Luxury watches enter the space race

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Bill and Ross

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The Aquila constellation, Latin for “eagle,” is presented with seven diamonds on the aventurine dial of the new BR-05 Blue Diamond Eagle, housed in a 36 mm case with a matching satin and polished steel bracelet; $5,000, at Feldmar Watch Co., Los Angeles

A. Lang and Sun

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Housed in a 41.9 mm diameter platinum case, the Lange 1 Tourbillon Perpetual Calendar “Lumen” has a moon phase function with a celestial disc forming a backdrop to the lunar orbit and starry night sky; Price upon request at A. Lange & Söhne, South Coast Plaza

Roger Dupuy

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With a hand-wound movement housed in a 45mm titanium case, the unique Excalibur Moonlight watch is made of multi-layer rotating discs to tell the time amidst the constellations and a tourbillon – hand-finished to look like the surface of the moon – at its centre; Price upon request at Roger Dubuis, South Coast Plaza

IWC Schaffhausen

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Two timings are displayed on the new Pilot’s Venturer Vertical Drive system, which draws from the brand’s history in aviation watches. The bezel system allows the watch to be adjusted while wearing gloves and a space suit; $28,200, at IWC, Beverly Hills

Patek Philippe

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“Celestial Sunrise and Sunset” ref. The 6105G is housed in a 47mm white gold case inspired by space modules, while the dial with moon phases features a sky chart and sunrise and sunset time indicators; $437,610, at Patek Philippe, Beverly Hills

Van Cleef & Arpels

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From the jeweler’s Poetic Complications series, the Midnight Jour Nuit Phase de Lune transitions seamlessly from sun phase to moon phase on a starry aventurine sky in a 42 mm white gold case; $153,000, at Van Cleef & Arpels, South Coast Plaza, Costa Mesa.

Omega

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The brand’s signature Speedmaster was worn during the six moon landings — and by the Artemis II crew in April. The latest is the 42mm gold Speedmaster Moonwatch Professional with “reverse panda” dial; $49,300, Westem, Beverly Hills

Breitling

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Inside their spacecraft, the Artemis II crew were also seen wearing the new Navitimer B02 Chronograph 41 Cosmonaute Artemis II watch, which was released in conjunction with the mission in April and features a galactic blue meteorite dial in a 41mm steel case; $11,900, Breitling, Beverly Hills

This story appeared in the June 10 issue of The Hollywood Reporter. Click here to subscribe.

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