posted 07-16-2019 03:36 PM               

NASA 50th Anniversary Apollo 11 Automatic Watch

In 2017, Xeric launched the highly successful Trappist-1 Moonphase, celebrating the significant discovery of the Trappist-1 system of planets that hold potential for life. Now in 2019, they're celebrating another significant milestone in the history of mankind -- the 50th anniversary of our landing on the moon. We've teamed up with NASA to create a series of space-inspired watches that pay tribute to the Apollo missions and the day that Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the moon on July 20, 1969.

The new Trappist-1 NASA Edition features orbiting Tritium + Super-LumiNova hands, sweeping star seconds, a miyota 82s0 with a custom rotor and a unique case construction machined from 316L stainless steel.

• Tritium + Superluminova Display
  The Trappist-1 NASA Edition uses two orbiting planets to tell the time. The inner orbit indicates the hour while the outer planet points to the minutes. The planetary hands are back filled with Super-LumiNova to be easily legible throughout the night. The automatic versions also feature tritium gas-filled tubes on the hands. These glass tubes glow brightly and continuously for decades without having to be charged by any external light like traditional luminescent material used in watches.

• ISS Cupola Grille
  The grille was inspired by the Cupola module on the ISS, the largest viewing port ever placed in space.The Cupola is comprised of 7 windows to create the ultimate 3D observation deck, giving astronauts an incredible view of the earth below and the space that surrounds it.

• Super-LumiNova Trappist-1 Constellation Dial
  The stars on the dial are an exact map of the constellations surrounding the Trappist-1 solar system. The stars are printed in varying sizes using Super-Luminova, matching the relative luminosity and distance of each star in that slice of the night sky.

• Custom Trappist-1 Rotor
  The automatic version is powered by a miyota 82s0 and features a custom rotor inspired by the trappist-1 solar system. The positive/negative orbit paths represent 5 of the 7 planets that orbit around the central red dwarf star.

• Apollo 11 Anniversary Caseback
  The quartz version features a limited edition caseback, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Apollo moon landing. The laser engraved graphic pays tribute to the original mission patch that was released after Apollo 11's successful return home.

• Hesalite Dome Crystal
  The watch features a dome crystal made from Hesalite, a material that was originally developed for NASA. The material was introduced in the 1960s as a crystal replacement for space bound watches. The first watch to be worn on the moon by Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong had to withstand the harsh environment of space. A standard sapphire crystal poses many issues in the event of an impact in zero gravity as tiny fragments of floating glass could spell disaster for the cabin and onboard crew. To remedy this, NASA replaced sapphire crystals with Hesalite versions as they have a higher resistance to impact and do not shatter like traditional glass.

• Horween Leather
  The straps are made using full grain leather from a US based Horween tannery. The leather is textured and stitched to pay tribute to the articulated ridge-lines seen on space gloves.