Breitling's new Cosmonaute Artemis II carries a piece of the cosmos on its wrist — literally.

Some watches tell the time. Others tell a story. The Breitling Navitimer B02 Chronograph 41 Cosmonaute Artemis II does both — and adds a third chapter that no other timepiece can claim: a dial cut from a genuine meteorite, its crystalline Widmanstätten pattern formed over billions of years before landing on Earth.

The Cosmonaute's origin is the stuff of watchmaking legend. In 1962, astronaut Scott Carpenter asked Breitling to adapt the Navitimer with a 24-hour dial for his orbital flight aboard Aurora 7. The result became the first Swiss wristwatch ever worn in space — a distinction Breitling still holds today. More than six decades on, the spirit of that mission lives on in the newest Cosmonaute, which accompanied all four crew members of NASA's Artemis II lunar flyby mission.

The galaxy-blue meteorite dial is the centrepiece. Composed primarily of iron and nickel, each piece is acid-etched to reveal its natural Widmanstätten pattern — meaning no two of the 450 examples are identical. It is paired with a black circular slide rule, bold white Super-LumiNova indices and a striking red chronograph seconds hand. Inside, the hand-wound Manufacture Caliber B02 — COSC-certified, column-wheel, vertical clutch — delivers a 70-hour power reserve. The caseback is engraved with "Artemis II" and "One of 450," with the mission logo visible through the sapphire crystal.

At $11,900 in stainless steel, this is the most accessible Cosmonaute in the current collection, and given that four already made it to the Moon and back, its 450-piece run is unlikely to last long.