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 ====== Sinn 140 ====== ====== Sinn 140 ======
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 The **Ref. 140** "Space Chronograph" is a [[chronograph]] watch from [[Sinn]], one of the first used in space. The **Ref. 140** "Space Chronograph" is a [[chronograph]] watch from [[Sinn]], one of the first used in space.
  
 ===== Overview ===== ===== Overview =====
-The original Ref. 140 chronograph was a large cushion case design with semi-hidden lugs and an extra crown at 10 00 to rotate the inner [[bezel]]. It used a [[Lemania 5100]] movement with an unusual configuration Chronograph seconds and minutes are counted with hands on the main dial and a 12 hour chronograph register is placed at 6 00. [[Small seconds]] is at 9 00 and the day and date is at 3 00. The original Ref. 140 also used a [[PVD]] coated steel case.+The original Ref. 140 chronograph was a large cushion case design with semi-hidden lugs and an extra crown at 10:00 to rotate the inner [[bezel]]. It used a [[Lemania 5100]] movement with an unusual configuration Chronograph seconds and minutes are counted with hands on the main dial and a 12 hour chronograph register is placed at 6:00. [[Small seconds]] is at 9:00 and the day and date is at 3:00. The original Ref. 140 also used a [[PVD]] coated steel case.
  
-In [[1985]], a commercial Sinn 140 was brought to Spacelab by German astronaut Reinhard Furrer. This, along with the futuristic looks, earned it the name, "Space Chronograph". This was the first [[automatic watch]] used in space, and proved that an automatic [[rotor]] would function correctly in zero gravity.+In [[1985]], a commercial Sinn 140 was brought to Spacelab by German astronaut Reinhard Furrer. This, along with the futuristic looks, earned it the name, "Space Chronograph". This was the first [[automatic]] watch used in space, and proved that an automatic [[rotor]] would function correctly in zero gravity.
  
 ===== 2012 reissue ===== ===== 2012 reissue =====
 In [[2012]], Sinn relaunched the Ref. 140 Space Chronograph. The new model uses a modified [[Valjoux 7750]] movement and [[TEGIMENT]] steel case but looks nearly identical to the original. The new movement has the same features and indications as the original but removes the day wheel, leaving only the date at 3 00. In [[2012]], Sinn relaunched the Ref. 140 Space Chronograph. The new model uses a modified [[Valjoux 7750]] movement and [[TEGIMENT]] steel case but looks nearly identical to the original. The new movement has the same features and indications as the original but removes the day wheel, leaving only the date at 3 00.
  
-==== Modern References ==== +|Sinn 140 A|20122014| 
-  * Sinn 140 A (2012-2014) +|Sinn 140 St|from 2012| 
-  Sinn 140 St (2012-present) +|Sinn 140 St S|from 2012|Black coated|
-  Sinn 140 St S (2012-present) - Black coated +
  
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 **Movement:** **Movement:**
   * [[Self-winding]] movement [[SZ01]], 28,800 A/h   * [[Self-winding]] movement [[SZ01]], 28,800 A/h
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 **Functions:** **Functions:**
   * Central hour and minute hands   * Central hour and minute hands
-  * Central [[chronograph hour]]s and [[chronograph minutes|minutes]] +  * Central chronograph hours and chronograph minutes 
-  * [[Date window]] at 3 00 +  * Date window at 3:00 
-  * 12 hour chronograph hours at 6 00 +  * 12 hour chronograph hours at 6:00 
-  * [[Small seconds]] at 9 00+  * [[Small seconds]] at 9:00
  
 **Bracelet:** **Bracelet:**
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-{{tag>Sinn_Instrument_Chronograph_models Chronographs}}+{{tag>Watch_models Automatic Chronographs Sinn_models Sinn_Instrument_Chronograph_models Chronographs}}
  
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