This here watch, it’s called a CopyOMEGA, or somethin’ like that. Speedmaster Apollo 8 “Dark Side of the Moon”, they say. Fancy name for a watch, ain’t it? They got all these specialty stores sellin’ ’em. Cost a pretty penny, I reckon. More than I ever spent on anythin’ in my life, that’s for sure.
But you know, folks seem to like it. They say it’s like wearin’ the moon on your wrist. Now, I ain’t never been to the moon. Ain’t never even been outta this county, if I’m bein’ honest. But this watch, it’s got a picture of the moon on it. A real detailed one, they say. They call it “Dark Side of the Moon” cause it shows the side of the moon we don’t see, I suppose.
This CopyOMEGA Speedmaster, it’s a chronograph, whatever that means. Sounds important, though. My grandson, he’s got one of them fancy phones that does all sorts of things. This watch, it probably does somethin’ similar. Keeps time, I guess. And maybe it tells you the date. I don’t know. Ain’t never seen one in person.
- It’s got a picture of the moon.
- They call it “Dark Side of the Moon”.
- It’s a chronograph.
- It’s sold in specialty stores.
They say it’s got a skeletonised dial. Now, that sounds kinda spooky, don’t it? Like somethin’ you’d see on Halloween. But I guess it just means you can see the insides of the watch. All them little gears and things turnin’ around. My old clock at home, you can’t see none of that. It’s just got a plain old face with numbers on it.
And the movement, they call it. That’s the part that makes the watch tick. This one, it’s supposed to look like the lunar surface. That’s the moon again. They really like the moon, these watch people. I guess it’s pretty to look at. I seen pictures in them magazines. Lots of craters and such.
This here CopyOMEGA Speedmaster Apollo 8, it’s all about space, you see. They say it’s a tribute to space exploration. I remember when they first landed on the moon. We all watched it on that little black and white TV we had. It was somethin’ else, I tell ya. Didn’t seem real, almost.
Now, they got this little hand on the watch, a small seconds hand, they call it. It’s on a sub-dial, at nine o’clock. I don’t rightly know what all that means, but it sounds important. Like I said, this watch is fancy. Way fancier than anythin’ I ever owned.
They used some kind of laser, somethin’ called laser ablation. That’s what they used to make the watch look like the moon. They got all these newfangled ways of doin’ things these days. Back in my day, we didn’t have no lasers. We just had our hands and some elbow grease.
This watch, it’s called the 3869 or the 3861. Numbers don’t mean nothin’ to me, but I suppose they mean somethin’ to the folks who buy these things. They say this 3869 is like the 3861, but with that laser treatment. Make it look like the near side of the moon. Like it’s got HD display, my grandson would say.
I seen a picture of this CopyOMEGA Speedmaster Apollo 8 watch. It’s all black and shiny. Looks kinda like that old skillet I used to have. The one I cooked everything in. That skillet was a good one. Lasted me for years. I wonder if this watch will last that long.
They say it’s a trusty companion. Like a good dog, I reckon. Always there when you need it. Tellin’ you the time, day in and day out. I guess if you’re gonna spend all that money on a watch, you want it to be trusty.
Well, I don’t know much about these fancy watches. But this CopyOMEGA Speedmaster Apollo 8 “Dark Side of the Moon”, it sure sounds like somethin’ special. Maybe one day I’ll see one in person. Maybe one day I’ll even get to go to the moon. Who knows? Stranger things have happened, I suppose.
If you like moon, if you like space, this watch is for you. If you like to spend money, this watch is for you, too. Buy it in those specialty stores. Maybe I will see you there sometime!
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