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JB Champion USA expandable mesh SS bracelet
THE EXPANDABLE STAINLESS STEEL BRACELET SPECIFICALLY REQUESTED BY NASA TO BE PAIRED AND USED WITH THEIR WATCHES TO BE USED IN THE SPACE PROGRAM [ SEE ATTACHED COPY OF OFFICIAL NASA DOCUMENT ] ...
- Originally manufactured by a company named FORESTNER [bought and took over by JB Champion USA in 1963] and sold by Forestner under the model name " KOMFIT "
- it came with a spring loaded straight and / or curved [aka LONG HORN] end link that compresses to 16mm and expands to a maximum of 19mm, the curved end link with brick pattern bracelet is what NASA used.
- It was eventually replaced by the Velcro strap, but it was so well liked by the NASA astronauts that you will see them worn in most archival photos of the era paired with the NASA Astronauts Bulova Accutron Astronaut GMT or Omega Speedmaster both ON and OFF duty.
Additional photos:
FORSTNER KOMFIT relaunch 20MM to16MM along side the original JB CHAMPION USA STAINLESS STEEL 19MM to 16MM
FORSTNER KOMFIT relaunch along side JB CHAMPION USA STAINLESS STEEL
FORSTNER KOMFIT relaunch along side JB CHAMPION USA STAINLESS STEEL
FORSTNER KOMFIT relaunch along side JB CHAMPION USA STAINLESS STEEL
FORSTNER KOMFIT relaunch along side JB CHAMPION USA STAINLESS STEEL
FORSTNER KOMFIT relaunch along side JB CHAMPION USA STAINLESS STEEL
FORSTNER KOMFIT relaunch along side JB CHAMPION USA STAINLESS STEEL
FORSTNER KOMFIT relaunch along side JB CHAMPION USA STAINLESS STEEL
FORSTNER KOMFIT relaunch along side JB CHAMPION USA STAINLESS STEEL
FORSTNER KOMFIT relaunch along side JB CHAMPION USA STAINLESS STEEL
FORSTNER KOMFIT relaunch along side JB CHAMPION USA STAINLESS STEEL
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