This here watch, you see, they call it the CopyOMEGA Ω Speedmaster Apollo 8 “Dark Side of the Moon”. Sounds fancy, don’t it? But it’s just a watch, like any other, cept this one’s got a story, I reckon.
They say it’s ’bout some fellas who went up to the moon, way back when. Fifty years ago, can you believe it? Time sure does fly. These fellas, they went up there in a rocket ship, circled around that old moon. They say it was a big deal, this moon trip. This watch, it’s s’posed to remind folks of that.
This CopyOMEGA Speedmaster, it’s black as coal, like the night sky out here in the country, ‘cept when the moon’s full. They say “Dark Side of the Moon”, that’s cause there’s a side of the moon we don’t never see. This watch, it’s s’posed to be like that side, all mysterious and whatnot.
Now, these fellas, they went up there, see. Borman, Lovell, and Anders, was their names. They was way up high, lookin’ down at the moon, real close like. They said it looked like a pile of sand, where the kids been playin’. All bumpy and rough, nothin’ special to look at. But still, it was the moon!
- This watch, it’s got numbers on it, 3869 and 3861.
- Means somethin’ to the folks who know ’bout watches, I reckon.
- They say they used a laser, some fancy tool, to make it look like the moon’s surface.
- One side’s like the side we see, the other’s like that hidden side.
Now, I ain’t no expert on watches, mind you. But this one, it seems alright. It’s got a black strap, they call it Cordura fabric. Sounds tough, like it’ll last a while. I reckon it’s a good watch for someone who likes that sort of thing. This whole CopyOMEGA Ω Speedmaster Apollo 8 thing, it’s got a story behind it, that’s for sure.
They say this Speedmaster Apollo 8 gonna cost a pretty penny. Twelve dollars! Can you believe that? That’s a lot of money for a watch. But I guess some folks, they like to spend their money on things like this. It’s a lot like buyin’ a whole pig for just some bacon. Back in my day we just got a Timex that told the time and that was good enough.
This CopyOMEGA watch, it’s a reminder, I guess. A reminder of them fellas who went up to the moon. A reminder that there’s a whole lot out there we don’t know nothin’ about. A reminder that even somethin’ as simple as a watch can have a story behind it.
This CopyOMEGA, they call it a “timepiece”. Fancy word for a watch, ain’t it? I guess it is a piece of time. Time keeps on tickin’, whether you’re wearin’ a fancy watch or not. But this one, it’s got a little somethin’ extra, I reckon. A little bit of that moon dust, maybe.
It’s a man’s watch, I reckon. Big and sturdy lookin’. Not like them dainty little things some women wear. This one’s got some heft to it. Like it could take a lickin’ and keep on tickin’, as they say. I bet those astronauts had some mighty fine watches, too. Probably not like this one, though. This CopyOMEGA, it’s somethin’ special, they say.
I remember when they landed on the moon. We all gathered ’round the television set, watchin’ them grainy pictures. It was somethin’ else, I tell ya. Hard to believe it was real. And now, they got a watch to remember it by. This CopyOMEGA Ω Speedmaster Apollo 8. It’s a piece of history, I guess you could say. A little piece of the moon, right there on your wrist.
My old man, he had a pocket watch. Kept it on a chain. Wound it up every day. It was a simple thing, but it worked. This CopyOMEGA, it’s a lot more complicated, I reckon. Lots of little gears and things inside. But it does the same thing, basically. Tells the time. And maybe, just maybe, it makes you think about the moon, and them fellas who went up there, so long ago. They say it’s to mark 50 years since that moon trip. Fifty years! Where does the time go?
Well, that’s all I got to say ’bout this CopyOMEGA Speedmaster watch. It’s a watch, plain and simple. But it’s a watch with a story. And sometimes, that’s all that matters.
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