To commemorate the 50th anniversary of "NASA's first lunar road trip" Xeric has launched a Kickstarter campaign for its new collection with watches featuring both automatic and Moonphase movements. The Xeric NASA Apollo 15 50th Anniversary collection watches celebrate the achievements of this historic mission with an engraving of the Lunar Roving Vehicle on the back as a stainless-steel engraved coin. Each watch has a colored strap inspired by astronaut gloves, which feature articulated ridges and are crafted from American-made Horween leather.

The watches are the first from Xeric to feature American movements. There are two different movements available. The AmeriChron Automatic movement is a battery-free one that is designed and approved by a certified master-watchmaker. The natural motions of moving your arms keep it charged. It has a 40-hour power reserve and has reliable timekeeping.    

The AmeriQuartz Moonphase version of the Apollo 15 watch instead not only provides you with precise timekeeping, and it also tracks the current phase of the Moon through its 29.5-day cycle. Something very easy to set up. Each watch is limited to 1971 pieces per color (see what they did there) and they are available on Kickstarter. Pre-ordering now not only helps you secure the watch you want most, but it is also 30 percent cheaper than the future retail price. 

On top of being a great all-American watch, the little details really make this an incredible piece. No part of them is done without considering great design. Take for example the crown. The texture of the crown was inspired by the wheel of the Moon buggy. And on top of the crown, is engraved the mission insignia, showing the stylized three birds representing the three astronauts.