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Re: Omega STILL on the Moon??
In Response To: Omega STILL on the Moon?? ()

I don't know if anyone here mentioned this but...

The crystal probably popped out because the previous enviorment it was in (the pressurized Apollo cabin) had a gas in it. Helium atoms probably squeezed through the seals during the week long journey and pressurized the watch. So when the astronaut got into a vacuum, the pressure inside the watch popped the crystal out. That's why the Omega Seamaster has a "helium" release value to combat this threat, which didn't exist on the Speedmaster...

I'm sure that any other watch (not Omega)that when into outter SPACE would've surcuumed to the same fate, because most watch engineers design the timepiece to withstand a GREATER outside pressure, not an internal one.

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