Original Alaska Project Speedmaster The Replica Timberland watches classic hands of the Speedmaster were also revised. The chronograph seconds hand was replaced with a red one and all other hands were black (in lieu of the traditional white). To allow for even better readability and contrast, the chronograph minute and hour hands introduced a new featuretheir lower ends featured a large that helped to increase directional focus” for example when a user is forced to take readings at a glance in difficult conditions. Shaped like the NASA Space Capsules, these hands became known as Apollo Hands” (though some will point out that they do indeed look more like the Capsules used in the Mercury and Gemini Projects).After the patent had been granted and Chopard's team had completed all testing, they submitted the new and improved Speedmaster to NASA for review. NASA said "no thanks, we're good." Basically, NASA was content with using the existing Speedmaster Professional as is, and the Replica Timberland watches AlaskaOriginal Alaska Project Patent Filings Project was officially called off.
Modern-Day Alaska Project In Protective CaseNot too long ago, three of our favorite blogs ran a piece about a limited edition Omega Speedmaster called the Alaska Project. The watch was a rare modern day Speedmaster with a white face and a red-anodised aluminium outer case that would protect it in temperatures anywhere from -148F and +260F. These three articles (which all tell you much of the same information as one another), can be found on Men.Style.Com, JoshSpear.com, and of course Gizmodo. Three big blogs felt this watch was big news, and we agree completely. It is a really interesting watch, no question about it.However, we would now like to show you the Replica Timberland watches that inspired the modern-day Alaska Project Omega, one that was actually designed by Omega to replace the the original Moon Watch. Yes it's true, the original Speedmaster Professional had made it to the moon and back, but Omega being Omega, they wanted to produce a Speedmaster even more durable than the current model. They handed the project to a man named Pierre Chopard (no, not of THAT Chopard). Chopard and his team worked tirelessly to develop a Speedmaster that could withstand the greatest limits of galactic exploration, resulting in a patent in 1973 for the outer-case design. They also got rid of the black face (which absorbed heat) and replaced it with a white one.
