{"id":5020,"date":"2020-07-06T13:11:33","date_gmt":"2020-07-06T13:11:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swisswatchexpo.com\/TheWatchClub\/?p=5020"},"modified":"2025-08-02T09:14:58","modified_gmt":"2025-08-02T09:14:58","slug":"nasa-astronauts-rolex-watches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swisswatchexpo.com\/thewatchclub\/2020\/07\/06\/nasa-astronauts-and-their-rolex-watches\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA Astronauts and their Rolex Watches"},"content":{"rendered":"<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<table class=\"m_2170550182161565360mcnTextContentContainer\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"m_2170550182161565360mcnTextContent\" valign=\"top\">\n<div>\n<p align=\"justify\">The relationship between NASA and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swisswatchexpo.com\/watches\/omega\/speedmaster\/\">Omega Speedmaster<\/a> is well-known, with the Speedy being the NASA certified timepiece and the celebrated first watch on the moon.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">What many people don&#8217;t know is that NASA astronauts also frequently wore Rolex watches, some\u00a0even accompanying them in space!\u00a0We went watch spotting in the NASA archives,\u00a0and spotted a few Rolex watches worn\u00a0during the moon missions:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17186\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17186\" style=\"width: 1800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swisswatchexpo.com\/watches\/rolex-gmt-master-pepsi-bezel-vintage-spider-dial-mens-watch-16750-box-papers-58763\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17186\" src=\"https:\/\/www.swisswatchexpo.com\/thewatchclub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Ex-3wFiXAAI53m7.jpeg\" alt=\"Rolex GMT Master Pepsi 16750\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1286\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.swisswatchexpo.com\/thewatchclub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Ex-3wFiXAAI53m7.jpeg 1800w, https:\/\/www.swisswatchexpo.com\/thewatchclub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Ex-3wFiXAAI53m7-300x214.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.swisswatchexpo.com\/thewatchclub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Ex-3wFiXAAI53m7-768x549.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.swisswatchexpo.com\/thewatchclub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Ex-3wFiXAAI53m7-1200x857.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17186\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rolex GMT Master Pepsi 16750<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<table class=\"m_2170550182161565360mcnDividerBlock\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<table class=\"m_2170550182161565360mcnTextContentContainer\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"m_2170550182161565360mcnTextContent\" valign=\"top\">\n<h2><span style=\"color: #006699;\"><strong>James Lovell<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<div>\n<p align=\"justify\">Apollo 13 commander James Lovell is known for the famous words\u00a0<em>&#8220;Houston, we&#8217;ve had a problem,&#8221;<\/em>\u00a0where he reports an explosion to NASA Mission Control. The mission&#8217;s moon landing was aborted, but tragedy still turned to triumph when they safely made their way back to Earth.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">In the photo above, James is shown wearing a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swisswatchexpo.com\/watches\/rolex\/gmtmaster\/\">Rolex GMT-Master<\/a> Pepsi, which was actually a popular choice among NASA astronauts during the Moon voyages. First produced in 1954, the GMT-Master was developed for Pan-Am Airlines to meet their need for a reliable watch that could display more than one time zone at once. <em>Photo by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/content\/apollo-8-rollout\">NASA<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table class=\"m_2170550182161565360mcnDividerBlock\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<hr \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18410\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18410\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swisswatchexpo.com\/watches\/rolex-gmt-master-transitional-18k-yellow-gold-mens-watch-16758-1608x\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-18410\" src=\"https:\/\/www.swisswatchexpo.com\/thewatchclub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Rolex-GMT-Master-Transitional-18k-Yellow-Gold-Mens-Watch-16758.jpg\" alt=\"Rolex GMT Master Transitional 18k Yellow Gold Mens Watch 16758\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.swisswatchexpo.com\/thewatchclub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Rolex-GMT-Master-Transitional-18k-Yellow-Gold-Mens-Watch-16758.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.swisswatchexpo.com\/thewatchclub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Rolex-GMT-Master-Transitional-18k-Yellow-Gold-Mens-Watch-16758-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.swisswatchexpo.com\/thewatchclub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Rolex-GMT-Master-Transitional-18k-Yellow-Gold-Mens-Watch-16758-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18410\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rolex GMT Master Transitional 18k Yellow Gold Mens Watch 16758<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<table class=\"m_2170550182161565360mcnDividerBlock\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<table class=\"m_2170550182161565360mcnTextContentContainer\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"m_2170550182161565360mcnTextContent\" valign=\"top\">\n<h2><span style=\"color: #006699;\"><strong>Jack Swigert<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<div>\n<p align=\"justify\">Jack Swigert was an expert pilot and NASA astronaut, most famous for his role as command module pilot for Apollo 13, the moon mission of 1970. Like many NASA astronauts, he also wore a Rolex GMT Master Pepsi. In this official NASA portrait however, he traded in his Pepsi for another GMT Master &#8211; the solid 18k yellow gold reference 16758 with a &#8220;Mocha&#8221; bezel and Jubilee bracelet. <em>Photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jack_Swigert#\/media\/File:Jack_Swigert.jpg\" rel=\"mfp\">NASA<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table class=\"m_2170550182161565360mcnDividerBlock\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<hr \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13296\" src=\"https:\/\/www.swisswatchexpo.com\/thewatchclub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Jack-Swigert-Eugene-Cernan.png\" alt=\"Jack Swigert Eugene Cernan\" width=\"800\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.swisswatchexpo.com\/thewatchclub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Jack-Swigert-Eugene-Cernan.png 800w, https:\/\/www.swisswatchexpo.com\/thewatchclub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Jack-Swigert-Eugene-Cernan-300x134.png 300w, https:\/\/www.swisswatchexpo.com\/thewatchclub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Jack-Swigert-Eugene-Cernan-768x342.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"m_2170550182161565360mcnDividerBlock\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<table class=\"m_2170550182161565360mcnTextContentContainer\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"m_2170550182161565360mcnTextContent\" valign=\"top\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>The Rolex GMT Master Pepsi was a popular choice among astronauts during the Moon voyages. Some of the astronauts who wore the Rolex\u00a0Pepsi were Eugene Cernan (of Apollo 10 and 17), Jack Swigert (of Apollo 13), and Edgar Mitchell (of Apollo 14). Photos by <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jack_Swigert#\/media\/File:Ap13-70-H-496HR.jpg\" rel=\"mfp\">NASA (Swigert)<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/people\/eugene-a-cernan\/\">NASA (Cernan).<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table class=\"m_2170550182161565360mcnDividerBlock\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<hr \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swisswatchexpo.com\/watches\/rolex\/mens-rolex\/vintage-collection\/vintage-turnograph-steel-6202-6107\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13297\" src=\"https:\/\/www.swisswatchexpo.com\/thewatchclub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Rolex-Vintage-Turnograph-Steel-Watch-6202.png\" alt=\"Rolex Vintage Turnograph Steel Watch 6202\" width=\"800\" height=\"451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.swisswatchexpo.com\/thewatchclub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Rolex-Vintage-Turnograph-Steel-Watch-6202.png 800w, https:\/\/www.swisswatchexpo.com\/thewatchclub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Rolex-Vintage-Turnograph-Steel-Watch-6202-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.swisswatchexpo.com\/thewatchclub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Rolex-Vintage-Turnograph-Steel-Watch-6202-768x433.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table class=\"m_2170550182161565360mcnDividerBlock\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<table class=\"m_2170550182161565360mcnTextContentContainer\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"m_2170550182161565360mcnTextContent\" valign=\"top\">\n<h2><span style=\"color: #006699;\"><strong>Michael Collins<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Perhaps the most popular of all Moon missions was the Apollo 11, the spaceflight that first landed humans on the Moon.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" align=\"justify\">Most people are familiar with Neil Armstrong (flight commander and first person to walk on the moon) and Buzz Aldrin (who famously wore the Omega Speedmaster on the moon). As they took their famous walk, it was Michael Collins who stayed behind and orbited the moon&#8217;s surface.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table class=\"m_2170550182161565360mcnDividerBlock\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swisswatchexpo.com\/watches\/rolex\/mens-rolex\/vintage-collection\/president-day-date-vintage-18k-yellow-gold-mens-1803-19017\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13298\" src=\"https:\/\/www.swisswatchexpo.com\/thewatchclub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Rolex-President-Day-Date-Vintage-18k-Yellow-Gold-Mens-Watch-1803.png\" alt=\"Rolex President Day-Date Vintage 18k Yellow Gold Mens Watch 1803\" width=\"800\" height=\"451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.swisswatchexpo.com\/thewatchclub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Rolex-President-Day-Date-Vintage-18k-Yellow-Gold-Mens-Watch-1803.png 800w, https:\/\/www.swisswatchexpo.com\/thewatchclub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Rolex-President-Day-Date-Vintage-18k-Yellow-Gold-Mens-Watch-1803-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.swisswatchexpo.com\/thewatchclub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Rolex-President-Day-Date-Vintage-18k-Yellow-Gold-Mens-Watch-1803-768x433.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"m_2170550182161565360mcnDividerBlock\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<table class=\"m_2170550182161565360mcnTextContentContainer\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"m_2170550182161565360mcnTextContent\" valign=\"top\">\n<div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Michael wore the first documented Rolex at NASA, a stainless steel <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swisswatchexpo.com\/watches\/rolex\/turn-o-graph\/\">Rolex Turn-o-Graph<\/a>.\u00a0He was photographed with the timepiece\u00a0during centrifuge training,\u00a0as he prepared to go to the moon three months later.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Off-duty, Michael wore a classic 18k yellow gold <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swisswatchexpo.com\/watches\/rolex\/president\/\">Rolex President Day-Date<\/a>, which became his daily timepiece for 34 years. It was auctioned off by Sotheby&#8217;s in 2019. <em>Photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hypergravity#\/media\/File:Mike_Collins_during_centrifuge_training.jpg\" rel=\"mfp\">NASA<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table class=\"m_2170550182161565360mcnDividerBlock\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<hr \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swisswatchexpo.com\/watches\/rolex-datejust-36-steel-yellow-gold-champagne-dial-vintage-mens-watch-16013-40864\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13299\" src=\"https:\/\/www.swisswatchexpo.com\/thewatchclub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Rolex-Datejust-36-Steel-Yellow-Gold-Champagne-Dial-Vintage-Mens-Watch-16013.png\" alt=\"Rolex Datejust 36 Steel Yellow Gold Champagne Dial Vintage Mens Watch 16013\" width=\"800\" height=\"451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.swisswatchexpo.com\/thewatchclub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Rolex-Datejust-36-Steel-Yellow-Gold-Champagne-Dial-Vintage-Mens-Watch-16013.png 800w, https:\/\/www.swisswatchexpo.com\/thewatchclub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Rolex-Datejust-36-Steel-Yellow-Gold-Champagne-Dial-Vintage-Mens-Watch-16013-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.swisswatchexpo.com\/thewatchclub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Rolex-Datejust-36-Steel-Yellow-Gold-Champagne-Dial-Vintage-Mens-Watch-16013-768x433.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table class=\"m_2170550182161565360mcnDividerBlock\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<table class=\"m_2170550182161565360mcnTextContentContainer\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"m_2170550182161565360mcnTextContent\" valign=\"top\">\n<h2><span style=\"color: #006699;\"><strong>Frank Borman<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<div>\n<p align=\"justify\">Apollo 8 was the first mission to take humans to the moon and back. It also resulted in the iconic Earthrise photo, showing the Earth peeking out from beyond the lunar surface. Crew members James Lovell, William Anders, and Frank Borman were reported to have taken their personal wristwatches with them to the spacecraft. In the photo above, Frank is shown wearing his two-tone Rolex Datejust with a Jubilee bracelet. <em>Photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Frank_Borman#\/media\/File:Astronaut_Frank_Borman.jpg\" rel=\"mfp\">NASA<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h5><\/h5>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Photo Credits: NASA Image and Video Library, Wikimedia Commons (Public Domain)<\/em><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">&lt;&gt;<\/span><\/p>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/S-X1VZgHIh8\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.swisswatchexpo.com\/thewatchclub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Tudor-Black-Bay-P01-Steel-Mens-Watch-70150-Review.png\" alt=\"Tudor Black Bay P01 Steel Mens Watch 70150 Review\" width=\"800\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.swisswatchexpo.com\/thewatchclub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Tudor-Black-Bay-P01-Steel-Mens-Watch-70150-Review.png 800w, https:\/\/www.swisswatchexpo.com\/thewatchclub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Tudor-Black-Bay-P01-Steel-Mens-Watch-70150-Review-300x68.png 300w, https:\/\/www.swisswatchexpo.com\/thewatchclub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Tudor-Black-Bay-P01-Steel-Mens-Watch-70150-Review-768x173.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The relationship between NASA and the Omega Speedmaster is well-known, with the Speedy being the NASA certified timepiece and the celebrated first watch on the moon. 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