Return of the Cosmonaute
Breitling unveils 60th-anniversary edition of the first Swiss watch in space
published : 10 Jun 2022 at 04:00
In the 1960s, space exploration spurred a race for the first astronaut’s watch.
Breitling’s expertise in pilot’s watches had Scott Carpenter asking the Swiss brand to modify the Navitimer for the Mercury-Atlas 7 mission.
On May 24, 1962, the Navitimer Cosmonaute…