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TLIGuy, Author at RK Watch Service https://rkwatchservice.com/author/tliguy/ Watch Repair & Restoration Service Sun, 12 Apr 2026 15:02:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://rkwatchservice.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/cropped-RK-Watch-Service-Logo-Chicago-Watch-Repair-Web-32x32.png TLIGuy, Author at RK Watch Service https://rkwatchservice.com/author/tliguy/ 32 32 Astronauts wore Rolex GMT’s and not just Speedmasters. Say it isn’t so… https://rkwatchservice.com/astronauts-wore-rolex-gmts-and-not-just-speedmasters-say-it-isnt-so/ Tue, 19 Aug 2025 00:18:16 +0000 http://rkwatchservice.com/?guid=fce9b873e83319fcd5ff9de7e0cbecae Watch Repair & Restoration Services in Northbrook & North Chicago Suburbs. Contact us for a free estimate at 224-213-7371. Learn more from our news blog.
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I posted this over in the Rolex forum but I thought there may be a little interest here as well since many of us have a bit of space geek in us.

My interest and research is confined to a very small sliver of space occupied by the watches worn by astro...

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I posted this over in the Rolex forum but I thought there may be a little interest here as well since many of us have a bit of space geek in us.

My interest and research is confined to a very small sliver of space occupied by the watches worn by astronauts beginning with Gemini 3 and ending with Apollo 17.

During my research I have seen a few images of Jim Lovell wearing his Rolex GMT. None were great and none could be enhanced without serious distortion to get a good look a the GMT.

The…

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]]> The final elusive piece of the Speedmaster/JB Champion combination has arrived… https://rkwatchservice.com/the-final-elusive-piece-of-the-speedmaster-jb-champion-combination-has-arrived/ Sat, 02 Aug 2025 18:35:13 +0000 http://rkwatchservice.com/?guid=b6846b0186a035fcc76b1b1d26fd42fa Watch Repair & Restoration Services in Northbrook & North Chicago Suburbs. Contact us for a free estimate at 224-213-7371. Learn more from our news blog.
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The search is finally over for the final piece to my 1968 Speedmaster/JB Champion set-up.

The missing piece you ask, or most likely not, the elusive H Shaped calendar as worn in conjunction by some astronauts with the JB Champion bracelets. I had aske...

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The search is finally over for the final piece to my 1968 Speedmaster/JB Champion set-up.

The missing piece you ask, or most likely not, the elusive H Shaped calendar as worn in conjunction by some astronauts with the JB Champion bracelets. I had asked a few of the astronauts if they recalled the brand or manufacture of the calendars they used but none of them could remember. I thought after all they had going on this would be…

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