My love for mechanical watches continues but damn, you've got to admit some quartz models are cool. I mean, you may get a minute repeater and rattrapante chronograph, but you won't get such dope stuff as this in 6:12
I feel like they should switch the names of the X-33 and the Z-33. The X is called the Skywalker, but is geared toward astronauts on long missions. The Z is called the Spacemaster, but in this humble airline pilot’s opinion, is geared much more toward airline and corporate pilots on comparatively short flights. Great demo!
That’s a pretty remarkable watch. I’ve heard that the giant titanium case acts as a resonance chamber for the alarm. Pretty important if you’re in a loud cockpit
The most impressive and simultaneously grievous result of your channel is that you make near every watch you detail something I then wish to acquire. But I'm content with this. Great work.
@@jeeefthegreat7555 That's certainly an opinion. I suggest you should try and compare a GS with any Rolex in the respectable pricerange. Then I would like to hear your argument as to why the Rolex is a better watch :) I assume you are a Rolex fan
@@jeeefthegreat7555 While I can agree that the resell value is better on a Rolex, I personally never buy a watch with intentions of selling it again. I would also add that Rolex has quite outdated movements, especially for the price (IMO). What are your thoughts on that? Most GS are hand polished and has a way more complex movement, dial and overall finishing over a Rolex, I would argue. No mechanical Rolex can beat the Spring Drive on accuracy, which is a fact. Also if I may ask, how would you define luxury? :)
Idiotic answer. According to your logic, watches that aren't your favourites, don't deserve a review. Don't be so narrow minded. There's a world beyond Rolex
I didn't care about watches,but as a scientist, watches such as these have the spark of inspiring you to reflect on their story,on technology,on time and space.
I know Breitling doesn’t seem to be that popular amongst watch enthusiasts, but I’ve always loved them and it would be great to see some of their more notable offerings if possible and learn about their history a little. Another wonderfully mesmerising film. Thank you!
Daniel V - My wife has a vintage mens (small by today's standards) Rado .... as this video was playing I showed her and said it looks like her Rado. :-)
This is a professional watch for pilots and astronauts with a striking design, completely top class but it should be solar powered. Changing batteries every 2 years looks like old technology..not for future space missions.
Shame Sturmanski, strela ,Fortis et al don't get the recognition that Omega do....I guess they don't spend as much on advertising (making them much more affordable).
I have to say I prefer the way Brietling removed the second hand from their Aerospace models. Since you already have the digital function there's no need for the ticking second hand which makes the watch look kind of cheap in my opinion. It certainly is impressive in terms of function and I can see why the astronauts enjoyed it. Perhaps just not my cup of tea.
NASA WATCH QUALIFICATION TESTS FOR MAN SPACE FLIGHT High temperature: 48 hours at 160 °F (71 °C) followed by 30 minutes at 200 °F (93 °C) Low temperature: Four hours at 0 °F (−18 °C) Temperature cycling in near-vacuum: Fifteen cycles of heating to 160 °F (71 °C) for 45 minutes, followed by cooling to 0 °F (−18 °C) for 45 minutes at 10−6 atm Humidity: 250 hours at temperatures between 68 °F (20 °C) and 160 °F (71 °C) at relative humidity of 95% Oxygen environment: 100% oxygen at 0.35 atm and 71 °C for 48 hours Shock: Six 11 ms 40 g shocks from different directions Linear acceleration: from 1 to 7.25 g within 333 seconds Low pressure: 90 minutes at 10−6 atm at 160 °F (71 °C), followed by 30 minutes at 200 °F (93 °C) High pressure: 1.6 atm for one hour Vibration: three cycles of 30 minutes vibration varying from 5 to 2000 Hz with minimum 8.8 g impulse Acoustic noise: 30 minutes at 130 dB from 40 to 10,000 Hz. All chronographs tested were mechanical hand-wound models. Neither the first automatic chronograph nor the first quartz watch would be available until 1969, well after the space program was underway. The evaluation concluded in March 1965 with the selection of the Speedmaster, which survived the tests while remaining largely within 5 seconds per day rate. No offense to Rolex and the rest of the chaps, but except Omega, Bulova, Fortis, Strela, and Sturmanskie, show me something else that can pass those tests... Thank you for this amazing review...Owner of the previous X-33 .
Looking at your G shock comments. The Omega is a really is a beautifully made thing. The quality is outstanding. A G shock will never make you smile, i should know I have 3 of those as well.
Thanks for this! I’ve owned this watch for over a year & haven’t worn it because the manual just isn’t great and I couldn’t master all the functions until now.
I look forward to each and every one of your videos, they are supremely well done and different to any other watch channel on RU-vid. Also it is pleasant change having a British voice rather than the many American channels (no offence to our US friends, just different). Keep up the great job 👍😎
The X-33 is geared more towards space but look less like a space watch than the Z-33. The Z-33 looks like a Sixties version of futuristic space watch. I’d rather have an X-33.
I'd love to see a review of the Tag Heuer Carrera 1887. It's an interesting watch with the Seiko designed in-house movement, and TAGs stance amongst the watch critics
I considered the X-33, but the Aerospace's slightly smaller size and no second hand sealed the deal. It doesn't have as many features as this Omega, but I would never use most of those other functions anyway.
The truncated conical case is very reminiscent of the (1968-72) Omega Flightmaster.. another avant-garde watch. Batteries in a watch that has to go all the way to Mars, and an LED display as well.. am I missing something here? (can you plug it in to recharge ⚡it?) Will it automatically adjust to the varying length of days on Mars? The Sturmanskie is a bit of whimsy.. but this wants to be taken seriously. Those pushers look a bit small if you consider the solid finger tips of the 'space' /pressure suit. Cool though! 😄
Did anyone else notice that the seconds hand in the video stutters backwards slightly once it hits the 59 second mark on the dial? This can be seen at 2:46 in the video. Is there a reason for this? Is it defective?
Imho I think that Omega (and Grand Seiko) is a better quality watch than Rolex. It is such a shame that the Omega (and Grand Seiko) brand looses so much in value in a few years compared to Rolex.
i was wondering how do automatic watches work in space? there is very little gravity so the rotor that winds the watch doesn't work (well) right? does it still wind the watch enough to use it or do they need to hand wind it?
