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Breitling

Breitling, founded in 1884, is a Swiss luxury watch brand. It is popular among aviators and pilots who often use the Breitling chronometers under difficult and challenging conditions. The brand mainly produces two in-house calibers, Breitling calibre B01 and Breitling calibre B04 (similar to B01 but with a GMT feature).

The Breitling BR01 is the movement of the Breitling Chronomat 01, Breitling’s premiere attempt at producing an entire watch in-house. The Breitling Chronomat GMT Limited and the Breitling Chronomat 44 GMT are equipped with the Breitling B04.

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Splendid Splitters: 5 Noteworthy Rattrapante Chronograph Watches

This article is from the WatchTime Archives and was originally published in July 2022.  Rattrapante chronographs, also referred to as split-seconds chronographs, are a type of chronograph with two seconds hands that allow for the ability to time multiple simultaneous events, such as runners during a race. It can also time a series of events,...

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Jul 18, 2024 by WatchTime

It’s Time – WatchTime New York 2024 Tickets On Sale Now!

After an incredible show in 2023, WatchTime New York, the premier collector’s event in North America, is set to return to Manhattan from October 18th to 20th, 2024. WatchTime New York 2024 promises to be even more spectacular, with the show marking the 25th anniversary of WatchTime and bringing together the world’s finest watchmakers, timepieces,...

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Jun 20, 2024 by WatchTime

Four Sports Watches that are Great in Gold

This article is from the WatchTime Archives and was originally published in June 2022. While stainless steel is, for many, the preferred material for luxury sports watches, gold still has its fans. In fact, after a decade or two of pink gold being on the rise, it is now yellow gold that is making a...

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Jul 5, 2024 by Martin Green

Breitling Dives Deep and into Color with New Superocean Watches

With summer in full swing, Breitling is launching a new line-up of its Superocean collection of diver’s watches. The technical flagship is the Superocean Automatic 46 Super Diver, which has an impressive depth rating of 1,000 meters (3,300 ft), making it the deepest diving Superocean timepiece. In addition to this engineering feat, the titanium-clad watch...

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Jun 24, 2024 by Sabine Zwettler

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Touching the Past: Six Modern “Retro” Watches and the Historical Pieces That Inspired Them

When retro-inspired watches are modeled after specific predecessors, fans of mechanical timekeeping can “grasp” design history. In this feature from the WatchTime archives, we take a look at six watches that awaken a longing for the past.

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Jun 23, 2024 by Alexander Krupp

Bold, Bright, and Uniquely Triumph: Breitling Hits the Road with Chronomat B01 42 Triumph

Breitling and Triumph Motorcycles unveil their third collaboration that brings together the spirit of motorcycling and the world of watches. In 2024, the Chronomat, one of the Swiss brand best known timepieces, takes center stage. Launched in 1984, at the height of the thin quartz watch, Breitling made a bold bet on an impressively proportioned mechanical...

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Jun 14, 2024 by Sabine Zwettler

Mission Statement: Testing the Breitling Avenger Chronograph 45 Night Mission

This article is from the WatchTime archives and was first published in 2020. Wow, that’s hot! Show up wearing the Breitling Avenger Chronograph 45 Night Mission, and that’s how you’ll be greeted. This chronograph is one of 14 models presented in fall 2019 as the reinvigorated and streamlined Avenger collection, including four watches that replace...

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Jun 8, 2024 by Alexander Krupp

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Stopwatches at the Top: 7 Chronographs with In-House Movements

Looking for a chronograph with a completely in-house-manufactured movement? In this feature from WatchTime's June 2017 issue, we showcase some of the industry’s top picks, from seven power brands, from Breitling to Rolex to Zenith.

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May 25, 2024 by Alexander Krupp

TIMEPIECE TIMELINE

10 Highlights in the History of the Dive Watch

In the beginning, dive watches were pure tools that helped keep divers on time and alive. Today they’re something else: fashion statements, conversation pieces, rugged companions for a trip to the beach or pool. Our Timeline: "Dive Watches Through the Decades," traces the history of the dive watch from its start in the 1920s, with the invention of the first truly water-resistant cases, to 2014.

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May 12, 2024 by WatchTime

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Seiko: A Chronograph Chronology

We survey Seiko’s half-century-plus of mechanical chronographs in this comprehensive historical feature from the WatchTime archives. Discover the Japanese brand's contributions to the world of chronograph wristwatches.

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May 10, 2024 by Gisbert Brunner

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Chronomania: The 50+-Year History of the Automatic Chronograph

Fifty years ago, the consortium of Heuer-Leonidas, Breitling, Buren-Hamilton and Dubois Dépraz vied with lone wolves Zenith and Seiko in the race to launch the world’s first automatic chronograph movement. How did these brands keep their developments secret? And how did the watch world change? We searched the past for clues.

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Apr 21, 2024 by WatchTime

Flying High With the Breitling Super AVI B04 Chronograph GMT 46 Mosquito

This article was originally published in the July/August 2022 Issue of the WatchTime print magazine. The De Havilland Mosquito was a multipurpose airplane manufactured in Britain during and shortly after World War II. More than 7,700 of these twin-engine, two-seater aircraft were built between 1940 and 1950. Aluminum and steel were scarce during this time, so...

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Apr 7, 2024 by Martina Richter

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Faces of Time: 8 Watches with Unusual Time Displays

Many watches show “only” the time. But there’s plenty of latitude for creativity, as we can see on display in this selection of eight unconventionally designed timepieces from eight innovative watch brands.

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Apr 4, 2024 by Alexander Krupp

FEATURE

How Green is My Watch? How Watch Brands Are Embracing Sustainability

Sustainability is the topic of the hour. But how committed is the watch industry to ethical and ecological responsibility? We explore several interesting solutions in this feature from the WatchTime archives.

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Mar 31, 2024 by Maria-Bettina Eich

Breitling Launches New 41mm Navitimer GMT and a Limited Edition Cosmonaute

As part of the brand’s “140 Years of Firsts” birthday celebration campaign, Breitling just released a pair of new Navitimer watches and a limited edition reimagining of the iconic Cosmonaute, the first Swiss timepiece to go into space back in 1962. The smaller cases and cleaner dials of the post-2022 Navitimer have been a commercial...

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Mar 27, 2024 by Bilal Khan

Downsizing: Six Watches Under 40-mm from Top Brands

In this article from the WatchTime Archives, we revisit six watches released in recent times capitalizing upon the growing interest in smaller diameter watches, including timepieces from Tudor, Panerai, Omega, and more. Enjoy! Over the past several years, we’ve seen an influx of modestly-sized timepieces from the dominant industry players. Even the leaders of the “wrist-saucer”...

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Mar 24, 2024 by WatchTime

PORTFOLIO

Splash! A Plunge Into the Colorful World of Watersports Watches

Take the plunge with us into the colorful world of water sports in our latest dip into the WatchTime Archives! Here you can find professional instruments with appealing technologies, styles, and prices. In this article, we present divers’ watches without complex additional functions (e.g., chronographs) because the watches listed here are designed to focus your...

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Mar 20, 2024 by Alexander Krupp

TIMEPIECE TIMELINE

10 Milestone Moments in the History of the Wristwatch

Today it is common for a man to wear a watch on his wrist, but it was a different story around 100 years ago. World War I, which started in 1914 and ended in 1918, brought to the battlefield much that was new — airplanes, mustard gas, military tanks. It also brought something new to...

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Mar 18, 2024 by WatchTime

Air, Land, and Sea: Breitling vs. IWC

This article was originally published in the May/June 2022 Issue of the WatchTime print magazine. IWC and Breitling have different ideas about how a pilots’ watch should be designed. Both brands rely heavily on their own in-house traditions. At IWC, the Big Pilot’s Watch from 1940 stands front and center — IWC and other manufacturers supplied...

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Mar 11, 2024 by Jens Koch

Modern Retro: The Breitling Superocean

This article was originally published in the November/December 2022 Issue of the WatchTime print magazine. Photos by Jens Köppe, Roger Ruegger and Breitling. He did it again. Georges Kern, Breitling’s highpowered CEO, has relaunched another important watch line based on his “Modern Retro” design concept. The instructions were the same as for the Superocean Heritage, the...

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Mar 6, 2024 by Ruediger Bucher

Breitling and Victoria Beckham Team Up for Chronomat Automatic 36 Victoria Beckham

Breitling introduces a new line of limited-edition timepieces co-designed with Victoria Beckham’s eponymous fashion house: the Chronomat Automatic 36 Victoria Beckham. Limited to 1,500 pieces, the collection comprising of six three-hand timepieces is offered in yellow gold and stainless steel with stunning dial colors. The cases have a diameter of 36mm and are water-resistant to...

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Feb 20, 2024 by Sabine Zwettler
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