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13 May 2011, 01:38 AM
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Emailed these commemorative shots to Cdr. Carpenter this morning...
May 24th this year will mark the 49th anniversary of Cdr. Scott Carpenter's Mercury capsule flight in Aurora 7. The Breitling Navitimer Cosmonaute was the first wristwatch worn by an American astronaut into space. Below is a recreation of that historic flight and a closeup of the high tech instrument panel Cdr. Carpenter had to rely upon. We've had a lot of technological advances in the half century since...
 Best, Ron  
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13 May 2011, 01:39 AM
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Real Name: Stan
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nice pics for awesome occasion!
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13 May 2011, 06:51 AM
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Clever.
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15 May 2011, 05:51 AM
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I think I bought this in 1996. It unfortunately doesn't get enough wrist time. Funny that I bumped into this Scott Carpenter thread today. Pic is pretty small, but it is the Ltd. Edition Scott Carpenter model.
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20 May 2011, 10:59 PM
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Nicely done. Thanks for sharing.
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