August 7, 1971 after a 12 days 7 hours lunar spaceflight mission, the Apollo 15 crew was recovered in the North Pacific Ocean by USS Okinawa, greeted by Captain Huff & Rear Admiral Hayward. From left-to-right, Commander David Scott, CMP Alfred Worden and LMP James Irwin, an all US Air Force crew! Note Apollo 15 commander David Scott was clearly wearing the 44 mm diameter Bulova 885104 prototype chronograph he had been wearing since the third lunar EVA at Hadley Rille. This means Scott wore the Bulova chronograph during the “Hammer & Feather” Galileo gravity field experiment and during the salute to the Stars & Stripes at the Hadley-Apennine lunar surface. Worn outside the Apollo A7LB spacesuit, this Bulova chronograph worked flawlessly onboard the Lunar Rover in the dusty lunar environment. In October 2015, this Bulova chronograph with moondust-stained velcro strap was auctioned as the only privately-owned watch to be worn on the surface of the moon! (Photo: NASA/US Navy)












