Gorgeous 2019 limited edition Breitling Navitimer Cosmonaute wristwatch, numbered 65/250, with 18K rose gold case with matching bi-directional inner rotating bezel, hands, and index hour markers and numerals against a black dial with three sub-dials. The watch features a hand-wound in-house movement Caliber Breitling B02 with a 70-hour power reserve, a scratch-resistant sapphire crystal, and a solid 18K gold case back, which is engraved with the edition number and an image commemorating Mercury astronaut Scott Carpenter and the flight of his Aurora 7 spacecraft. The watch includes its original Breitling black Alligator strap with off-white hand-stitched contrast stitching and the original Breitling 18K rose gold tang buckle. Accompanied by its original Breitling presentation box with an inner Bakelite case, which contains the owner’s manual (Breitling Skyracer), certificate of authenticity (No. 2274184), and warranty booklet. In overall fine condition, with deterioration to the inner watch holder, which has caused some darkened rubbing to the strap underside, and some light wear to the box.
This rare commemorative watch honors the ‘First Swiss wristwatch in space,’ which was manufactured according to astronaut Scott Carpenter's specifications. Breitling delivered the ‘astronaut-designed’ prototype to Carpenter on May 18th, 1962. He then wore it as part of the Mercury-Atlas 7 mission on May 24th, 1962. As part of that mission aboard the Aurora 7 spacecraft, Carpenter and his Cosmonaute orbited the Earth three times before returning to Earth and splashing down safely in the Atlantic.
