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NASA astronauts frequently wore Rolex watches, some even accompanying them . A Rolex watch that was flown to the moon is now the most expensive astronaut .A rare Rolex GMT-Master worn by Edgar Mitchell on Apollo 14. Photo: RR Auctions. The . NASA astronauts frequently wore Rolex watches, some even accompanying them in space! We went watch spotting in the NASA archives, and spotted Rolex watches.
A Rolex watch that was flown to the moon is now the most expensive astronaut timepiece to sell at auction. The personal GMT-Master chronometer worn by NASA astronaut Edgar Mitchell as lunar.A rare Rolex GMT-Master worn by Edgar Mitchell on Apollo 14. Photo: RR Auctions. The personal GMT-Master chronometer worn by NASA astronaut Edgar Mitchell on the 1971 Apollo 14 mission sold for ,163,199 on Thursday October 24 at RR Auctions.
In 1957, the first artificial satellite named Sputnik 1 was launched into space by the Soviet Union, triggering a race among nations. For security reasons, astronauts always carried a wristwatch with them. These six timepieces played a unique role in this conquest of space. Astronaut Edgar Mitchell's GMT-Master worn on the Apollo 14 mission was the first Rolex on the Moon.
When NASA astronaut Edgar Mitchell's GMT-Master that flew on Apollo 14 received a bid of half a million dollars this week, exceeding the estimate by 0,000, I decided to call Bobby Livingston, the executive vice-president at Boston-based RR Auction, which is consigning the astronaut's watch. Below is a fascinating list of NASA Astronauts, Test Pilots and Flight Directors I have discovered and documented wearing Rolex watches over the dozen decade: Chuck Yeager of Edwards Air Force Base was first to break sound barrier in 1947 while wearing a Rolex Perpetual Oyster. Astronauts Edgar Mitchell and Stuart Roosa each wore a Rolex GMT-Master on their wrist. We know that Mitchell wore both the Rolex and his Speedmaster during the mission, both of which you can see in images of him suiting up pre-flight and inside the Kitty Hawk command module.
Rolex has never been an officially-sanctioned watch for any space missions, but it has historically been very popular with astronauts, with no Rolex model being more associated with space exploration than the GMT-Master — particularly ref. 1675, which was in production from 1959 to 1980. These second-generation GMT-Masters were especially . One of the most interesting instances of a Rolex being worn, however, is in space – with several NASA astronauts taking their Rolex watches up with them into space, relying on their incredible accuracy and durable design to deliver the time back home. NASA astronauts frequently wore Rolex watches, some even accompanying them in space! We went watch spotting in the NASA archives, and spotted Rolex watches.
A Rolex watch that was flown to the moon is now the most expensive astronaut timepiece to sell at auction. The personal GMT-Master chronometer worn by NASA astronaut Edgar Mitchell as lunar.A rare Rolex GMT-Master worn by Edgar Mitchell on Apollo 14. Photo: RR Auctions. The personal GMT-Master chronometer worn by NASA astronaut Edgar Mitchell on the 1971 Apollo 14 mission sold for ,163,199 on Thursday October 24 at RR Auctions.
In 1957, the first artificial satellite named Sputnik 1 was launched into space by the Soviet Union, triggering a race among nations. For security reasons, astronauts always carried a wristwatch with them. These six timepieces played a unique role in this conquest of space.
Astronaut Edgar Mitchell's GMT-Master worn on the Apollo 14 mission was the first Rolex on the Moon. When NASA astronaut Edgar Mitchell's GMT-Master that flew on Apollo 14 received a bid of half a million dollars this week, exceeding the estimate by 0,000, I decided to call Bobby Livingston, the executive vice-president at Boston-based RR Auction, which is consigning the astronaut's watch. Below is a fascinating list of NASA Astronauts, Test Pilots and Flight Directors I have discovered and documented wearing Rolex watches over the dozen decade: Chuck Yeager of Edwards Air Force Base was first to break sound barrier in 1947 while wearing a Rolex Perpetual Oyster.
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Astronauts Edgar Mitchell and Stuart Roosa each wore a Rolex GMT-Master on their wrist. We know that Mitchell wore both the Rolex and his Speedmaster during the mission, both of which you can see in images of him suiting up pre-flight and inside the Kitty Hawk command module.
Rolex has never been an officially-sanctioned watch for any space missions, but it has historically been very popular with astronauts, with no Rolex model being more associated with space exploration than the GMT-Master — particularly ref. 1675, which was in production from 1959 to 1980. These second-generation GMT-Masters were especially .
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