Benrus GI Watch American Dating to the late 1950s

Dating to the late 1950s

and had already left Earth's atmosphere on the wrist of American astronaut Scott Carpenter during his historic space-flight on May 24

Prior to the sports watch revolution of the 1960s

He gave the movement the designation Calibre 27CHRO C12—27 for the diameter

Production on what would become the Explorer began in the early 1950s

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