA: There are a ton of people capable and willing to pay $500,000 for this particular watch. As stated, many consider it one if the best Daytona designs of all time .
He can make a ton of money and someone can get one of the most coveted Rolexes on the market. Win-win for everyone involved.
ETA: There are a ton of people capable and willing to pay $500,000 for this particular watch. As stated, many consider it one if the best Daytona designs of all time .
This post was edited on 1/26/20 at 12:07 pm
Posted on 1/26/20 at 12:41 pm to Mouth
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How does the label on the back get faded all the way down, and this watch never been worn?
I’m sure it was worn for a short time.
I bought a 1972 Winchester rifle from a guy and it still had the Genuine Walnut sticker on the stock. I would take $100,000 for it.
This post was edited on 1/26/20 at 1:07 pm
Posted on 1/26/20 at 2:15 pm to highcotton2
Awesome story and watch.
Posted on 1/26/20 at 2:16 pm to highcotton2
It's only worth that if someone will pay it.
Posted on 1/26/20 at 9:29 pm to highcotton2
I just got a Citizen blue angel eco drive so not sweating it
Posted on 1/26/20 at 10:42 pm to highcotton2
well, it is a nice watch....
Posted on 1/27/20 at 6:28 am to BigPapiDoesItAgain
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However, a very common favorite amongst space mission astronauts was also Rolex GMT master, which has also been worn on a moonwalk.
There is so much that is apocryphal surrounding the NASA watches from the Apollo era - much of that tied up in Omega's identification (and marketing) on that point.
The "official", "approved" chronographs issued to Apollo astronauts were Omega Speedmasters, overwhelmingly pre-861 (meaning 321s) actions and these are the only ones we can firmly document.
As far as Rolex GMT - Jack Swigert almost certainly wore a Rolex GMT on Apollo 13 (in addition to an Omega Speedmaster), but he did not (obviously) wear it on the Moon, nor was he scheduled to do so as the Command Module pilot he would have remained in Lunar orbit, regardless of the disaster.
Dave Scott (Apollo 15) wore a Waltham chrongraph on at least one of his EVAs.
Other than Omega Speedmasters (Aldrin and Shepard, for sure), Swigert's GMT and Scott's Waltham, I've been unable to document other watches on or near the moon.
This post was edited on 1/27/20 at 6:28 am
Posted on 1/27/20 at 7:26 am to Ace Midnight
Here is a story that was included in an auction booklet about a moon watch.
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A Rolex watch known to have landed on the surface of the moon. Apollo 17 Lunar Module Flown Rolex GMT-Master Chronometer Directly from the Personal Collection of Mission Command Module Pilot Ron Evans, Signed and Certified. It is widely known that the Omega Speedmaster Pro was the only watch approved by NASA for use on the Apollo moon flights. Its official status has led it be called the "Moonwatch." Many students and collectors of space-flown timepieces are aware that Jack Swigert carried and/or wore a Rolex on the ill-fated Apollo 13 flight which never landed on the moon. The possibility has recently been raised that Edgar Mitchell took his Rolex to the moon. We are not aware, however, of any moon-landed Rolexes ever having been publicly offered for sale. This handsome, all-original, 1968-era Rolex Oyster Perpetual GMT-Master was Apollo 17 Astronaut Ron Evans' personal watch. He placed it into his Personal Preference Kit (PPK) which was taken to the moon by his crewmates Gene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt aboard the Lunar Module Challenger, while he orbited the moon in the Command Module America. It remained on the moon for approximately seventy-five hours on what, up to this day, was the last manned lunar landing mission. After Evans' return to Earth, he certified the watch by engraving the pertinent facts and his name along the outside edge of the back of the watch with an electric engraving tool. He wrote: "FLOWN ON APOLLO XVII 6-19 DEC 72 ON MOON 11-17[?] DEC RON EVANS". Apparently, he did not remove the stainless steel band to accomplish this as the "writing" is a bit rough and shaky. The apparent "7" in the "ON MOON" phrase was certainly intended by him to be a "4" but, it being directly below the band's attachment to the watch, and due to the size of the portable engraving machine, the number was not clearly engraved. There can be no doubt that this watch belonged to Evans and that he took it with him on Apollo 17. A totally unique item worthy of the finest institutional or private space or timepiece collection.
Posted on 1/27/20 at 8:45 am to highcotton2
beautiful watch
Posted on 1/27/20 at 8:47 am to highcotton2
That’s a fine looking watch
That I would sell in a heartbeat If someone offered me the value of a damn mansion for
That I would sell in a heartbeat If someone offered me the value of a damn mansion for
Posted on 1/27/20 at 9:15 am to highcotton2
Cool panda. I’d wear it on a strap...that model doesn’t have terrible lugs like most Rolex.
Posted on 1/27/20 at 9:20 am to highcotton2
“Well look man, I’ve got to get it appraised and certified, and I’ve got to find someone to sell it, and honestly the watch market has been tanking lately. So I mean I know what my own expert just told you it’s worth but I’ll give you 75 bucks and that’s more than I want to offer.”
Posted on 1/27/20 at 9:21 am to highcotton2
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Antique Roadshow
These folks are the reason my mom refuses to throw anything away. The Antique Roadshow has convinced everyone they have hundreds of thousands of dollars of shite stored in their attic.
Posted on 1/27/20 at 9:22 am to highcotton2
I actually have that same watch, it’s priceless to me.
Posted on 1/27/20 at 9:23 am to bhtigerfan
Man I had all of the Star Wars figures as a kid... of course I actually took them out of the boxes and played with them. Imagine if I had kept those things in mint condition in the boxes. I had so many, and the Millennium Falcon too.
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