FLIGHT TIME
VOSTOK-EUROPE RECALLS THE SPACE RACE
Vostok-Europe launches into orbit with its new Space Race edition . Celebrating the years 1957 through 1975 ( as etched on the case back ), the watch touches both sides of the Cold War-era of the last century .
The critical dates and the events in the challenge to get to the moon occurred in this eighteen-year window . From Sputnik to Gagarin to John Glenn and Neil Armstrong , all these events and related personalities made their marks within those fateful dates . This is all honored in the new Space Race watch .
Vostok-Europe is a boutique watch brand based in Vilnius , Lithuania , with seventeen years on the market . They build mostly sport and recreational watches , particularly dive watches . The Space Race won ’ t be the only watch in their collection with ties to space travel . The Lunokhod II is inspired by a series of lunar rovers the Russians put on the moon . The N1 Rocket and the Energia both celebrate two of the most complex and largest rocket systems ever built .
The Space Race series features two models . One is driven by a YN55 automatic movement and the other is powered by a Miyota quartz chronograph movement . The case size is 47mm by 17mm , so these are not small watches . A K1 glass system protects the watch . With a 200-meter water resistant design , this is nearly a professional grade diver , save for the required rotating bezel . The Space Race comes in eight different color dial options . The strap is an extra thick leather and there are also mesh and rubber bracelet options .
Prices range from $ 369 to $ 549 and are available at www . R2Awatches . com
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