'86 Automatic
Soyuz MS-02
Case
Melted rocket engine, SRE Stainless Steel, brushed metal
Dial
Booster shell, aluminium - original processed
Crystal
Sapphire (scratch resistant)
Movement
Cal. 2892-A2
Luminous material
None
Waterproof
10 ATM
Weight
221 g
Height
16 mm
Diameter
43 mm
Processed rocket material
Dial
Directly from the rocket
Material from the outer shell of the rocket booster, processed according to an original method
On closer inspection, differing wear marks mean that no one watch face is the same as any other.
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
'86 Automatic
The name `86 pertains to the year 1986, when the Russians succeeded in placing the first permanently manned space station, the MIR, into operation. It orbited the Earth until 2001.
Movement
Cal. 2892-A2
The story of caliber 2892-A2 begins in 1773. On the instruction of its former parent company Eterna, ETA undertook detailed design works for a new movement - the "Eterna-Matic 3000 Dato" - in 1961. By the time of its launch, this movement was already being celebrated as a milestone in watchmaking history. Later, the movement was further enhanced by ETA and, in 1975, was placed on the market under the name ETA 2892. Following a third round of improvement, the movement saw a breakthrough in its current incarnation. Today, the ETA 2892-A2 is integral to the inner workings of many expensive luxury watches.
- Type
Automatic
- Stones
21
- Accuracy
-0/+7s per day
- Power reserve
42h
- Frequency
28'800 A/H
Impressions
Perfection down to the smallest detail
Soyuz rockets
To the frontiers of space and back
Soyuz rockets are launched in the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and complete their journey into space in three stages. At a height of 45 km, the booster of the first stage is jettisoned. This is followed by the fairing at a height of around 85 km.
There are no fixed boundaries in space; rather, the transition between the Earth's atmosphere and space is fluid. The Fédération Aéronautique International (FAI), the International Air Sports Federation, has adopted Karaman's definition, setting the boundary at 100 km. For the US Air Force (USAF), space begins at 80 km. According to this definition, the Soyuz fairing components have crossed the boundary into space. These models can be idenitified by their white or white-red faces and the marking "Soyuz Fairing".
Soyuz MS-02
SOYUZ MS-02 was the name of a flight mission in which a Soyuz-series Russian spacecraft travelled to the International Space Station (ISS). It was the 48th visit of a Soyuz spacecraft to the ISS and the 154th flight in the Soyuz programme.
Mission
MannedOn Board
Sergey Ryzhikov, Andrei Borisenko, Robert Shane KimbroughRocket type
Soyuz FGLaunch location
Kazakhstan, Baikonur Cosmodrome 45°57′54″N 63°18′18″ELaunch date
19 October 2016Launch time
08:05 UTC
