Isotope Hydrium NASA and “For All Mankind”

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What if, instead of NASA, it had been the Soviet Union that put the first man on the Moon? What if the space race had never ended? What if the first watch on the Moon were an Isotope Hydrium?

Isotope Hydrium NASA on the Moon, by AI: Dall-E 2

“For All Mankind” is an American science-fiction drama television series created by Ronald D. Moore, Matt Wolpert and Ben Nedivi and produced for Apple TV+. The series dramatises an alternate history and depicts what would have happened if the global space race had never ended after the Soviet Union achieved the first crewed Moon landing, ahead of the United States. The title is inspired by the lunar plaque left on the Moon by the crew of Apollo 11, which reads, in part, We Came in Peace for All Mankind.

The Hydrium is an Isotope model that now has a new version with official NASA approval. Isotope is a watch brand owned by José Miranda, a native of Porto, and is available in the IPR shop: ISOTOPE.

A HARSH UNIVERSE

Contrary to the narrative of “For All Mankind”, it was NASA, not the Soviet Union, that first put humans on the surface of the Moon. The series tells how these two powers gave up armed conflict on our planet in favour of a race for dominance of the lunar surface. Space exploration, often compared with the Age of Discovery, demands not only great courage to face the unknown, but also an enormous range of technological resources. For example, when a crewed capsule re-enters our planet, its surface heats up to a temperature of 1480 °C, while the temperature inside remains stable. This duality between the extreme conditions outside and the relentless protection of the interior was the inspiration needed to build the new Hydrium NASA.

ISOTOPE HYDRIUM NASA

The case of the Hydrium NASA, in 316L steel, has a polymer/ceramic coating called Cerakote®. This coating creates a very special look, which makes each case unique and exclusive. Although very simple in appearance, the different layers create a complex sense of depth. The outer scale makes it easy to read the minutes and seconds. The dark blue of the numerals and markers on the scale matches not only the hands but also the “Lácrima” symbol of the Isotope logo, in the centre. At six o'clock sits the NASA logo in red, the same colour as the seconds hand.

This Hydrium NASA comes with a 120-click rotating bezel and is visible in the dark thanks to a layer of Super-LumiNova, also applied to the hands.

Designed as a dive watch, it comes with a screw-down crown and water resistance of 300 m. The Hydrium NASA has a sapphire crystal with a double anti-reflective coating. Through the screw-down sapphire crystal caseback you can see the Swiss Landeron movement, which runs at 28,800 vph (4 Hz) and has a power reserve of 40 hours. The movement is also richly decorated, with blued screws, Perlage and Côtes de Genève finishing, and the Isotope Lácrima on the rotor.

THE STRAP

Nick Mankey Designs created an exclusive strap for Isotope featuring the NASA logo, to make sure the Hydrium NASA stays safely on the wrist during lift-off.

This is an Isotope edition for all mankind.