Apollo 15 and Bulova 52nd Anniversary
August 02,1971 at 17:11:23 UTC,
52 years ago, marks the exact time that Apollo 15 with Cmdr. David Scott and his crew launched from the Moon to head back to Earth in the EVA-3 Lunar Module with an American made Bulova. 🎉💥🎉🥂
The story says that his Omega Speedmaster lost the crystal at some point, so he wore his American made Bulova instead 🤔 as a replacement.
Rumour, says that Bulova and Scott may have conveniently set it up? as his Bulova was packed and ready to go 🤔😀.
Regardless, an American made watch landed on the Moon and inspired the ever popular re-release of the Bulova 45 mm Lunar Pilot we enjoy today. I hope all owners wear their Bulova Lunar Pilot proudly today.
**** The original Lunar Pilot worn by Scott was SOLD at auction in 2015 for $1.625 million to an anonymous Florida business man.
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The crystal on his Omega detached some time during the first EVA; which shoots down the claim that the Bulova was the first watch to drive on the moon
Got mine on today pretending I’m in a space capsule as I’m working in a very small cupboard under stairs boarding it out 🤣🤣
Buzz wore first watch on the moon because Neil's Speedmaster was being used as a stand in for the broken Bulova mission timer on the Eagle.
Very cool 🌜😎👍🏻
I wonder what type of marketing Omega would have done if Dave Scott didnt have the Lunar Pilot with him, how long would "Only watch on the Moon" would have lasted