Infinity & beyond: space watches!

[OhDark30]

Talking of space watches with interesting dials, I'm fascinated by the story of the Cosmonavigator - marked so that in orbit you can tell which landmass you're looking down on



Cosmonaut Vladimir Dzhanibekov, its creator, aboard Salyut 7 in September 1985:

'Falling asleep I idly thinking that it would be great to have a watch with globe like the one at on the central stand. Or, with a map on the dial. But to have it on my hand... and without need to leave the warm sleeping bag to check... and soon getting back in again thinking that I was right and we were actually over clouds and under clouds were waters of the Atlantic ocean... all right,.. water is there where clouds are. Why our planet called the Earth and not the Water?.. This was the way the idea of "COSMONAVIGATOR" was born'


quote and picture from http://www.netgrafik.ch/russian_space_watches.htm

[Jazzmaster]

The Right Stuff...

[OhDark30]

Thanks, Jazzmaster!
Yes, Scott Carpenter's 24hr Breitling Cosmonaute, which has since gone awol
He picked it for his orbital flight in the Mercury program Aurora capsule, because it made sense to him to read time direct from the dial, rather than a 12hr presentation


Carpenter suits up
More here
http://m.space.com/15904-breitling-w...niversary.html

[OhDark30]

This one surprised me!



The Seiko A827, approved by NASA, and worn by many shuttle astronauts, including Sally Ride



Pics & more here:
https://clockwiser.wordpress.com/2011/06/24/seiko-a827/

[meijlinder]

Seiko also has a spring drive that's been to space.

http://www.seikospringdrive.com/spacewalk/watchinfo/

[tempocalypse]

Theres also the classic Casio G-shock DW5600, apparently flight qualified by NASA.

http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/...73-233-032.jpg

http://www.star2star.com/company/spa.../time-in-space

Both DW5600 C & E according to that second link. The link also claims its popular with astronauts for its timing functions but I personally find the pushers a little awkward to push quickly.

[OhDark30]

Thanks m!
And here's Richard Garriott, Space Station tourist, wearing that Spring Drive

[OhDark30]

And let's not forget that better known space Seiko, the 6139-6002 Speedtimer aka the Pogue

Part of Col William Pogue's personal kit on Skylab 4 in 1973
Pic and more here:
http://blog.dreamchrono.com/2013/11/seiko-6139-pogue/

More on the watch here
http://monochrome-watches.com/revisi...ko-speedtimer/

[OhDark30]

Tempocalypse, thanks for the G-shock info, and the article you linked to - an interesting read!
This thread really is going beyond the usual suspects - keep 'em coming!

[tempocalypse]

Tempocalypse, thanks for the G-shock info, and the article you linked to - an interesting read!
This thread really is going beyond the usual suspects - keep 'em coming!

Just realised the Ironman from that article hasn't been covered yet either.