On May 24, 1962, Mercury 7 astronaut Scott Carpenter orbited Earth three times wearing a custom Navitimer. Designed to his specifications, the watch featured a 24-hour display to distinguish day from night in orbit. With that flight Breitling earned the distinction as the first Swiss wristwatch in space. Carpenter’s watch was later named the Navitimer Cosmonaute. More than six decades later, Breitling launches a new limited edition: the Navitimer B02 Chronograph 41 Cosmonaute Artemis II. Each watch featuring a striking blue meteorite dial, cut from an extraterrestrial stone. No two dials are alike. The watch pays tribute to Carpenter’s mission while looking toward the future of space exploration coming off of its namesake mission Artemis II.
Limited to 450 pieces, this Cosmonaute retains the signature elements of the original: the circular slide rule for calculations, the AOPA wings logo, and three chronograph subdials. What sets it apart is its 24-hour display, powered by the Manufacture Caliber B02. Developed for spaceflight, the dial aligns with mission-control time to keep day and night unambiguous in orbit where the sun rises and sets roughly every 90 minutes. The watch commemorates modern space exploration with the engravings Artemis II and One of 450, while the mission logo appears on the caseback.
Navitimer Cosmonaute Artemis II ($11,900.00) – breitling.com
