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Breitling releases modern tribute to the original “first Swiss wristwatch in space”
By SENATUS Editor | 1 January 2023

On May 24, 1962, Breitling officially claimed the title “first Swiss wristwatch in space” after astronaut Scott Carpenter orbited the Earth three times while wearing the Navitimer Cosmonaute during his Mercury-Atlas 7 mission.

The watch had been Carpenter’s personal request, a variation on the iconic aviator’s watch he’d encountered in his flight days, but with a 24-hour dial to tell day from night in space.

Now, on the 60th anniversary of that mission — Breitling not only unveiled Carpenter’s original Navitimer Cosmonaute, but also launched a modern tribute to it.

This special release is limited to 362 pieces that recognize both the spacecraft’s circumnavigations of the Earth and the year the mission made history, marking a crucial step in manned spaceflight.

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