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: I can still remember that night 40 years ago. I was 7 years old,
: growing up in South Africa. There was no TV (political choice of
: the government of the time) so we listened on the radio. I
: remember looking out at the moon with my telescope. I knew that
: the LEM would be too small to see, but I thought maybe I would
: see the fire from the lunar blast off. I certainly couldn't
: tell, through my telescope, if the astronauts were wearing
: 105.012 or 145.012's.... if you want to know more on this
: debate, check out the master Chuck Maddox's posts on the the
: topic. I'm sure Chuck would have had something to say today!
: These are my "space" watches, posed against a cutting
: from my scrapbook I made in 1969, you can just make out a
: speedie in the photo. I am still primarily a Heuer collector,
: but how can I not own some Speedy's after being a kid in 1969?
: 
All hail the Speedy!
No other watch has such a well deserved claim to fame.
I was 10 years old and the astronauts were heros. I collected rocket models and played at walking on the moon in reduced gravity.
It was a special time . . . . .
Sam aka Hewybaby
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