IWC Replica in orbit with Inspiration4

A new milestone in the history of space conquest, the Inspiration4 mission will forever remain the first exclusively civilian orbital flight. Specially trained for this mission, the four participants each embarked on board wearing an ultra-exclusive iwc replica Pilot’s Watch that will be auctioned off for the benefit of St Jude’s American Hospital.

Thus 2021 will be the year of the beginnings of space tourism. Called Inspiration4, the first entirely civilian space mission took off on the night of September 15 to 16.

On board, four non-professional astronauts, each of whom embodies the values ​​of the mission inscribed on their seat: Commander Jared Isaacman, president of Shift4 Payments and pilot emeritus (Leadership), Doctor Sian Proctor, entrepreneur (Prosperity), Christopher Sembroski, employee of aerospace industry and U.S. Air Force veteran (Generosity), and, finally, Hayley Arceneaux, medical assistant at St. Jude’s Hospital, survivor of childhood cancer (Hope).

Further than Thomas Pesquet
During this orbital flight, scheduled to last three days, their Space X Dragon capsule will be piloted remotely by the control center (Isaacman will only take control in the event of an emergency). Specially trained for this mission, the members of Inspirartion4 will evolve in orbit 575 km from the Earth. For the record, they will therefore be further than Thomas Pesquet who is 408 km away in the ISS station.

An IWC Replica watch in space

On the wrist of each of the “apprentice” astronauts? A very exclusive replica watches uk model. Namely a Pilot’s Watch Chronograph Edition “Inspiration4” in white high-tech ceramic. Do not look for this instrument in the shops of the manufacture or on its website: there are only four in the world.

Each bears its number (X/4) and the name of its owner on the back of its extremely robust 44.5 mm diameter case (Vickers hardness just after that of diamond). These models are also equipped with a depressurization-resistant sapphire crystal and incorporate an internal soft iron case that protects the automatic movement by repelling magnetic fields like a Faraday cage.

For the good cause
Displaying a beautiful dark blue varnished dial studded with stars and endowed with a specific decoration, at 6 o’clock, in the small seconds counter, this edition also delivers the day and the date at 3 o’clock.

The Schaffhausen factory has mainly planned to auction these four instruments after their return to Earth to raise funds for the benefit of the American hospital St Jude, a research and treatment center specializing in pediatric cancer located in Memphis.