New Breitling Replica Navitimer:a high-flying collection
For the seventieth anniversary of the birth of the famous Breitling Replica Navitimer chronograph,
Breitling Replica is launching a new series of this legendary instrument in pink gold or steel and in three different sizes to adapt to all styles of wear.
Discovery!
When Léon breitling replica(1860-1914)founded the eponymous brand in 1884 in Saint-Imier,
his idea was clear.
In a world in the midst of an industrial boom,
the most useful watchmaking instrument to participate effectively in this boom was the chronograph,
a timepiece allowing various time readings to be taken,
in addition to telling the time.
These precision tools,
intended for sports,
industry and the military,
are immediately seductive with their ability to serve the cause of progress.
Aware of the importance of moving forward,
Breitling Replica invented the independent chronograph pusher in 1915.
In 1923,
the company perfected the system and in 1934 developed a chronograph incorporating a second pusher.
This decisive innovation,
quickly taken up by the competition,
made it possible to lay the foundations of the wrist-chronograph as we know it today.
The genius idea ofthe brand is to have been able,
since 1942 with the Chronomat and even more so in 1952 with the chrono Navitimer,
to meet the real needs of aircraft pilots,
a sector then in full growth.
A precision multifunction chronograph
For enlightened amateurs,
chronographs with a history worthy of having them feature prominently in collections can be counted on the fingers of one hand.
And everyone agrees that the Breitling Navitimer,
a reference launched in 1952,
is one of those rare instruments.
Equipped with a slide rule on the bidirectional rotating bezel,
it was designed for civil and military aviation professionals.
Thanks to it,
the Navitimer chronograph makes it possible to solve all the operations related to air navigation such as fuel consumption,
the rate of climb or descent,
the conversion of miles into kilometers or nautical miles…
Efficient and useful,
this guard Specialized time was quickly chosen as the official watch by the AOPA(Aircraft Owners and Pilot Association),
the largest association(founded in 1939)of aircraft owners and pilots in the world.
An iconic product designed for vertical collections
Even today,
this identifiable model between a thousand and an elegance inherited from years of good and loyal service,
remains the most emblematic within the collection of the brand currently in the hands of CVC and Partners Group to be piloted by its CEO,
Georges Kern.
A cult object for all aeronautical enthusiasts,
but also for lovers of great human adventures,
this timepiece,
produced continuously since its creation,
is currently available in a wide range of products intended to meet the expectations of the greatest number of fans..
On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of this timepiece of all superlatives launched in 1952,
Breitling replica watches presented on March 29 in Zurich
Switzerland,
then at Geneva airport,
all the pieces intended to celebrate in majesty this anniversary awaited by all collectors.
These models are available in 41 mm,
43 mm but also in 46 mm diameter,
in steel and 18-carat pink gold.
Refined in the middle to bring them back to the balance they had at the time of their launch(with mechanical hand-wound calibers),
these specialized timepieces are all equipped with the now famous mechanical self-winding chronograph caliber integrated factory baptized B01 vibrating at 4 Hz.
Visible through the sapphire crystal back,
it features an openworked oscillating weight allowing you to observe in detail the care given to the finishing of the movement.
These tools,
which will not be disdained by today’s pilots,
so much do they recall the glorious hours of civil and military aviation,
sporting sleek bidirectional bezels at slide rule level to improve instinctive readability and different dials presenting all the 806 AOPA logo instead of the factory’s usual”B”logo.
Available in different shades depending on the size,
they range from two-tone black and white to glacier blue,
pine green,
almond green,
and a”champagne”shade.
With a history rich in 70 years of anecdotes and human adventures,
these chronographs,
water-resistant to 3 bar,
are worn on an alligator strap closed by an adjustable folding clasp.