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Breitling Navitimer Cosmonaute 809

Pre-owned () | Year of production 1965 | No original box | No original papers
Rs.1,695,241
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Basic Info
Listing code EDVV23
Brand Breitling
Model Navitimer Cosmonaute
Reference number Navitimer Cosmonaute 809 MK6
Movement Manual winding
Case material Steel
Bracelet material Leather
Year of production 1965 (Approximation)
Condition
Scope of delivery
No original box, no original papers
Gender Men's watch/Unisex
Location Switzerland, Ermatingen
Price CHF17,995 (= Rs.1,695,241) [Negotiable]
Availability Item is in stock

Caliber
Movement Manual winding
Caliber/movement Venus 178
Number of jewels 17

Case
Case material Steel
Case diameter 41 mm
Water resistance Not water resistant
Bezel material Steel
Crystal Plexiglass
Dial Black
Dial numerals Arabic numerals

Bracelet/strap
Bracelet material Leather
Bracelet color Black
Clasp Buckle
Clasp material Steel

Functions
Chronograph

Description
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The first Breitling Navitimer

Breitling Navitimer Cosmonaute 809 MK6
Case Serial: 1013448
Caliber: Venus 178
Production: April 1965

The "first Swiss wristwatch in space", designed according to the wishes of astronaut Scott Carpenter. Breitling delivered the prototype in the "astronaut design" to Carpenter on May 18, 1962, and he wore it during his Mercury Atlas 7 mission on May 24, 1962. On board the Aurora 7 spacecraft, Carpenter and his Cosmonaute orbited the Earth three times during this mission before both returned safely to Earth and landed in the Atlantic.

Production of the Navitimer Cosmonaute Mk1 with the particularly wide bezel began at the end of June 1962 with a limited production batch. The exact number of Mk1 models produced is not known, as cases from the same production batch were used in the later Mk3 models, but it is definitely an icon of the brand with rarity value.

At Scott Carpenter's request, the display was fitted with a 24-hour dial so that he could distinguish day from night in space. In addition, the hour and minute markers on the dials were removed to improve legibility. The hands of the Mk1 and Mk2 Navitimer Cosmonaute are unique: a central chrono hand with a luminous teardrop tip and a wide luminous tip that is slightly longer than that of the Navitimer Mk1 and Mk2. The bezel of the Navitimer Cosmonaute Mk1 is significantly wider than that of other models to make it easier to operate with spacesuit gloves.

The glossy black 24-hour dials feature luminous Arabic numerals and hands, and several logo variants were available, including applied gold wings, both with "aopa" and "Breitling" lettering, some without "Cosmonaute" on the dials

Movement: Venus caliber 178, modified; weight-coded
Case: conical lugs, approx. 40 mm diameter
Bezel: large beads, approx. 42.6 mm diameter
Dial: black 24-hour display, monochrome slide rule
Hands: wide luminescent tip and unique minute hand, central chrono hand with luminescent teardrop tip

historical information
production period: 1964-1967

With the Navitimer Cosmonaute Mk6, Breitling presents the latest iteration of the rotating slide rule bezel. Variations of this "serrated recessed grip bezel" will be used in most future vintage models. To this day, they adorn the Navitimer in a modernized version.

The Mk6 has black dials with contrasting silver-white sub-dials. In 1965, the "unsigned wings" of non-aopa Navitimers are replaced by the iconic "Twin Jet" logo. Some later models have gold-plated or silver-printed "aopa" signed wings.

Movement: Venus 178, modified; weight-coded
Case: conical lugs, approx. 40 mm diameter
Bezel: serrated pointed bezel with recessed grip, approx. 41 mm diameter
Dial: Black 24-hour display with silver-white sub-dials, monochrome slide rule
Hands: Modern luminous hands, central hands with arrowhead

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