WatchFred wrote:
ehm.... no. there's enough confusion w/ the ref. 809 naming, as "Cosmonaute" was considerred to "communist" in the US during the cold war years, afaik. no "Astro-Timer" was ever built?
Yes, i appreciate the confusion and that no watch actually features the Astro-Timer wording, though it does seem that this word is being used in the advertising and catalogues.
1962 sees the original Cosmonaute and No-Cosmonaute
Then only the No-Cosmonaute for 63/64 presumably around the time of the dislike for it’s closeness to the Russian word.
Though by 1965 we see Cosmonaute re-introduced and then used ever since
Whilst they still ran with the No-Cosmonaute into at least 67/68 and the new Twin Jet logo at the time.
So you have large chunks of time where both are being produced so Astro-Timer helps to differentiate.
Just a thought, though maybe more as a Nickname like with other pieces, saves saying
‘24 Hour Navitimer No-Cosmonaute’...