Brand:
Breitling
Model:
Navitimer Cosmonaute
Reference:
809
Warranty:
12 months
Overall Condition:
Very Good
Wear level Case:
Noticeable
Wear level Caseback:
Barely visible
Wear level Dial:
Barely visible
Wear level Crystal:
Barely visible
Wear level Bezel:
Barely visible
Wear level Bracelet Clasp:
Barely visible
Movement Type:
Manual winding
Caliber:
Venus 178
Case Material:
Steel
Case Diameter:
40 mm
Bezel Material:
Steel
Crystal:
Plexiglass
Dial Color:
Black
Bracelet Material:
Textile
Bracelet Color:
Green
Clasp Type:
Buckle
Clasp Material:
Steel
Functions:
Chronograph, Small seconds, Vintage
Breitling developed the Cosmonaute in 1962 at the suggestion of astronaut Scott Carpenter, who needed a way to distinguish day from night while orbiting the earth, where a conventional 12-hour dial offers no such reference. Carpenter wore a modified Navitimer with this 24-hour dial aboard the Aurora 7 capsule, making it, by most accounts, the first Swiss chronograph in space, ahead of the Omega Speedmaster's later flight the same year.
This example carries the black 24-hour dial with the twin-plane Breitling logo, slide-rule bezel, and column-wheel Venus 178 movement typical of the reference. Fitted to an olive canvas strap, it's a piece of genuine aerospace watchmaking history rather than a design merely inspired by it.
The watch is delivered with all items shown in the photographs.