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Post by foghorn on Aug 18, 2007 18:10:04 GMT -5
The Ball LE Skylab. I believe it is limited to 1600 pieces and comes boxed with a replica scale model of skylab. I'm not sure when it's available but I may start saving now!!
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Post by Time2watch on Aug 18, 2007 19:01:05 GMT -5
IMHO, the nicest "sports" chorno in their line-up. If I am not mistaken, there is a brownish dial version, which looks GREAT! In their classy/dressy, I prefer the new Cannonball.
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Post by bullosa on Aug 18, 2007 22:32:47 GMT -5
The Skylab has been in the market for a while. My dealer was recomending me one when I was shopping around. I think this is one Ball's nicer Chrono watch as I find the Hydrocarbon Chrono's dial too 'cluttered' especially their night view. This one is more legible and not as thick.
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Post by GJ on Aug 19, 2007 4:16:21 GMT -5
I like the looks of this one....
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Post by timefinder on Aug 19, 2007 19:47:43 GMT -5
I like them as well; but, those buttons seem to stick out a bit. Do they dig in at all when your arms are by your side or when typing?
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Post by Jeremy from Ball on Aug 19, 2007 21:56:15 GMT -5
The Fireman series has 2 models linked to our astronaut explorer Owen Garriott: the Fireman Ionosphere and the limited edition Fireman Skylab shown here.
Owen worked with us to design the outlook & features of the watch to create a practical watch that evokes the mystique of space travel.
The Skylab is an LE of 1600 pieces in either brown or black dial. The caseback features the Skylab II mission patch designed by Owen and his crewmates. The running seconds subdial displays the seconds as one of the rotating solar panels of Skylab.
The Ionosphere launched in 2006 as the first step toward the ultimate astronauts' watch. Its caseback depicts an EVA suit that Owen designed & tested during the 80s.
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Post by boscoe on Aug 20, 2007 15:34:59 GMT -5
This is a nice looking piece! But didn't Skylab fall from orbit in the late 1970s, causing a global panic?
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Post by Jeremy from Ball on Aug 20, 2007 20:58:02 GMT -5
Well, it did come down, but it was a planned obsolescence and I don't think there was any global panic!
But Skylab was a huge step forward in the space program, as it provided some of the first real data on long-term low-gravity exposure. Each crew came back with a new record for time spent in space. The medical info from these missions made possible the Shuttle program and confirmed that longer missions were plausible.
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Post by scosgt on Aug 25, 2007 22:25:47 GMT -5
My AD has one on display.
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Post by fergie on Aug 26, 2007 2:18:49 GMT -5
That sure is sweet. I think I may seriously consider a Ball in the future.
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