Cartier Panthere Rolex In March of 1969

In March of 1969

the Sinn model 140 automatic chrono was taken into space on the wrist of Reinhard Furrer on the Spacelab D1 Mission

widely regarded as one of the finest manually-wound chronograph movements in the world

and give it just that extra level of protection

is based off a specification worn extensively by American troops during the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts following 9/11

Cartier Panthere Rolex In March of 1969The panther holds a special place in the history of the worlds most famous jeweler. During the First World War, the Parisian maison designed a ladies wristwatch with a spotted diamond and onyx pattern. Commissioned by Louis Cartier, it was a gift to Belgian French jeweler Jeanne Toussaint, whom he referred to as La Panthre. Over a century later, the Panthre line is still a fixture in the Cartier catalog, and the big cat motif appears frequently on