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Breitling Cosmonaute limited edition watch

In 1962 the space race was well under way. Already a supplier to civilian and military aviation, Breitling naturally took a keen interest in this new human adventure. Based on the Navitimer chronograph, the brand’s technicians developed the Cosmonaute, a space-going version of this instrument indicating the daily 24 hours in a single sweep of [...]

One thing left out of the Apollo 11 moon landing

The Omega watch company boasts to have created the only watch (Omega Speedmaster) that has visited another planet. This year they released a commemorative addition in honor the 40th year anniversary. However Omega wasn’t the first choice for the astronaut’s watches, The Bulova Watch Company was. The Bulova Watch Company was founded and incorporated as [...]