Breitling 809

Do you have a favorite between these two pilot chronographs ? 1963 Breitling Co-Pilot AVI MK2.1 ref. 765 - 41 mm diameter - Caliber Venus 178 1962 Breitling Navitimer MK2.2 ref. 809 with AOPA (Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association) dial - 40 mm diameter

In 1962, astronaut Scott Carpenter approached Breitling with a request: a special Navitimer featuring a 24-hour dial for his orbital flight aboard the Aurora 7 spacecraft. The result became the first Swiss wristwatch in space. More than six decades later,

A beautiful re-edition, good job from Breitling. 806 and 809 are among my fav Breitlings. I love the fact of being able to buy a watch from the past, with today's technology. Enjoy it! Vte

Here it is in all its beauty. The watch is not mine. I tested it with an UV light, and the red parts of the slide rule are luminous. The condition and the patina are awesome. Full of charm! Enjoy. Nicolas

I think the old Navitimer 806 with Venus 178 belongs on the all time top 10 chronograph list. I must admit though,- the thought off replacing my all black 1962 version with a slightly later Cosmonaut 809 has crossed my mind. That 24 hour watch is VERY coo

I just bought it since two weeks ... In the past I have a lot of Navitimer 806 AOPA ... 809 and Avi 765 . Today I try to begin another time a collection ...

I was fortunate to be able to attend a special recognition ceremony for the Apollo 13 crew, held a few weeks ago at the San Diego Air & Space Museum. Astronauts (and their wives) from Mercury, Gemini and Apollo projects attended, along with many of th

Unlike many toolwatches, Breitling are elegant, far from the brutal thickness that you can find in other toolwatches ( which has its own charm for sure). It's something typical that you can also find on SuperOcean 807 and 1004, divers that are thin and re

Scott Carpenter is an astronaut among 7. 7 that are the NASA Pioneers, the group 1, the group of the Mercury Project. An elite of jet pilot coming from different army corpses: Air Force, Navy and Marine. 7 among 508 army candidate, 7 filling those criteri

On May the 24th 1962, Scott Carpenter comes back from space. He is the 6th man to go there, the second american with to rteach orbit. Americans have now the same number of orbital flights as soviets, they catch up after losing to Sputnik and Gagarine. The