The unique Silver dial faithfully reproduces the design of the Heuer 2915A, with triangle-markers at both 12 and 6 o’clock and printed Arabic numerals that share the same font as the stopwatch worn by John Glenn. The iconic Carrera case design is reinterpreted for 2012 with a new, larger 43mm stainless steel case featuring finely polished surfaces, including the bezel, crown and Chronograph pushers. Just as SpaceX carries forward the legacy of Project Mercury, the 2012 TAG Heuer Carrera SpaceX draws on the spirit of John Glenns Heuer stopwatch to create a thoroughly contemporary and elegant timepiece. This gave TAG Heuer watches the honour of being the first Swiss timepieces in Space. To provide a back up to the equipment in the spacecraft, John Glenn had a TAG Heuer 2915A Stopwatch strapped to his arm, with a makeshift band made by NASA. This was the first time that NASA had achieved this feat and it was a key milestone in the race to the Moon that reached its climax in 1969. In February 1962, US Astronaut John Glenn piloted the Friendship 7 spacecraft into outer space, where it orbited the earth three times.

To celebrate both the 50 th Anniversary of the first Swiss watchmaker in space and the first successful SpaceX mission into the International Space Station, TAG Heuer has produced a stunning commemorative watch, The Limited Edition TAG Heuer Carrera Calibre 1887 SpaceX Chronograph.

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