'61 Chronograph
Soyuz TMA-18M
Case
Melted rocket engine, SRE Stainless Steel, brushed metal
Dial
Brass, galvanic silver
Crystal
Sapphire (scratch resistant)
Movement
Cal. 7750
Luminous material
Super Luminova GL white W2
Waterproof
10 ATM
Weight
154 g
Height
16 mm
Diameter
43 mm
Processed rocket material
Case
SRE-Stainless Steel
Produced from the rocket motor
SRE stainless steel is produced using a metallurgical process. SRE stands for “Soyuz Rocket Engine”. The first step of the process involves the reduction of carbon to 0.17% (decarburisation). The second step involves the addition of 2.8% nickel and 2% molybdenum.
The story to the name
'61 Chronograph
The name `61 pertains to the year 1961, when Juri Gagarin was the first person to journey into outer space - another important milestone in the history of space travel! The Russians conducted several impressive displays of technological superiority over the West during this period.
Movement
Cal. 7750
The origins of perhaps the most successful Swiss automatic chronograph movement of all time date back to the year 1901, the founding date of the firm J & C. Reymond Frères S.A. Later, they continued to produce the legendary movement under a new company name, Valjoux S.A. The movement was all but made redundant during the Quartz crisi of the 1970s. Today, the ETA Valjouz 7750 is produced and distributed by ETA. Many of the world's best-known watch brands incorporate this movement into their timepieces in one form or another.
- Type
Automatic chronograph
- Stones
25
- Accuracy
-2/+7s per day
- Power reserve
48h
- Frequency
28'800 A/H
Impressions
Perfection down to the smallest detail
Soyuz TMA-18M
SOYUZ TMA-18M was the name of a flight mission to the International Space Station (ISS). It was the 44th visit of a Soyuz spacecraft to the ISS and the 150th flight in the Soyuz programme. The Soyuz spacecraft undocked Soyuz TMA-16M as a crew return vehicle since the Soyuz spacecraft have only a 210-day design life.
Mission
MannedOn Board
Sergei Volkov, Andreas Mogensen, Aidyn AimbetovRocket type
Soyuz FGLaunch location
Kazakhstan, Baikonur Cosmodrome 45°57′54″N 63°18′18″ELaunch date
2 September 2015Launch time
04:37:42 UTC
