Breitling The Watch Spot. June 2. 0, 2. 01. Chronograph, World TimeGMTTags Breitling Comments Off on Breitling Cosmonaute Chrono Matic Ref 1. Citizen Watch Serial Numbers' title='Citizen Watch Serial Numbers' />Breitling Cal. There have been quite a few aviation watches on the blog, but were going even higher this time with a Breitling Cosmonaute Chrono Matic. Click pictures to enlargeThe Cosmonaute along with the Navitimer, are stalwarts in Breitlings model line up. In 1. 95. 8, NASA astronaut Lt Cmdr Scott Carpenter contacted Breitling to suggest that they make a 2. Navitimer chronograph. In 1. 96. 1 Breitling did just that and registered the name Cosmonaute with the Swiss Office of Intellectual Property later in the same year. Breitling also supplied Lt Cmdr Carpenter with his own Cosmonaute in 1. NASAs Mercury program and he wore the watch during the Mercury 7 mission in May of that year, orbiting the earth 3 times during a 5 hour space flight. This short film shows details of the mission along with a re issued model released in 2. However, the Mercury 7 mission was to be the Cosmonautes only trip into space as after being submerged in the Atlantic Ocean during the splash down recovery, the watch failed. It was subsequently returned to Breitling by NASA for examination but was never returned, and its current whereabouts is unknown. Despite this, the success of the mission cemented the Cosmonautes place in the model range and the achievement was used in Breitlings promotional activities throughout the 1. More models were to follow in stainless steel, gold capped and 1. Venus cal. 1. 78. By 1. 96. 8 a new version of the Cosmonaute was in the pipeline, this time in a more robust case. It was to be produced in both automatic and manual versions the automatic featuring the new to market Breitling cal. The Room Escape on this page. Heuer, Buren and Dubois Dpraz and the manual continuing with the Venus cal. Citizen Watch Serial Number CheckCitizen Watch Company of America, INC. HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR WATCH FOR SERVICE. You may find it necessary to return your timepiece for service. Hello, can you please help me identify my watch vintage Citizen Promaster WR100 red dial and red bracelet how do i post a photo Seiko Watch Corporation has been designing and manufacturing quality watches since 1881. Each Seiko watch has a unique serial number that can be used to identify the. Physicians disciplined by states and federal agencies for infractions related to criminal conduct between 19 often escaped with a slap on the wrist, and. NY0045-05E_35.jpg' alt='Citizen Watch Serial Number Guide' title='Citizen Watch Serial Number Guide' />Find great deals for Citizen Eco Drive WR 10 Bar Tachymeter Chronograph Watch. Shop with confidence on eBayThe sharp eyed may have noticed that the crown is on the left hand side of the case for the automatic, and on the right hand side for the manual. To avoid having to manufacture two different cases, the cases were all drilled on both sides and a black plastic plug inserted into either one side of the case or the other you can just see the plug on the right hand side of the case in the picture below. The watch in this post arrived in non running condition and the chronograph wouldnt start, stop or reset not the best of starts. However, on opening the watch things were more encouragingThe reason that the chronograph wasnt working was down to one of the case clamps having fallen out, the watch was sitting too deep in the case, and so the pushers were no longer in line with the operating levers. Inspecting the condition of the oils under the microscope it was obvious that the watch hadnt been serviced for many years. However, when applying a little pressure to the wheel train the watch would tick weakly which was a good sign that there were no major problems ie. Sure enough, after a full service the movement started right up and all functions operated as expected. I even found the missing clamp and securing screw rattling around inside the movement which was an added bonus. Regular readers will undoubtedly have seen this before but the automatic winding mechanism on this calibre is hidden in the centre of the calibre under the chronograph module. Here is a picture of the movement with and without the module in place, as you can see its in great shape after a full service. Click picture to enlargeOne interesting technical detail of this calibre is the way that the 2. A secondary pinion is mounted on top of the normal minute wheel, geared to rotate the 2. In watches with a both an hour hand and a 2. Seiko Navigator Timer, the 2. In the Cosmonaute, as there is no regular hour hand, the 2. Sweephand/F-Type/F-TypeMovement2_zps3b2e4fd0.jpg' alt='Citizen Watch Serial Number Lookup' title='Citizen Watch Serial Number Lookup' />CITIZEN Warranty Certificate Identification The hyphenated case number found on the back of the watch goes here. This number can be identified as 4 characters. Blueonblue isnt the only popular watchcolor trend of recent years. Allblack watches, with ebonycolored cases, dials, and straps. A collection of articles about various makes of wrist watch compiled after the death of Chuck Maddox. With the movement serviced, the case cleaned and the crystal polished, the watch was ready for re assembly. Finally, what isnt clear from the pictures is the size of this watch. With a case diameter of 4. WIS favourites look like ladies watches. Well, not quite but you get the idea its a bruiser alright Rich. Many thanks to Dominic Mc. Aleenan for letting me feature his watch on the blog.