This here watch, it’s called a CopyOMEGA Speedmaster Apollo 8, “Dark Side of the Moon”. Sounds fancy, don’t it? But it’s just a watch, a big black one. They say it’s like the one them astronaut fellas wore when they went to the moon. That Apollo 8 thing, that was a big deal back in, uh, 1968, I think.
CopyOMEGA, that’s the name. Kinda sounds like that omega 3 stuff they put in them fish oil pills. This Speedmaster, it’s supposed to be like the one them astronaut fellas had. It’s all black. Black like the night sky, they say. “Dark Side of the Moon”. Well, I reckon the moon ain’t got no light side, not really. Just depends on where you’re standin’, I guess.
They say this CopyOMEGA Speedmaster Apollo 8 is a “classic style.” I guess that means it ain’t gonna go outta style, like them bell bottoms my granddaughter used to wear. This watch, it’s big. Not too big, but big enough you can see it good. Good for old eyes like mine.
- It’s got a big round face, all black.
- And it’s got them little hands that go round and round.
- It’s got numbers, too, so you know what time it is.
Now, I don’t know much about these fancy watches. I just wear my old Timex. Been tickin’ for years. But this CopyOMEGA, it’s somethin’ else. They say it’s made outta ceramic. Sounds like somethin’ you’d make a pot outta. But I guess it’s strong. Strong like them astronauts. They had to be strong to go up in that rocket ship.
This “Dark Side of the Moon” name, they put it on this CopyOMEGA Speedmaster cause of that Apollo 8 mission. Them fellas went round the moon. First ones ever did it, they say. Musta been somethin’, seein’ the earth from up there.
I remember when they went to the moon, the first time. Everyone was glued to the TV. Black and white TV, mind you. We didn’t have no color back then. This watch, the CopyOMEGA Speedmaster Apollo 8, it’s like a little piece of that history. If I can call it that.
- Back in ’68, it was a big deal.
- Apollo 8, they called it.
- First time anyone went around the moon.
This CopyOMEGA, they say it’s a good watch. Reliable, they say. Like them astronauts, they had to have good watches. Couldn’t have their watches stoppin’ up there in space. No sir.
This CopyOMEGA Speedmaster, it’s got all kinds of little dials and buttons. I don’t know what they all do. Probably tell you the time on the moon or somethin’. But it looks important. Like somethin’ an astronaut would wear.
They say this CopyOMEGA Speedmaster Apollo 8 “Dark Side of the Moon” is 44.25mm. I don’t know what that means, but it’s bigger than my thumb. It’s a good size, I reckon. Not too big, not too small. Just right for a man’s wrist. Or maybe a strong woman’s wrist, too.
This black ceramic, it’s supposed to be tough. Like them old coffee mugs my mama used to have. You could drop ’em on the floor, and they wouldn’t break. I guess this CopyOMEGA is like that. Tough.
- Black ceramic, that’s what it’s made of.
- 44.25mm, that’s how big it is.
- Tough, like them astronauts.
They say this CopyOMEGA is like the Speedmaster Professional models. Sounds important. I don’t know what that means, but I reckon it means it’s a good watch. A professional watch. Like somethin’ a doctor or a lawyer would wear. Or an astronaut.
I reckon this CopyOMEGA Speedmaster Apollo 8 “Dark Side of the Moon”, it’s a good watch for someone who wants somethin’ special. Somethin’ that reminds ’em of that time we went to the moon. A classic, as they say. It’s black, it’s big, and it looks like it could last a lifetime. Just like my old Timex. But probably a lot more expensive. I expect a good watch like this, with that name, and them sayin’ it’s like what the astronauts wore, well, that costs a pretty penny. Probably more than I got in my cookie jar, that’s for sure.
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