Felix Baumgartner is an extreme explorer who made a historic freefall jump of 39,068 metres (128,000 feet, or 24.2 miles). He broke four world records, and provided valuable data for medical and scientific research. Baumgartner was the first man to break the sound barriers by jumping from the highest place ever. Baumgartner also achieved the highest manned ballon flight and fastest freefall. The Austrian daredevil wore a Zenith Rolex GMT-Master II Replica Watches Stratos Flyback Stiking 10th Chronograph while flying at supersonic speed toward Earth before parachute landing.
Baumgartner, who had been delayed several times due to bad weather, finally made history on Sunday, Sept. 14, when he broke four world records by jumping from the edge. The 43-year-old skydiver was lifted in a capsule under a giant balloon of helium and jumped at an altitude 24.2 miles. Originally, he had planned to jump at 23 miles.Rolex GMT-Master II Replica Watches During the four minutes, 19 seconds of freefall, he achieved the highest freefall speed ever at 706mph.
Red Bull Stratos, a mission backed by 100 experts in aerospace medicine, engineering and pressure suit development as well as capsule design and balloon construction, was launched. The valuable data they collected will help improve medical and aeronautical safety for astronauts.
As one of the main sponsors of the mission, Zenith launched the superb Rolex GMT-Master II Replica Watches Stratos Flyback Striking 10th timepiece which was presented last month, in the famousParisianMuseumof Arts and Crafts, along with the newest models from the brand's Pilot Collection. The Rolex GMT-Master II Replica Watches, which was specially adapted for this mission, was worn by Baumgartner during his jump.
Rolex GMT-Master II Replica Watches Caliber 4057B is the self-winding mechanism used in this watch. The watch oscillates with a super-high frequency, 36,000 beats an hour. This makes it famous throughout the world of watchmaking. Rolex GMT-Master II Replica Watches's case is made from stainless steel.Rolex DateJust Replica The dial of this robust chronograph is 45.5 mm in diameter and has Super-LumiNova hands and markers for easy reading, even under extreme conditions. The dial has three chrono subdials, each in a different color. A central fly-back hand counts time intervals to a precision of 1/10th second. The back of the case is engraved with Baumgartner’s motto: "Learn not to fear what you were taught to hate". The sapphire crystal is double-glareproof and is resistant to water up to 100 meters.