Watches built from spaceborne rockets - Ready to be Rocket Man?
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The project
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Watches from another world. The dial is original rocket material - from Soyuz MS-02 & MS-04. Powered by a swiss mechanical movement.
Earth Collection – The first collection made of original rocket material that is accessible for everyone.
With this collection we bring a real piece of space travel history to your wrist.
The material comes from Soyuz MS-02, which was launched on 19 October 2016 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. On board were astronauts Shane Kimbrough (USA), Andrei Borissenko (RU) and Sergei Ryschikow (RU). Werenbach used the material from the first rocket stage (booster & fairing). After the rocket reached an altitude of almost 50km, the booster was jettisoned, then the fairing at an altitude of 85km. They fell back to Earth in a military restricted area on the steppes of Kazakhstan.
Since Werenbach are using original materials, you can tell by the colour which part of the rocket the material comes from. Thanks to this approach, each watch has a distinct and authentic look. The different signs of wear in the material, such as scratches, make each model in the collection unique. The exception is Model 1. In this model, the dial is black-anodised.
About Werenbach
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In 2010, Patrick Hohmann had the bold idea of building watches from real-life space rockets. In 2012, he set off for Kazakhstan to search for genuine rocket material on the Kazakh steppe.
One year later, Werenbach was founded. The first rocket watch came into being nine months later, developed and built in an 8 m2 watchmaking atelier in the heart of Zurich.
Models
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Model 1 - Black-anodised
Model 2 - Launch Sequencer scale made from the inner surface of the rocket booster.
Model 3 - Made from the outer surface of the booster. Original. Fine scratches.
Model 4 - Launch Sequencer scale - Made from the fairing
Model 5 - Launch Sequencer scale - Made from the exterior cladding of the rocket engine
The Launch Sequencer is an adjustable ring on the dial incorporated in the Models 2, 4 & 5: by using the second crown, the rocket’s “time of lift-off” can be set. The minute hand then shows what phase the rocket is in and its altitude. Did you know that the Soyuz rocket reaches orbit in less than nine minutes?
Watch Specifications
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* Diameter 40mm
* Height 13mm
* Weight: 87gr.
* Water resistance: 50 meters / 5ATM
* Function: date, hour, minute, second
* Glass: scratch-resistant sapphire crystal
* Scale: Launch Sequencer in Models 2, 4 & 5
* Movement: Cal. STP 1-11 (Swiss Made) -
* Power reserve: 44h, Frequency: 28'000 A/h, Stones: 26, Precision: -1/+16sec/day
Links
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Website: https://www.werenbach.ch/en/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WERENBACH.CH
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/werenbach/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo6OQMo9vTpwkZX8vnENtjA
The project
__________________
Watches from another world. The dial is original rocket material - from Soyuz MS-02 & MS-04. Powered by a swiss mechanical movement.
Earth Collection – The first collection made of original rocket material that is accessible for everyone.
With this collection we bring a real piece of space travel history to your wrist.
The material comes from Soyuz MS-02, which was launched on 19 October 2016 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. On board were astronauts Shane Kimbrough (USA), Andrei Borissenko (RU) and Sergei Ryschikow (RU). Werenbach used the material from the first rocket stage (booster & fairing). After the rocket reached an altitude of almost 50km, the booster was jettisoned, then the fairing at an altitude of 85km. They fell back to Earth in a military restricted area on the steppes of Kazakhstan.
Since Werenbach are using original materials, you can tell by the colour which part of the rocket the material comes from. Thanks to this approach, each watch has a distinct and authentic look. The different signs of wear in the material, such as scratches, make each model in the collection unique. The exception is Model 1. In this model, the dial is black-anodised.
About Werenbach
____________________________
In 2010, Patrick Hohmann had the bold idea of building watches from real-life space rockets. In 2012, he set off for Kazakhstan to search for genuine rocket material on the Kazakh steppe.
One year later, Werenbach was founded. The first rocket watch came into being nine months later, developed and built in an 8 m2 watchmaking atelier in the heart of Zurich.
Models
_______
Model 1 - Black-anodised
Model 2 - Launch Sequencer scale made from the inner surface of the rocket booster.
Model 3 - Made from the outer surface of the booster. Original. Fine scratches.
Model 4 - Launch Sequencer scale - Made from the fairing
Model 5 - Launch Sequencer scale - Made from the exterior cladding of the rocket engine
The Launch Sequencer is an adjustable ring on the dial incorporated in the Models 2, 4 & 5: by using the second crown, the rocket’s “time of lift-off” can be set. The minute hand then shows what phase the rocket is in and its altitude. Did you know that the Soyuz rocket reaches orbit in less than nine minutes?
Watch Specifications
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* Diameter 40mm
* Height 13mm
* Weight: 87gr.
* Water resistance: 50 meters / 5ATM
* Function: date, hour, minute, second
* Glass: scratch-resistant sapphire crystal
* Scale: Launch Sequencer in Models 2, 4 & 5
* Movement: Cal. STP 1-11 (Swiss Made) -
* Power reserve: 44h, Frequency: 28'000 A/h, Stones: 26, Precision: -1/+16sec/day
Links
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Website: https://www.werenbach.ch/en/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WERENBACH.CH
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/werenbach/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo6OQMo9vTpwkZX8vnENtjA