Old navitimer Cosmonaute, Cosmonaute II ca 1986-2001


Old Navitimer Cosmonaute 1987-1991 < > Name: Old Navitimer Cosmonaute Model reference: 81 600, A12019, K12019, D12019 Size: 41,5mm Movement: Lémania 1873/1877 Time display: 24 hour Dial colors: black, white Text on dial: Breitling, Cosmonaute, Wings with Anchor Breitling logo Case: stainless steel, gold Crystal: Mineral dome shaped Bezel: bidirectional, slide rule History records: Introduction of the new generation of Cosmonaute with the Lémania movement. Ernst Schneider founded the new Breitling company in the early eighties and the Cosmonaute once again was back in production. There was a new Breiling logo. They where fitted with a Lémania hand-wound movement. Although they have the looks of the early models they no longer have the vintage look from the sixties and seventies. Mainly because the moving part of the slide rule is no longer completely on the same level as the dial but also because of the shallow curved sapphire crystal. This gives the watch a real eighties and nineties look. Over the years the model underwent all kind of technical changes and was revised and renamed but basically the design and movement stayed the same up untill the Cosmonaute Flyback. For detail info check Alan Trott aka Altro at WUS.	A12022
Cosmonaute II 1992,1993 Name: Cosmonaute II Model reference: A12020, D12020, K12020, A12021 Size: 41,5mm Movement: Lémania 1873/1877 Time display: 24 hour Dial colors: black, white Text on dial: Breitling, Cosmonaute Wings with Anchor Breitling logo Case: stainless steel, gold Crystal : sapphire, glareproofed Bezel: bidirectional, slide rule Water-resistant: 30 metres History records: Introduction of 3 bar water-resistant, sapphire glareproofed crystal and a new name. Also there was a limited edition with display back for Japan.
Cosmonaute 1994 Name: Cosmonaute Model reference: A12022, D12022, K12022, A12023 Size: 41,5mm Movement: Lémania 1873/1877 Time display: 24 hour Dial colors: black, white, blue Text on dial: Breitling, Cosmonaute Wings with Anchor Breitling logo Case: stainless steel, gold Crystal : sapphire, glareproofed Bezel: bidirectional, slide rule Water-resistant: 30 metres History records: new name, blue dial colours, display back worldwide	rollover image for back
Cosmonaute Scott Carpenter 1996 Name: Cosmonaute Scott Carpenter Model reference: A12022 Size: 41,5mm Movement: Lémania 1873/1877 Time display: 24 hour Dial colors: Black Text on dial: Breitling, Scott Carpenter Case: stainless steel Caseback: engraved official 1962 mission emblem Crystal : sapphire, glareproofed Bezel: bidirectional, slide rule Water-resistant: 30 metres Limited Edition: 1000	rollover image for back
History records: To memo rate the fact that 35 years ago Scott Carpenter orbited the earth while wearing a 24 hour version navitimer the Cosmonaute Scott Carpenter was produced in 1996. It no doubt has a stunning backside but the dial doesn't give me the feeling I'm travelling back through time nor space for that matter. There are sources that claim Scott had a hand in the design of the 24-hour Navitimer in 1962. I personally think that if he had a hand in the design of the 1996 Scott Carpenter Cosmonaute it would have looked something like this (check rollover image on your right;-) Well maybe a nice idea when Breitling celebrates the fifties anniversary of this space flight in 2012.	rollover image for 2 versions Scott Carpenter Cosmonaute 2012
Cosmonaute 1999-2005 Name: Cosmonaute Model reference: A12322, D12322, K12322 Size: 41,5mm Movement: COSC-certified Lémania 1873/1877 Time display: 24 hour Dial colors: divers Text on dial: Breitling, Cosmonaute Wings with Anchor Breitling logo Case: stainless steel, gold Crystal : sapphire, glareproofed Bezel: bidirectional, slide rule Water-resistant: 30 metres History records: COSC-certified movement	K12322
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