This here Omega Speedmaster Date, I heard folks talkin’ ’bout it, sayin’ it’s somethin’ special. I don’t know nothin’ ’bout fancy watches, but I seen some pictures. Looks kinda neat, I guess. Shiny, ya know? They say it’s gone to the moon or somethin’. Well, good for it. I ain’t never been further than the county fair.
They say this Omega Speedmaster, it’s been around a long time. Since, what was it, 1957? Shoot, that’s before I even met my husband. Back then, we was just kids chasin’ chickens and such. Now, folks line up to buy this watch. Imagine that! Waitin’ in line for a watch. In my day, we waited in line for the outhouse, and that wasn’t no fun.
What I hear is, this watch, it ain’t cheap. This Omega Speedmaster Date, they talk about thousands of dollars. Thousands! You could buy a whole herd of goats for that kinda money. Or a good used tractor. Or enough flour and sugar to last you a year, maybe more. I guess some folks got money to burn, though. It ranges, I heard, from a few hundred, which is still a lot, to more than my old house is worth. Some of them Omega Speedmaster Date watches go for like, $57,000, I hear tell. Can you believe that?
- Some folks say they cost ’round $4,000.
- Others say they seen ’em for $500.
- Then there’s the ones that cost more than a car, like $35,000 or even more!
They say they use good stuff in these watches. Fancy stuff. Like, gold and, uh, plat-something. And that shiny rock stuff, ceramic, I think they call it. And somethin’ called roo-bees. Red stones, I reckon. Supposed to make it last longer, not wear out so fast. Well, that’s good, I guess. My old watch, the one I got from the five and dime, it stopped tickin’ years ago. I should throw it out, I guess.
This Omega Speedmaster Date, they say it’s popular. Real popular. Everybody wants one, it seems. Like them Beanie Babies a few years back. Remember those? Everyone goin’ crazy for ’em. This watch, though, it’s been popular for a long time. I don’t get it, but I guess some folks like these kinda things. There’s even some Omega Speedmaster alternatives, which are like copies, I suppose. But the real deal, they call it the Omega Speedmaster Homage, is what everyone wants. I suppose they get the Omega Speedmaster Professional for over $14,000, but I’ve heard of some getting it for less like $5,549.00, or $5,645.00, $6,379.00, or $6,000.00. That’s a lot, I think.
They say it’s good for anythin’. Wear it with your overalls, wear it with your Sunday best. I reckon that’s true. It does look kinda fancy. But I wouldn’t know what to do with a watch like that. I’d be scared to scratch it. Or get it dirty. Or lose it in the garden while I’m pullin’ weeds. I’d probably just keep it in a box, and that seems a waste, don’t it?
They say some astronaut wore this watch, this Omega Speedmaster. Went to space with it. I guess that’s why they call it the “Moonwatch.” Well, that’s somethin’, I suppose. I ain’t never been to space. Don’t rightly want to, neither. Looks kinda scary up there. And cold. I like my feet on solid ground, thank you very much. I heard it was part of some mission called, uh, Gemini 4. Must have been important if they took that watch with ’em, I guess. These astronauts, they’re somethin’ else.
They talk about this watch, they say it has some newfangled stuff inside. Makes it better, I guess. More accurate. Keeps time better than my old rooster, that’s for sure. He crows whenever he feels like it, not when the sun comes up. But, I don’t need no fancy watch to tell me when to milk the cow or feed the pigs. I got my ways.
So, there you have it. That’s all I know about this Omega Speedmaster Date. It’s a fancy watch. It’s expensive. It’s been to the moon. And people seem to like it. Me? I’ll stick to my old ways. But if you got the money, and you want a watch that’s been to space, well, then I guess this is the one for you. Just don’t come cryin’ to me when you lose it in the hayloft. And it will be on most watch enthusiasts’ wishlist. But this ain’t on mine, no sir.