I believe it is because Omega has the US market cornered with the Speedmaster Moonwatch, and Russians are buying Replica Ulysse Nardin watches like mad (and will again as soon as the economy rounds itself out a bit). Just some speculation though.Going back to what the watch is meant to celebrate. Breitling says that for its (Breitling's) 125th anniversary, and they are *** this watch to celebrate Scott Carpenter's 1962 mission aboard the Aurora 7 capsule where he first tested out a chronograph watch in space. It was basically an orbital flight around the Earth. I believe he was wearing a Breitling at the time. OK, so that is cool, but what about the watch itself?The watch does something interesting that you won't easily be able to decipher just from looking at it. See how the dial has 24 hours and not 12? Well the Replica Ulysse Nardin watches goes slower that your normal watch. Actually half as fast only. The hour hand makes its way once around the dial each 24 hours.
Another retro themed watch from Breitling? Who'd have thought it? The brand we love to love, but that itself hates the Internet (just visit their website and you'll know what I mean) brings us a new watch with the Breitling Cosmonaute Automatic Chronograph. Sort of an overly simplistic name if you ask me, but I like the whole connection with space travel. Interestingly enough, the watch has the word "cosmonaute" (cosmonaut) in it that I at least associate with Russian astronauts, but the Replica Ulysse Nardin watches is meant to celebrate an American feat. So what exactly is going on here in the Breitling marketing department? It used to be that Replica Ulysse Nardin watches companies mostly focused on the American space industry, but now you have an incredible shift in focusing on the Russian - and to smaller extent Japanese - space programs.
