Hey there, y’all! Let’s talk about this here watch, the CopyOMEGA Ω Speedmaster Apollo 8 “Dark Side of the Moon” Classic Style. Now, I ain’t no fancy watch expert, but I can tell ya what I see and what I think about it, ya know?
First off, this watch, they call it the “Dark Side of the Moon.” Sounds kinda spooky, don’t it? But it ain’t nothin’ to be scared of. It’s just a fancy name for a watch that looks kinda dark and mysterious, like the back side of the moon where them astronauts went a long time ago. The Apollo 8 crew, they was the first ones to see that dark side, and this watch is supposed to remind us of that.
Now, this watch, it’s made of somethin’ called ceramic. I ain’t never seen ceramic used for nothin’ but plates and cups, but I guess they can make watches out of it too. They say it’s black ceramic, and it sure looks black to me. It’s a big watch, too. They say it’s 44.25mm, which I guess is pretty big for a watch. But I reckon that’s so you can see all the fancy stuff they put on it.
And speaking of fancy stuff, let’s talk about the face of this watch. They call it a skeletonised dial. Now, I ain’t never seen no skeleton on a watch before, but I guess what they mean is you can see all the little gears and springs and such inside. It’s like lookin’ into the engine of a car, but real tiny. And they say them gears and stuff, they’re made to look like the surface of the moon. I guess that’s pretty neat, huh? You can wear the moon right there on your wrist! Wear the moon on your wrist, ain’t that somethin’?
- It’s made of black ceramic.
- The size is pretty big, 44.25mm.
- You can see all the little gears and springs.
They also did somethin’ special to the dial, they used somethin’ called laser ablation. Sounds like somethin’ a doctor would do, but I guess they use it on watches too. It makes the dial look even more like the moon, they say. Mimics the near side of the moon. I tell ya, these watchmakers, they think of everything.
This watch ain’t just some new thing, neither. They been makin’ these “Dark Side of the Moon” watches for a while now. But this year, they made a new one, with a special hand that looks like a rocket. I guess that’s to remind us of them rockets that them astronauts used to get to the moon. Omega Speedmaster Apollo, that’s what they call it.
Now, I ain’t gonna lie, this watch is probably real expensive. I mean, with all that fancy ceramic and laser stuff and skeleton dials, it can’t be cheap. But I guess if you got the money and you like watches, it might be somethin’ you’d want to get. Especially if you’re a space nut and you like all that moon stuff. It’s a tribute to that Apollo 8 mission, ya know?
They made this watch to mark the 50th anniversary of when them fellas went to the moon. That was a big deal, I reckon. And this watch, it’s supposed to be a way to remember that big deal. 50th anniversary, that’s a long time ago!
So, there you have it. That’s my take on this here CopyOMEGA Ω Speedmaster Apollo 8 “Dark Side of the Moon” Classic Style watch. It’s big, it’s black, it’s got a skeleton face, and it reminds us of the moon. And it’s probably real expensive. But hey, if you like it, you like it. And that’s all that matters, ain’t it? It’s a way to remember a big moment in space exploration history.
And don’t forget, this watch is also called the Omega Speedmaster Dark Side of the Moon Apollo 8 (310.92.44.50.01.001). That’s a mouthful, ain’t it? But I guess that’s how they do things in the fancy watch world. Anyways, I hope I explained it good enough for ya. It ain’t easy talkin’ about this fancy stuff, ya know?
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