I am generally not one to be pulled in by gimmicks. But there are times when a gimmick?be it some sort of ambassadorship, or a highfalutin narrative, or even a tenuous partnership?influences a watch design in a positive way. So when I saw an email in my inbox from a brand claiming that they?re making watches out of reused rocket material, you can bet I opened it with some trepidation. But to my surprise, what met me was a pretty damn cool series of watches?introducing the Earth collection from Werenbach.
Model One
The Earth collection uses material from the outer shell (the booster and fairing) of the Soyuz MS-02 rocket, which was launched last year from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The re-purposed metal from the rocket makes up the dial for each model, with the color of the dial indicating exactly what part of the fairing or booster the metal is from.
Let us get the specs out of the way. The watches measure 40mm in diameter, 13mm thick, and weigh about 87 grams. The case features a sapphire crystal on both ends, with the case back showing off the Swiss-made STP 1-11, a duplicate of the 2824 manufactured by Swiss Technology Production (and owned by Fossil). The case is rated to 50 meters.
There are five models in total. Models Two, Four, and Five feature a Launch Sequencer scale. Essentially, this is an internal ring?adjustable by the second crown at two o?clock?that can set against a rocket?s time of lift-off. When it?s set, the minute hand will i...