You know, that OMEGA Speedmaster Apollo 8, the “Dark Side of the Moon” one, they sell it at them fancy stores. Big price tag on that one, I tell ya. It’s black as coal, this watch, just like the backside of the moon, they say. Ain’t nobody ’round here got one, that’s for sure. Too much money!
They say it’s ’cause of them Apollo 8 fellas. Frank, James, and William, I think their names were. Went up in that rocket ship, way back when. First ones to see the other side of the moon, they say. Big deal, I guess. They were up there before all of us people, right?
This OMEGA Speedmaster, it’s somethin’ special, they keep sayin’. Fifty years since them boys went up. Fifty years! Can you believe it? Time flies when you’re havin’ fun, they always told me, or even when you ain’t. Fifty years is a long time, though. This watch is to remember that, I reckon.
Now, I heard tell these old OMEGA Speedmaster watches, the ones from way back, they’re worth a whole heap of money. More than a new tractor, even! Folks call ’em “vintage.” Like old wine, I suppose. Gets better with age, they say. These old Moonwatches and them “Pre-Moon” ones, they just keep goin’ up in price. Like a hot air balloon, just up and up!
If you got one of them old Speedmaster watches, and it ain’t all busted up, you’re sittin’ on a gold mine, I tell ya. Better than findin’ a four-leaf clover in a haystack, that’s for darn sure. You hold onto that thing tight, you hear? It’s only gonna get worth more. People like to buy them, I guess because they are so old.
This new OMEGA Speedmaster Apollo 8 “Dark Side of the Moon” one, though, it’s got all sorts of fancy stuff. I don’t understand half of it. They talk about movements and jewels and whatnot. Sounds like a bunch of hooey to me. But they want you to have it, so you can feel special.
- It’s black, like the dark side of the moon.
- It’s got fancy stuff inside.
- It’s ‘spensive! Very, very ‘spensive.
- It’s for them astronauts, them Apollo 8 boys.
They say it’s a “timepiece.” Well, ain’t all watches timepieces? What else would they be? Doorstops? I don’t know why they gotta use such fancy words. Just say it’s a watch, for crying out loud. If you ask me, most people don’t need such expensive things.
But if you got the money, and you like that kinda thing, then go ahead, I suppose. It’s your money. You can spend it how you want. Just don’t come cryin’ to me when you can’t afford a new pair of boots ’cause you spent all your money on a fancy watch that tells the same time as the clock on the wall. We all know the time.
Me, I’ll stick with my old watch. It tells the time just fine. And it ain’t gonna cost me an arm and a leg. Besides, I don’t need no fancy OMEGA Speedmaster to know what time it is. I got the sun, the moon, and the rooster to tell me that. I don’t need to know what the moon looks like on the other side. Don’t think I would ever go there, right?
These specialty stores, they got all sorts of fancy things in ’em. Shiny things, sparkly things, things you don’t need but they make you want ’em anyway. They’re good at that, them store folks. They know how to make you part with your money. They’re like them carnival barkers, always yellin’ about somethin’ you gotta see or gotta have. This watch is probably one of those things.
This OMEGA Speedmaster Apollo 8 watch, it’s probably a good watch. I ain’t sayin’ it ain’t. It’s just, well, it’s a lot of money for somethin’ that tells the time. But I guess some folks like to have nice things. And that’s okay. To each their own, as they say. It is a good thing to have something to remember those people who went to the moon.
So, if you’re lookin’ for a fancy watch, and you got money to burn, then maybe this OMEGA Speedmaster Apollo 8 “Dark Side of the Moon” is for you. Just remember what I said about them old watches, though. They might be worth more than you think. And if you see one in good condition, you grab that thing, you hear? You might just be able to buy yourself a whole farm with it someday! Or even a whole moon, ha!
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