3060 - BREITLING · NAVITIMER COSMONAUTE

BREITLING · NAVITIMER COSMONAUTE Ref. 809 · 1967 · Gold-plated · 41 mm In space, there is no familiar alternation between day and night. Scott Carpenter therefore asked Breitling for a Navitimer whose hour hand would circle the dial only once every 24 hours. The slide rule and chronograph were retained. An early, documented Cosmonaute—a piece of spaceflight history that can be read on the dial. Material: Gold-plated, stainless steel case back · Case number: 1,163,077 Case: Gold-plated case with a textured, rotating slide rule bezel. Two pump-style pushers, signed crown, Plexiglass, and stainless steel case back. Dial: Black with large 24-hour numerals and three silver sub-dials. Warm luminescent material, gold-colored hands, and the closely spaced scales of the slide rule. Movement: Hand-wound, Venus Caliber 178 modified by Breitling Functions: Two-hand watch with small seconds and 24-hour display (hour hand completes one revolution per day), chronograph with 30-minute and 12-hour counters, slide rule bezel Strap: Black leather strap with light-colored stitching Clasp: Gold-colored pin buckle, added later Box: No · Papers: Breitling archive extract for reference 809 and case 1163077; case manufactured in 1967 Condition: Well-preserved with scratches on the Plexiglas and discoloration of the gold plating on the crown side and lugs. Distinctive bezel contours; dial with evenly aged luminous material.