Breitling just launched the Navitimer B02 Chronograph 41 Cosmonaute Artemis II — a 450-piece limited edition that places a genuine fragment of outer space directly on the wrist. The timepiece features an authentic iron-nickel meteorite dial finished in galaxy blue, transforming extraterrestrial material into everyday wearable art. Priced at $11,900 before taxes, the Cosmonaute Artemis II targets serious collectors who want more than a watch they want a tangible connection to one of the most defining moments in space exploration history.
This release comes in a time when the world is once again excited about going to the moon through programs like NASA’s Artemis program and is a direct descendant of the origins of this watch in space rather than the conference room. It was during the Apollo program in 1962 that astronaut Scott Carpenter wore a specially modified Navitimer watch on his orbit around the earth in his capsule named Aurora 7, thus making it the first Swiss wrist watch in space.
Dial made of meteorite guarantees uniqueness of each Breitling Navitimer Cosmonaute Artemis II
The most remarkable part of Breitling Navitimer Cosmonaute Artemis II lies in its dial – made out of genuine iron-nickel meteorite with the finishing color reminiscent of a galaxy-blue, thus giving an extra touch of celestial vibe to this beautiful watch, while retaining all the classic features of the Navitimer collection. The structure of each meteorite includes the unique pattern of crystals developed by the Widmanstätten geological process which takes billions of years – a fact which makes each dial独一无二。
The contrasting colors of the red seconds hand of the chronograph and its scale offer clear contrast with the blue meteorite dial of the watch. In addition, with the help of SuperLuminova technology, visibility is provided even in dim light, which is especially useful for the Navitimer watch, used by both pilots and astronauts
24-Hour Dial Preserves the Cosmonaute’s Essential Orbital Purpose
Like its predecessor, the Breitling Navitimer Cosmonaute Artemis II includes the design element that set the Cosmonaute apart from other models in the Breitling Navitimer collection – that of a 24-hour dial, which Breitling originally created specifically to accommodate astronaut Scott Carpenter’s orbit of Earth, where a normal 12-hour cycle loses its purpose in a place where each sunrise and sunset occurs approximately every 90 minutes. In a 24-hour dial, there is no need to distinguish between AM and PM, as with a normal watch face, because it shows a complete day in just one hour hand rotation.
In addition to its 24-hour indicator, the Breitling Navitimer Cosmonaute Artemis II retains the entire Navitimer construction, from the circular slide rule to the emblem of the AOPA wings and three-register chronograph design.
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Breitling Manufacture Caliber B02 is the movement of Cosmonaute Artemis II
“Breitling Navitimer Cosmonaute Artemis II watch is powered by the automatic chronograph Breitling Manufacture Caliber B02 movement, specially designed for this particular collection of watches by Breitling’s engineers.” The frequency of the watch is 28,800 vibrations per hour, while the maximum theoretical power reserve of the movement is 66 hours. As far as the construction of the movement is concerned, one should say that it uses the column wheel mechanism together
The dimensions of the case are 41mm in diameter and 13mm in height with an arched sapphire crystal. The Breitling Navitimer Cosmonaute Artemis II watch series is accompanied by the blue alligator leather strap, serving as a connection between the revolutionary material used for the dial and the leather strap.
