Weekend Reading: An Atomic Watch For When You Need To Get To Mars

We told you a few weeks ago that legendary astronaut (and noted Speedmaster wearer) Buzz Aldrin is now designing a watch for Omega specifically built for a mission to Mars. But Aldrin isn’t the only one thinking about cosmic timekeeping. Dr. John Patterson is quietly making atomic wristwatches in Hawaii (of all places) and spoke with online magazine Inverse about how his Cesium 133 watch works, why he’s making atomic watches at all, and why his tickers might just be the right choice for a trip to the red planet.

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