A wonderful 15 jewel manual wind mechanical watch that shows the first linking of a Russian & an American Spacecraft. This, the final flight of the Apollo spacecraft, was the first docking of spacecraft built by different nations and presaged the era of cooperation between the Russians and the Americans.All of our models come standard with a Chromed Chain for no extra cost.
The American crew included three-flight veteran Thomas P. Stafford, rookie Vance Brand, and the last of the original seven Mercury astronauts to make it into orbit, Donald K. "Deke" Slayton, whose heart murmur had previously kept him grounded. The Soviet crew included the first space walker, Alexei Leonov, and rookie Valeri Kubasov.
The two spacecraft were launched within seven and a half hours of one another, and two days later when they docked, the Astronauts and Cosmonauts met in the middle and shook hands in orbit, exchanged flags and gifts (including the seeds of trees that were later planted in each others' countries) and conversed haltingly with one another in each other's native tongues. It was a truly momentous occasion in the history of space flight and this watch is a fitting tribute to the moment.
The front case of the watch shows an engraving of the two spacecraft docked and the year underneath with the words Apollo in English and Soyuz in Russian on blue and Red backgrounds accordingly. On the back there is a rocket with the words Inter Cosmos with the American and Soviet Flags either side. The watch face is a traditional white Molnija dial with offset separate second dial with both 12 & 24 hour numbering.
MODEL SPECIFICATIONS:
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Manual Winding Mechanism with 15 Ruby Jewels
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Chromed Chain
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Engraved Double Sided Clamshell Case
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Diameter 50 mm, thickness 14 mm, weight is approx 80 gram
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Guaranteed accuracy from -20 to +40 seconds/day
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Approx 39 hours running time after full winding
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1 year manufacturers warranty
Delivery Code E
