Breitling’s platinum tribute to spaceflight’s pioneers

Breitling releases the Navitimer B02 Chronograph 41 Cosmonaute Scott Carpenter Centenary – a platinum-cased, 50-piece limited edition marking what would have been astronaut Scott Carpenter's 100th birthday (born 1 May 1925). Navitimer in honor of John carpenter, Mercury 7 Astronaut.  The new Centenary edition revives that legacy.

Carpenter had requested practical modifications:  a 24-hour dial – a solution to the confusing cycle of sunrises astronauts experienced every 90 minutes in orbit-, a wider bezel for gloved hands and a stretch-metal bracelet to fit over his suit.

Breitling’s founder, Willy Breitling, delivered the original custom watch to Carpenter just days before launch – a fast-tracked collaboration emblematic of the early space era’s urgency and ingenuity. 

Housed in platinum and powered by Breitling's 

hand-wound B02 movement, it features a deep blue dial said to evoke Earth's view from space, and a white slide rule bezel reminiscent of cloud formations. 

Through the sapphire case back, engravings commemorate Carpenter, his mission and the Mercury 7 program.

Only 50 will be made.

See the article on Esquire here.

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