First Automatic wristwatch in space... 36 mm Glycine Airman automatic GMT pilot watch
NASA astronaut Charles Pete Conrad on Gemini V (August 1965) and Gemini XI (September 1966)
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Of course... Gemini V & XII combined, Pete Conrad flew his personal Glycine Airman for over 10 days in space.
Moreover, during Gemini XI, due to the open design of the two men Gemini capsule, he and his watches were directly exposed to outer space
In this way the Glycine Airman became only the second watch make to be exposed to outer space
(1965 Omega Speedmaster, 1966 Glycine Airman, 1971 Bulova 88510, 1994 Fortis Cosmonaut, 2008 Fiyta and 2008 Seiko Springdrive Spacewalk)
Currently " Glycine Airman " special on MoonwatchUniverse: https://moonwatchuniverse.tumblr.com/archive
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@Foo2rama
I have not yet seen a Glycine Airman being used by one of the 12 X-15 testpilots... so far I have X-15 flight photos of 7 of the 12 X-15 pilots wearing an 38 mm Accutron Astronaut GMT tuning fork wristwatch. The Rolex GMT-master 1675 Pepsi was also worn on two X-15 flights in 1967.
Spaceflight-wise, the Glycine Airman automatic GMT pilot watch only flew on Gemini V and Gemini XI... worn by Charles Pete Conrad
In fact on Gemini XI, the two man capsule (Conrad & Gordon) flew the highest orbit ever with an apogee of almost 1400 kilometers !
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38 mm Bulova Accutron Astronaut microsonic tuning fork ... and ... 36 mm Glycine Airman automatic GMT pilot watch