1985
The 140 S in outer space
German physicist and astronaut Professor Dr. Reinhard Furrer wears the 140 S on his wrist during the D-1 spacelab mission and proves herewith that the self-winding mechanism of a mechanical wristwatch works even in weightless conditions.
1992
The 142 S in outer space
During the Mir-92 mission, astronaut Klaus-Dietrich Flade wears a 142 S.
1993
On board the Columbia
Once again, the 142 space chronograph plays a role in a space mission. On the second German Spacelab mission, the D-2, the space chronograph accompanied the crew during their 10 days in space. The watch flies 6.7 million kilometres and orbites the earth 160 times on board the American space shuttle Columbia.
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