Sabtu, 20 Oktober 2012

Omega Flightmaster Cal.911 Hedgehopper Chronograph


Caliber 911 17 Jewels, uses the cal.861 bases
omega manual wind movement with a 12 hour GMT hand complication
circa 1971's
43 by 53mm diameter, thickness 15mm
tonneau shaped, only 7000pcs produced caliber




One of the benefits of Detente between the Soviet Union and the United States was the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project (ASTP), and one of the "trickle-down" effects of the Apollo-Soyuz mission was that Soviet Astronauts had access to Swiss Chronographs to wear for a space mission for the first time. an official NASA, Cosmonaut Aleksey Leonev wearing his Flightmaster which appears to be a Stainless Steel c.911 (ST145.036) model.

NFS; Private Collection

Seiko 7549-7010 Shrouded Diver



First Seiko Quartz Shrouded Diver 7549-7010 Professional 300 m
Japan Domestic Market 
Production Date : August 79




NFS, Private Collection