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Travel Bug Dog Tag Yuri's watch

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Released:
Tuesday, May 23, 2006
Origin:
Netherlands
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Current Goal

On his mission in space, Yuri Gagarin reached a maximum speed of 27400 miles per hour. The aim of Gagarin's watch is to match this speed in distance. One thing is for certain. The trip of Gagarin's watch will take more than the 1 hour and 48 minutes that Yuri Gagarin took for his flight.

About This Item

Yuri's watch at the start of his journey

As became clear in the past few years, Yuri Gagarin didn't actually land on solid ground in his capsule during man's first space flight, but catapulted out and landed by parachute.

What the history books don't tell us, is that Yuri Gagarin lost his watch during his descent by parachute. During the iron curtain period, Gagarin's watch was secretely kept at an unknown location.

Team Professor X is very proud to be able to give Gagarin's watch back to the world. Although the first manned space flight was a propaganda stunt for the communist world, Yuri Gagarin traveled a lot after his flight and made many friends around the world. Gagarin's watch wants to travel the world and meet many new friends as well!

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Tracking History (9190.4mi) View Map

Discovered It 11/29/2007 gardengorilla discovered it   Visit Log

watch your step...

Dropped Off 11/29/2007 Everhollow placed it in Pizza and Beer - PAPERLESS CACHING Alberta, Canada - 1,543.02 miles  Visit Log
Retrieve It from a Cache 11/28/2007 Everhollow retrieved it from Inner City Park - Elbow Park - Lookout Alberta, Canada   Visit Log

I will move your ticking watch along shortly.

Dropped Off 11/27/2007 Sechelter placed it in Inner City Park - Elbow Park - Lookout Alberta, Canada - 1,515.1 miles  Visit Log
Retrieve It from a Cache 11/22/2007 Sechelter retrieved it from Kinnikinnick Crossing British Columbia, Canada   Visit Log

I logged Yuri's watch through a cache on British Columbia's Sunshine Coast but will hang onto it for one more trip. I also got a pic that I'll upload soon.

Dropped Off 11/22/2007 Sechelter placed it in Kinnikinnick Crossing British Columbia, Canada - 1,779.46 miles  Visit Log
Retrieve It from a Cache 11/17/2007 Sechelter retrieved it from Bike Path to a Cache Texas   Visit Log

Sweet TB! Its been a while since I last saw a mechanical watch and the weight and slim design confirms why 🙂 I'd love to know where Yuri found this thing ... I bet that's a story in its own.

I found this in Houston, Texas and will move it along soon.

Discovered It 10/27/2007 Manofsteel73 discovered it   Visit Log

Discovered and left for another cacher.

Dropped Off 9/23/2007 The Popeteers placed it in Bike Path to a Cache Texas - 11.89 miles  Visit Log
Retrieve It from a Cache 9/19/2007 The Popeteers retrieved it from Chips and Queso Texas   Visit Log

Moving it along in Houston TX.

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