Breitling Navitimer Cosmonaute Watch Hands-On

Maybe so that you too can be just like Scott Carpenter aboard the cramped “I hope I survive this” space capsule. I would have liked to see the waivers NASA had him sign in 1962 about how they will do everything possible to keep him alive, but nothing is guaranteed. Today we look back on these monumental missions with awe and pride, but at the time it was like a really fancy backyard home-made rocket launch experiment. You expect a cool take off but after that you just hope for the best and that the brains did their work back in Houston.

The replica breitling Bentley GT itself is 43mm wide in steel and has a specially engraved caseback. Around the Mercury Aurora 7 commemorative engraving looks to be a Fahrenheit to Celsius temperature conversion scale. I like how no matter what, replica breitling Chronomat 41 wants to ensure this is a wrist instrument. Get one and brave using the slide rule bezel as well. If you are a whiz at these and have a few slide rule bezel watches, I will seriously commission a video from you with a presentation on how to use them.

If you are a fan of Navitimer watches then the newer ones with the in-house made movements and 43mm size are probably the perfect choice. They also come in 12 hour dial formats too! Did you know that the dial base plate was solid sterling silver? I didn’t know that. Attached to the http://www.speedroc.com/replica-breitling-navitimer-01.html is typical assortment of strap/bracelet options from Breitling. Leather, crocodile, and a few others no doubt.

According to Breitling, in 1962 a Navitimer “became the first wrist instrument to share in the conquest of space by accompanying the Aurora 7 flight.” That seems to sound like they are claiming “we did something first.” The statement is probably technically true. At the same time I don’t know what it means. There are lots of brands that claim being “the first” to do something in space. Omega and Tag Heuer are among those like Breitling with celestial claims. Frankly I don’t care who did what first. Maybe being the second watch was better because NASA decided the first wasn’t good enough? That someone chose the watch to go up in orbit or space is really good enough for me. If I had a watch brand, I would do everything possible to make the claim that my watch was “the first left in space.” Breitling will produce a limited edition of 1,962 pieces of the Navitimer Cosmonaute watch.