#pepsi bezel

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70 years ago… SETP into existence! 1955, September 14 saw the formation of the SETP - Society of Experimental Test Pilots and the first meeting on September 29 brought seventeen test pilots of the "Testy Test Pilots Society" together but the name was soon changed into SETP. Well-known test pilots like Robert Hoover and Scott Crossfield were instrumental in the SETP creation with Crossfield becoming the driving force in the USAF and NASA’s hypersonic flight research X-15 spaceplane program. In 1959 Crossfield was the first to fly the North American Aviation X-15, testing the spaceplane 14 times. This 1959 photo shows Scott Crossfield wearing his beloved Rolex GMT-master 6542 Pepsi pilot watch, which he wore between 1958 and at least 1968. In October 1967, a Rolex GMT-master 1675, worn by test pilot William “Pete” Knight during X-15 flights 188 & 190 became the fastest pilot watch (Mach 6.7 = 7232 Km/Hr) and the first “Rolex-in-space” flying above 85 kilometers as 50 miles was considered space for USAF pilots! (photos: USAF/AP/AFFTC)

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Apparently Howie Long had a Seiko 6306 or 6309 (predecessor of the SKX007) with Pepsi bezel on a NATO strap back in 1987. I’m impressed! (This means nothing to people who don’t give a shit about watches.)

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I got my new watch a couple days ago, a Seiko 7002 dive watch from the early 90’s. It was replaced by the now-iconic SKX, but 7002s can be had considerably cheaper and I like the case design a bit more. It’s got some things I’m not a fan of, but for ~75 bucks on eBay it’s a hell of a great watch for anyone looking for their first automatic.

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Axiom-2 private crewed spaceflight to the ISS May 21, 2023... Saudi astronaut, Ali AlQarni wore his personal modern day ceramic bezel Rolex GMT-master pilot watch on jubilee bracelet onboard the ISS during the 9 days 5 hours long Axiom-2 mission. The astronaut made half a dozen of amazing photographs, making Rolex the fifth wrist watch brand to be photographed in front of a window porthole onboard a space station ! (Photo: NASA via RolexMagazine)

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May  1973, Quail Valley Golf tournament Apollo 14 commander Alan Shepard seen during a golf tournament at the Quail Valley golf club. America’s first astronaut Shepard was a very keen  golfer since his Mercury days and had the idea to carry an Iron-6 golfclub  end to the Moon. This Iron-6 was attached to a long 5-sections geologic  sampler stick so Shepard could make two lunar golf Moonshots in the Fra Mauro region. The NASA golf story is an interesting story, which is slightly touched on in the  2019 movie “Fallen Astronaut” by Dutch filmmaker Frank Herrebout. A  little part talks about a golf pro named Danny Lawler who was asked by  Deke Slayton to provide some golf lessons to the crews and via Lawler,  the astronauts  ended up wearing the alligator-logo Lacoste polo. Untill now it isn’t clear which golf balls were used on the Moon. The brand could be revealed as future Moon explorers will find both golf  balls. The makeshift Apollo 14 golf club / geologic sampler went to the  U.S.G.A. museum in New Jersey. Shepard retired from both NASA and the US Navy on July 31, 1974. Note Alan Shepard wore his favorite Rolex  GMT-master 1675 Pepsi pilot watch. (Photo: UPI)

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October 4, 1967  record breaking Mach 6.7 flight... USAF test pilot William “Pete” Knight walks away from the white X-15A2 hypersonic research rocket aircraft after setting a record-breaking Mach 6.7 flight. In fact the ablative coating had a light pink color and protected the aircraft against high temperatures during hypersonic, above Mach 5, flight. Note Knight had his personal Rolex GMT-master 1675 Pepsi pilot wristwatch strapped over his left forearm. On October 17, 1967 Pete Knight took another X-15 rocket plane up to an altitude of 280500 feet (85 kilometers) earning him USAF astronaut wings... again wearing his Rolex GMT-master. Pete Knight made 16 flights in the X-15. (Photo: USAF/NASA)

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October 1997... 50 years after the World’s first sonic boom ! Edwards Air Force Base, retired US Air Force General Charles “Chuck” Yeager stood besides a twin-engined F-15D “Eagle” all weather tactical fighter aircraft, which bore the name “Glamorous Glennis” as did Yeager’s rocket-powered Bell X-1 aircraft he flew to break the sound barrier on October 14, 1947... Although Charles Yeager retired in 1975, he often returned as a consulting testpilot for NASA and the US Air Force. Especially, on the anniversaries of his 1947 flight past Mach 1.0 Charles Yeager was invited to recreate that historic event in a modern day jet fighter. Charles Yeager, the first pilot to fly faster than the speed of sound (supersonic), has always been a huge fan of Rolex wristwatches, which he has been wearing during a period of almost 75 years... the Rolex GMT-master Pepsi pilot watch being his favorite. (Photo: USAF/Rolex advertissement)