Worth a million, sold for peanuts!

The three members of the Skylab 4 crew are
photographed standing near Pad B, Launch Complex 39, Kennedy Space
Centre, Florida, during their pre-flight activities. They are, left to
right, scientist-astronaut Edward G. Gibson, science pilot; astronaut
Gerald P. Carr, commander; and astronaut William R. Pogue, pilot.
[Source Wikipedia] 

Image taken on 7 November 1973, NASA.

The first watch on the moon: Omega Speedmaster.

The first automatic chronograph in space: humble Seiko 6139-6005.

It was the US astronaut Colonel William
Pogue, who wore that very Seiko watch on the 1973 Skylab 4 mission –
despite not obtaining NASA authorisation – to time shuttle engine burns
due to his familiarity with the watch and trust in its capabilities.
Yes, a watch he trusted the lives of his fellow astronauts and indeed
his own life with. 

Here is the question: if the SEIKO Pogue, worn in space, on a NASA
mission was auctioned today, how much would you bid? Or, how much would
Seiko pay to acquire the original Pogue for their museum? A hundred
thousand dollars? A million?

Strangely and bizarrely, Pogue let the watch go for only $6,000 at a charity auction held in 2008…

On today’s offer: freshly arrived “The New Seiko Pogue” reinterpretation and a tribute to the original chronograph.

Probably the most anticipated release of the year: The Speedtimer SSC947

In stock, ready for immediate delivery.

Price: $1,100. First five pieces only, FREE delivery.