This here watch, they call it the CopyOMEGA Speedmaster Apollo 8 “Dark Side of the Moon”. Sounds fancy, don’t it? They say it’s just like the one them astronaut fellas wore when they went round the moon. Big deal, I say. My old man went round the pig pen every day, didn’t need no fancy watch for that.
But this one, they say it’s special. ‘Cause it’s all black, like the dark side of the moon. You know, the side you can’t see? Makes you wonder what’s up there, don’t it? Maybe moon rabbits, like in them old stories.
They say this CopyOMEGA Speedmaster, it’s made from some fancy stuff. Ceramic, they call it. Like them plates your grandma used to have? But tougher, I reckon. Gotta be tough to go to space, I suppose. My old boots ain’t ceramic, but they’ve seen plenty of mud and muck.
And get this, they say this Apollo 8 watch, it shows you the moon. Not the real moon, mind you. But a picture of it, all bumpy and with holes. Like my old face, after years of sun and worryin’. They say the real moon looks like a pile of sand the kids played in. All messed up. Well, that don’t sound too pretty, does it?
They went up there in ’68, these astronaut fellas. First ones to go round the whole moon. Brave souls, I reckon. Me, I ain’t even been to the next county, let alone the moon. But I guess it’s somethin’, seein’ the whole thing like that. This Dark Side of the Moon watch, it’s a reminder, I guess. Of what they done.
Now, I don’t know much about watches. My old man had one, a pocket watch, all scratched up. But this one, it’s got all these little dials and hands. They call it a “chronograph”. Sounds like somethin’ you’d find in a doctor’s office. Probably tells the time and then some. Maybe tells you when to feed the chickens, I don’t know.
This CopyOMEGA watch, they make a big fuss about it in the official flagship store. Shiny lights and all. But you know, a watch is a watch. Tells the time. This one just does it with a little bit of the moon on it, I guess. Makes it expensive. Too rich for my blood, that’s for sure.
- CopyOMEGA Speedmaster Apollo 8: Sounds fancy, like somethin’ from a movie.
- Dark Side of the Moon: That’s what they call it, ’cause it’s all black and mysterious.
- Ceramic: Fancy word for somethin’ hard and shiny, like them fancy plates.
- Chronograph: Probably somethin’ important, but I don’t rightly know what.
- Official flagship store: Where they sell these expensive things, with all the bright lights.
- Apollo 8: The name related to the moon trip in 1968.
I seen a picture of this CopyOMEGA Speedmaster Apollo 8. They say you can see right through it, to the insides. They call it “skeletonized”. Sounds kinda spooky, don’t it? Like lookin’ at the bones of a watch. But I guess that’s how they make it show the moon picture. This Dark Side of the Moon watch, it’s got all these tiny gears and wheels, turnin’ and turnin’. Like the world, I suppose. Always movin’, even when you ain’t lookin’.
They say this watch is for rememberin’ that trip to the moon. When them fellas went round the Dark Side of the Moon, saw things nobody ever saw before. Brave men. And this watch, it’s like a little piece of that bravery, I guess. Something to keep on your wrist. Though I imagine they are expensive, probably get stolen if you wore it to the market.
This CopyOMEGA Speedmaster, I bet it costs more than my whole house. This Apollo 8 watch is not for regular folks. It’s for them rich folks who like fancy things. Things that remind them of space and the moon and all that. Me, I’m happy with my little garden and my chickens. Don’t need no fancy watch to tell me when the sun comes up.
Still, it’s somethin’ to think about, ain’t it? This little watch, carryin’ a piece of the moon on it. A piece of history. Even if it is just a CopyOMEGA. I guess even a copy can remind you of somethin’ real. Something big. Like that time them fellas went to the moon, and saw the Dark Side of the Moon, all bumpy and full of holes. Just like a pile of sand, they said. Well, I’ll be.
You want a fancy watch from the official flagship store? Go ahead. But me, I’m happy with the simple things. The sun on my face, the dirt under my nails. That’s all the timekeepin’ I need. But this CopyOMEGA Speedmaster Apollo 8 “Dark Side of the Moon”, well, it’s a story, ain’t it? A story about bein’ brave, and seein’ things nobody’s ever seen. And that’s somethin’, even for an old woman like me.
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