Our Earthly concept of time looks very different in space. For astronauts on board a space station orbiting our planet roughly every 90 minutes, there are multiple sunrises and sunsets within 24 hours.
What watch then, should an astronaut wear? One Swiss maker has a new solution. Luxury brand IWC Schaffhausen’s latest watch – the Pilot’s Venturer Vertical Drive – is its first specifically designed and engineered for timekeeping in space.
Unveiling at the world’s most high-profile watchmaking show – Watches and Wonders – in Geneva on Tuesday, it has received spaceflight qualification from the California-based space station developer Vast for use on Haven-1. This is expected to be the world’s…