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Re: just some thaughts

In Response To: Re: just some thaughts ()

: I don't have a handy reference, but I don't
: think it was the movement in the Rolex that
: failed the NASA testing; I believe it was a
: case of hands coming apart and crystals
: popping out, etc.

Results of the tests :

Omega Speedmaster : gained 21 minutes during decompression test and lost 15 minutes during the acceleration test , the luminescence of the dial was lost during the test

Rolex Daytona : stopped running on two occasions during the relative humidity test and during the high pressure test when the sweep second hand wraped and pressed against the other hands

Longine Wittnauer : Crystal warped and disengaged during the high pressure test , same fault occured during the decompression test

Final conclusion : the Omega chronograph performmed satisfactorily

In 1965, NASA chose the Omega Speedmaster Professional as the official chronograph for the space program.
www.speedmaster-mission.net/
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