Dr. N.
Everyone, thinking about Apollo missions, they visualize the famous image of the men in the bulky white overalls, the rocky ground, the black sky and theOmega Speedmaster Moonwatch On the wrist. But there is also another watch which boasts the title of "lunar": is the Bulova Lunar Pilot, used by Dave Scott in the mission Apollo 15.
Bulova Lunar Pilot: the story and the return to production
In the early seventies, the Apollo missions were gradually running out. One of the latest is Apollo 15, in that 1971 also sees the pilot as protagonist Dave Scott. During mission activities, Scott breaks up theOmega Speedmaster provided by NASA, and asks for permission from mission control to wear the Bulova chronograph personally given to him by the company. The clock effectively fulfills its task and goes down in history, together with the Speedmaster di Omega, as a chronograph used in the Apollo missions.
In 2015, Dave Scott auction the Bulova used by him back in 1971, grossing over one and a half million dollars. Bulova, struck by the interest in this timepiece, she brought it back into production, this time with an al movement quartz in place of the mechanical one Universal Geneve of the predecessor.
Bulova Lunar Pilot: Aesthetics, technique, price
Bulova it was not limited to a mere nostalgia operation: the modern Lunar Pilot yes, it takes up the aesthetic lines of its predecessor, but with completely innovative technical choices. The US company employs in the Lunar Pilot a caliber al high frequency quartz, as indicated by the wording “262 khz” on the dial. This movement allows to maintain an exceptional precision of ten seconds a year, as well as to simulate the mechanical movement of the chronograph sphere.
If the mechanics it is innovative, it style it is traditional, indeed, it incorporates in every part that of the model it participated in Apollo 15. The large buttons to operate the chronograph even with gloves on, the diameter of the broad chest - well 45 millimeters - the high-contrast dial, everything brings back to the seventies, in line with the wave neo vintage that is having so much success in contemporary watchmaking. The Bulova Lunar Pilot it is available with a brushed steel case or with black PVD treatment, with bracelet or strap.
Il price It is one of strengths of the Bulova Lunar Pilot. To take home this "historically correct" alternative to the Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch, about 500 euro.
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