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Felix: Did He Actually Wear Two Chronos on the Jump?

Today, we notice that soon after landing, Felix Baumgartner is wearing two (2) Zenith Stratos Flyback chronographs, one on his right wrist (outside his spacesuit) and one on his left wrist (where it would have been inside his spacesuit and gloves). So the question arises: (a) Did he wear two chronographs during the jump or (b) did a property manager / Zenith agent give him the second watch, to wear on his left wrist, just before the photo session? Like Steve McQueen, Felix seems to wear his watch on his right wrist, so the appearance of this "second" watch, on his left wrist, inside his spacesuit becomes all the more of a mystery.

Hopefully, we will be able to get clarification on this point from the Red Bull Stratos team.

Jeff

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