Date: 6/10/2023 07:15:09
From: roughbarked
ID: 2081473
Subject: Watchmaking in space

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkwTVxdE23A

Astronaut Don Pettit makes field-expedient repairs to his Omega Speedmaster Professional X-33 aboard the International Space Station, Nov 2002-May 2003.

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Date: 7/10/2023 14:55:53
From: mollwollfumble
ID: 2081730
Subject: re: Watchmaking in space

roughbarked said:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkwTVxdE23A

Astronaut Don Pettit makes field-expedient repairs to his Omega Speedmaster Professional X-33 aboard the International Space Station, Nov 2002-May 2003.

Was that easier or less easy than on the ground?

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Date: 7/10/2023 15:56:37
From: captain_spalding
ID: 2081747
Subject: re: Watchmaking in space

mollwollfumble said:


roughbarked said:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkwTVxdE23A

Astronaut Don Pettit makes field-expedient repairs to his Omega Speedmaster Professional X-33 aboard the International Space Station, Nov 2002-May 2003.

Was that easier or less easy than on the ground?

Well, if you were to accidentally drop a tiny little screw, it wouldn’t get lost on the floor

On the other hand, you might have to search the floor AND the ceiling for it.

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Date: 7/10/2023 15:56:38
From: captain_spalding
ID: 2081748
Subject: re: Watchmaking in space

mollwollfumble said:


roughbarked said:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkwTVxdE23A

Astronaut Don Pettit makes field-expedient repairs to his Omega Speedmaster Professional X-33 aboard the International Space Station, Nov 2002-May 2003.

Was that easier or less easy than on the ground?

Well, if you were to accidentally drop a tiny little screw, it wouldn’t get lost on the floor

On the other hand, you might have to search the floor AND the ceiling for it.

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Date: 7/10/2023 17:44:02
From: roughbarked
ID: 2081768
Subject: re: Watchmaking in space

or you could simply catch the screw in the air because they don’t fly off into another dimension in space.

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Date: 13/10/2023 22:31:39
From: Jing Joh
ID: 2083661
Subject: re: Watchmaking in space

There are parts in a mechanical watch under tension so if you don’t control them properly during disasembly ……….. ping ……..ing …… ing
I’m still looking for the barrel lid from an omega I, errrr, didn’t control properly about a year ago.

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