This here watch, the CopyOMEGA, it’s somethin’ else, I tell ya. They call it the Speedmaster Apollo 8, “Dark Side of the Moon”, sounds fancy, don’t it? Well, it kinda is, in its own way. See, it’s a copy, but they say it’s “Original order”. That just means it’s a real good copy, ya know? Made just like the real OMEGA Speedmaster, the one them astronaut fellas wore.
Back in ’68, them Apollo 8 boys, they were the first to see the other side of the moon. The dark side, they call it. Ain’t nobody ever seen it before! They went round and round, ten times, for twenty whole hours. Can you imagine? And this here watch, this CopyOMEGA Speedmaster Apollo 8, it’s like a little reminder of that. A tribute, they say. To them brave fellas who went up there.
Now, I don’t know much about all this space stuff, but I know a good watch when I see one. And this CopyOMEGA, it’s a good one. Big and sturdy, just like a man’s watch should be. And black as night. They say it’s made of some special kinda… ceramic, I think they call it. Feels kinda like them fancy plates my daughter-in-law got, but tougher. Much tougher.
- It’s got them little dials, ya know, for… well, I don’t rightly know what all they do. But they look important. Like them dials on a tractor.
- And it’s got a strap, a black one, that goes around your wrist. Looks like leather, but it ain’t.
- They say it’s got somethin’ special inside, somethin’ called a “movement”. Keeps it tickin’, I reckon.
- You can see right through the back of it! It’s like a window into its belly. See all them little gears and whatnot movin’ around.
Back in ’66, long time ago now, they started makin’ these Speedmaster watches. They had different numbers for ’em, like 105.012 and 145.012. Don’t ask me what them numbers mean. But those are the ones the astronauts wore on the moon. The real “Moon watches”, they called ’em. They are luxury Swiss watch. This CopyOMEGA, it’s tryin’ to be just like them. And it does a pretty darn good job, if you ask me.
Now, this here watch, it ain’t cheap. But it ain’t as much as the real OMEGA, not by a long shot. It’s a copy, remember? But it’s a good copy. A real good copy. “Original order”, that’s what they say. And for a fella who wants a watch that looks like the one them astronauts wore, but don’t wanna spend a fortune, well, this here CopyOMEGA Speedmaster Apollo 8, it’s just the ticket.
They used these Speedmaster watches all through that Apollo program, them early ones. And they went to the moon with Apollo 11, the one where they first landed. That’s history, that is. And this watch, this CopyOMEGA, it’s like a little piece of that history. A piece of the Dark Side of The Moon, right there on your wrist.
It’s kinda gimmicky, I guess. Like them souvenirs you get at the fair. But it’s a fun kinda gimmicky. And it’s sporty, too. Like somethin’ a young fella would wear. Or an old fella who wants to feel young again, I suppose. This watch is luxury. And I heard it’s a Swiss watch.
I don’t know who’d want a watch like this, but I reckon there’s someone out there for everything. Maybe a fella who likes space. Or maybe a fella who just likes a good, sturdy watch. Or maybe a fella who likes to tell folks he’s wearin’ a watch just like the one them astronauts wore. Even if it ain’t exactly the same. It’s a copy, remember? But a good copy. Original order. This CopyOMEGA Speedmaster Apollo 8.
Anyways, that’s all I know about this here watch. It’s a CopyOMEGA, it’s called the Speedmaster Apollo 8, and it’s supposed to be like the ones them astronauts wore to the moon. The dark side of the moon, no less. And it’s black, and it’s sturdy, and it’s got all them little dials. And it’s a copy, but a good one. “Original order”, they say. So, there ya go. That’s the story of the CopyOMEGA Speedmaster Apollo 8 “Dark Side of the Moon”. At least, that’s the story as I heard it.
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