I am surprised that the Yes watch went to space too! Look at the knowledge that can be shared here when space watch fans gather!Originally Posted by MarkB
Pic of the Yes Inca watch in action on STS-122 commander, astronaut Steve Frick's wrist, (could easily mistaken for a X33):
http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/...22e006301.html
Last edited by SJACKAL; February 15th, 2008 at 17:52.
Seiko 6139 as worn on Skylab 4 in 1973/4 -
Wow! How great it is to see so many new participants on this space related watch forum! Glad to have the opportunity to read the many postings above.
I must say, however, that many of the claims detailed are highly suspect: Lanco, Glygine (Glycine?), Yes, Fortis Marinemaster and even the Omega Flightmaster - from what resources can we confirm that any of these watches were flown in orbit? Who, specifically, wore them? On which missions were they supposedly flown on? Most US and Soviet (Russian) manned missions have been documented, both in declassified post-flight mission reports and in photos. I've read and seen hundreds of these reports and photos, but have never come across any of these watches.
If anyone has such documentation, please share it with us. Whether by guiding us to web sites or by posting images...whatever you can do will be greatly appreciated. Without such documentation, these watches cannot (and should not) be considered as having been flown in orbit. They are, of course, beautiful watches - very cool, indeed - but manufacture's claims in advertising and/or rumors heard about watches supposedly flown, do not make for much of a case. Please contribute your info!
fwiw, There's an accutron in the classified, with some other watches in the same ad. This model is signed by buzz aldrin and has some nasa paperwork with it.
I don't have evidence that the Flightmaster was in space. However there is a fairly famous picture from Alexei Leonov, the Russian Cosmonaut, wearing an Omega Flightmaster during training for his command of the first crew for the first joint Soviet-American space mission under the ASTP program (Apollo-Soyuz Test Project).
If the watch eventually went up with him I don't know.
The next picture shows Astronauts Charles Conrad Jr. (left) and L. Gordon Cooper Jr. walk across the deck of USS Lake Champlain, the recovery aircraft carrier, following splashdown and recovery from the ocean, August 29, 1965 (Gemini 5). I've carefully studied a high res version of this picture, and the second watch on the wrist of Charles Conrad could very well be a Glycine Airman. Can't say for sure though. Click on the picture for the high res version.
Here the two watches, cut out of the high res picture, and sharpened slightly. That looks a lot like an Airman to me.
Last edited by Ron Engels; February 15th, 2008 at 21:01.
Ron.
That's because Dr. Rendezvous is a PAID ENDORSER for Accutron.
Nice catch, Ron! Looks like Pete Conrad either flew with that personal watch or it was brought aboard the carrier as part of his personal kit (which were there to meet all of the astronauts aboard their recovery carriers). I think you may have a shot at a good claim here, though,
because he and Gordo are still in their flight suits, fresh off the chopper.
Beautiful find! Could you show us a nice image of what this watch looks like?
Leonov is more likely to have flown with the Speedy Pro, as it was already flying with the Soviet's by 1968. Still, it's a possibility I suppose.
Gus Virgil Grissom was the second American into space "Liberty Bell 7"July 21 1961Wow! How great it is to see so many new participants on this space related watch forum! Glad to have the opportunity to read the many postings above.
If anyone has such documentation, please share it with us. Whether by guiding us to web sites or by posting images...whatever you can do will be greatly appreciated. Without such documentation, these watches cannot (and should not) be considered as having been flown in orbit. They are, of course, beautiful watches - very cool, indeed - but manufacture's claims in advertising and/or rumors heard about watches supposedly flown, do not make for much of a case. Please contribute your info!Grissom wore a Fortis Marinemaster that was given to him as a gift fact.Fred Ward (the actor) who played Grissom had a Fortis Marinemaster on his wrist in the 1983 film "The Right Stuff"
"If we die,we want people to accept it We are in a risky business and We hope that if anything happens to us it will not delay the program.The conquest of space is worth the risk of life" Gus Grissom March 1965
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Very nice post, thanks to alla nd we have to keep it alive!
for what I know, the Glycine Airman is correctly on the wrist of Astronaut Conrad, in my site I've put the same picture, from about one year...
About the Flighmaster, its's true that Leonov wear it for the training, nobody knows if the FM has flown , but I think that, yes, there's no reason why he never put in her wrist in almost one mission.
The Fortis Cosmonauts with Lemania 5100 (not the B42 type) are a big mistery... the have flown or noT? But better, they have going outside the orbiter?
Fortis say that they was worn at 400 km height outside the ISS but there's no evidence on this, no picture, no any other official documents. But I will trust them, so I have put in the category of "space watches" in my web site.
The Fortis company do not reply any email about this issue, I have send thousands!
The only B42's I've seen in space it was the Paolo Nespoli one in his last Shuttle Mission, he wear the new titanium version with black pushers and crown and Valjoux 7750 movement... this watch was used only inside the orbiter, while Astronaut Nespoli don go out for any EVA.
About the G-shock that Anton ask me for the model it seems the DW-9100 Riseman, you see here the model I have recently buy on the bay for very low amount!
Sorry for the delay but I was out for a business trip...
Movie set props from "The Right Stuff" don't serve as evidence of actual historical facts, though the motion picture is fantastic, and is a favorite of mine. I have not seen any photos of Gus Grissom wearing the Fortis neither during training nor on the day of launch/recovery of Mercury IV. The dozens of photos that I have seen reveal that Gus wore no watch on the mission. See if you can provide us with some photos if you can. Thanks.Gus Virgil Grissom was the second American into space "Liberty Bell 7"July 21 1961
"If we die,we want people to accept it We are in a risky business and We hope that if anything happens to us it will not delay the program.The conquest of space is worth the risk of life" Gus Grissom March 1965
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