What really sets this high-end iteration apart is the platinum case. Limited to just 50 pieces, the precious metal housing adds heft and cost to the proven case shape. The Carpenter Centenary is priced at $42,000 and comes on a dark blue alligator strap that features an 18-karat white gold buckle.
On the underside is a platinum screw-in exhibition caseback engraved to mark Breitling’s standing as the first Swiss wristwatch in space, the number of limited pieces for the model, and the Carpenter centenary, 1925 to 2025. Through the sapphire glass, beats the mechanical, hand-wound B02 chronograph movement. On this version, the bridges are engraved with annotations noting Carpenter and the mission, including the name of his capsule, the “Aurora 7,” the number of earth…