I think I would bring a G-Shock square, not sure which one. Maybe solar powered? Does it even work in space? Should I put it on a Velcro? Can’t wait to hear why I’m wrong :D
I think bout this way to much, and wonder if some of you do so too.
Please also note that I will never go to space. I will also never dive, even though I have a dive watch.
I hope I have written enough words now for my post to get through the automod.
The MRW-200H.
https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2015/november/23/long-days-on-long-wings?fbclid=IwAR1flXDccVDxSA9lQOn38GWsYA2cCT-LjmknqO9jDBOMLeL_8Kblka49MzI
Of course your quartz/solar watches would still work in space. Mechanicals/autos should have no problem too; otherwise the Speedmaster wouldn’t enjoy the same fame it does today. Pendulum powered clocks won’t work in outer space, but I doubt that’ll be your watch of choice for your space adventures.
I love that foto of the mrw-200. A true tool. Thanks for sharing that article.
You’re welcome dude. Doubt I’ll ever go to space too, but it’s a nice thought experiment. The spirit of adventure should always accompany this little hobby of ours.
I learned that an LCD screen is not very useful in unprotected aerospace, I think the radiation is more than it can handle. So the raw space might kill the g shock on a spacewalk. Wich makes an automatic preferable. I find it shocking that there is so little public information about it, even though space travel and watch culture are so deeply connected. Most info you can find is about speedmasters.
Wow I didn’t know that. I’ll read up more on this then. That’s weird though since I read before that the DW-5600 and 6900 are both approved by NASA for space missions lol.
I have to admit, I based my entire idea of that concept on this article:
https://www.fratellowatches.com/value-proposition-the-40-space-watch-from-casio-right-under-your-nose/#gref
“But unique horological features aside, this is a G-Shock. As many have come to find, the 200m water resistance and 10m shock resistance seem to be mere stopping points in Casio’s testing regime rather than true indications of the hardships these watches can actually endure. Yet, and here’s the twist: for all its beefy construction and expansive timing functions, the G-Shock square series still falls short of the Speedmaster’s inherent strength — its mechanical core. There are no recorded instances, that I know of, of a quartz-powered, LCD-screen equipped watch making its way out of the cushy oxygen-rich pressurized capsule of a shuttle or space station and into the vacuous endlessness of open space. LCD apparently doesn’t do well under direct, un-atmosphere-mitigated sun radiation, among other potential shortcomings. But this watch was never intended to replace the Speedmaster: it was intended to fill in the gaps where the Moonwatch falls short. And you know what? For about 1/100th of the price of that “other” space watch, that’s a shortcoming I’m willing to overlook. Because, honestly, I’m not equipped to survive the vacuum of space either.”
Adding to that, I also found this.
https://space.stackexchange.com/questions/14089/which-computer-monitors-will-work-on-mars
I honestly never thought about this before. Apparently the LCDs can freeze up in the cold vacuum of space. That makes sense as these were designed to survive Earth’s conditions lol.
Assuming the case is durable enough to survive outer space though, then a quartz analogue watch should work, right?
https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/wristwatch-casio-g-shock-shuttle/nasm_A20130073000#:~:text=Time in space is precious,stopwatch feature and countdown timer.
I’m guessing it’s a-okay inside the space shuttle.