

Strapped to his wrist was the Jacob & Co Astronomia Tourbillon Bucherer Blue watch.


A crew member on this historical mission was Eytan Stibbe, an impact investor and philanthropist, leading the Israeli-designed Rakia mission to space. The flight named AX-1, returned off the Florida coast. In last April, from the Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Axiom Space launched a four-person team to and from the International Space Station (ISS). Named the Jacob & Co Astronomia Tourbillon Bucherer Blue, the unique watch, a marvel of Swiss craftsmanship and the decorative arts, was the first triple-axis tourbillon to leave the Earth’s atmosphere. The two watch companies celebrated for their innovative and dazzling designs have joined forces with Sotheby’s in the spirit of exploration to send a special timepiece into the unmapped vastness of space before being put up for a charitable auction this summer. Jacob & Co, Bucherer Blue, and Sotheby’s, are reaching for the stars.
