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B-61. The Reason: a hero

Just in time to the 50th anniversary of the historical space flight of Yuri Gagarin, the brand “Basilika“ is presenting the new chronograph “B61“. The letter “B“ stands for the first letter of the Russian word ”Bostok”, name of the space ship and number ”61“ refers to the year of this sensational flight.

In accordance to the outstanding occasion, the new model is very different from other pilots’ watches. It is a lot more modern and peppy than conventional models. The main part is played by the open date display coloured in yellow, white or blue on black background. The backstitched seam of the leather strap with the same colour and the small coloured second hands complete and determine the appearance of this unusual watch.

As usual for pilots’ watches, a tachometer scale is located at the bezel and the extravagant stainless steel case is protected by sapphire glass. A real eye-catcher are also the large pushers which are not only attractive but also very easy to handle. They can be pushed without any problem even with pilots’ gloves.

Movement: cal. 3133. Poljot, 23 ruby jewels, 21600 A/h, running reserve approx. 42 hours, Functions: stop-function with summing-up action, side seconds, minutes counter, chronograph Case: polished/brushed stainless steel, sapphire glass, Ø = 44,0 mm, h = 14 mm, 5 atm