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Philip
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posted 09-29-2017 05:45 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Philip   Click Here to Email Philip     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
It looks like that the very first wristwatch in space was worn... by a dog.

On March, 9 1961, a technician strapped a wristwatch (brand name "Pobeda") around the paw of the dog Chernuchka "Blackie," who flew on board Korabl-Sputnik 4, accompanied by mice and the crash test dummy cosmonaut Ivan Ivanovich.

I'm looking for a photo of the exact type "Podeba" watch that was used, probably "Raketa" reference?

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