STURMANSKIE OPEN SPACE CHRONOGRAPH NE88/1855992

History is written by those who can overcome fear and reach beyond the boundaries of what’s possible for the sake of great discoveries. It is for such people that we have created our limited edition Open Space Chronograph Automatic watch collection. The prototype for the entire product line is cosmonaut Alexei Leonov’s watch he was wearing during his spacewalk, the first such endeavor in the history of humanity. A striking chronograph equipped with a tachymeter and stopwatch, as well as a calendar disc. The beige watch face is covered by a durable spherical sapphire crystal with an anti-reflection coating. The indices and hands are luminous. The steel case has a transparent back cover. The brown leather strap with a soft lining and a standard buckle does not chafe the skin, and is easily adjusted to fit the wrist. The Japanese self-winding Seiko NE88 movement has a large power reserve to last 42 hours.

ABOUT STURMANSKIE

The Russians were the first to explore space on 12 April 1961 when cosmonaut, Yuri Gagarin, orbited the Earth in his Vostok-1 for one hour and forty-eight minutes. On his wrist, he wore a Sturmanskie watch, the first special timepiece in the world designed and manufactured to go in to space.
Withstanding the severe conditions of zero gravity, strong accelerations, unpredictable vibrations, and varying temperatures, Sturmanskie was the first brand to make astronomical feats in the watch world.
Its innovation was owed to the nautical and aviation chronometers originally developed for the Military Air Forces and Navy by the First Moscow Watch Factory.
The brand Sturmanskie was first launched in 1949. Back then, it was exclusively available for the Armed Forces and Navy of the USSR. It was only in 1983 that Sturmanskie watches were made available to the general public.
Sturmanskie designs continue to be inspired by and pay homage to new frontiers, adventure and exploration.