Breitling

Within the Breitling philosophy, the conception of a chronograph is govered by four essential criteria: sturdiness, functionality, precision and aesthetic sophistication. The new Avenger Skyland is a perfect illustration of this approach.  read more

n keeping with Breitlings long professional aviation history, a limited edition Airwolf has been produced for the races. The Reno National Championship Air Race logo is on the dial and the limited edition number will be engraved on the back of the case. read more

By smoothly integrating the case and bracelet, Breitling has endowed this model with flowing, balanced lines that further emphasize its unique character. In terms of the choice of finish, Montbrillant Legende also reinforces its singularity by offering - in addition to the steel version - a steel and rose gold version in which the crown, pushpieces and bezel are all crafted in this precious metal read more

Titanium case, yellow dial, professional bracelet in titanium. Click here to see Breitling's Professional collection. read more

Some of the brands represented in this private collection are Agassiz, Audemars Piguet, Breguet, Breitling, Cartier, Ebel, Jaeger LeCoultre, Longines, Movado, Omega, Patek Philippe, Rolex, Ulysse Nardin, Universal, Vacheron Constantin, and Van Cleef & Arpels. Being an American collection, there are also several American wristwatches, including brands such as Bulova, Elgin, Hamilton, Illinois Watch Company, and Waltham read more

.. Tissot: Michael Owen, Patek Philippe: generations’ boots, Ebel: Claudia Schiffer, Breitling: John TravoltaAudemars Piguet: Angunn, Audemars Piguet: Nick Faldo, Audemars Piguet: Michelle Yeoh, .. read more

.. showcase the company's beautifully decorated movements through the sapphire crystal exhibition back."Breitling has a great new watch, the Flying B, in their Bentley collection which is a great departure in case .. read more

Over the last twenty-four hours I have seen some exciting new additions to existing lines at Breitling, TechnoMarine, Omega, Bell & Ross, DeLaCour and Voltime. In addition, this morning I was given a tour of the latest music boxes/clocks/tabatiers creations at Reuge by the brand's CEO Aldo Magada. read more

The brand name with the biggest increase in this particular session was Breitling that actually held first place in the busiest holiday month. Now we move on to the more interesting side of the blogs, the replicas. read more

Steel chronograph equipped with an automatic Breitling 44B calibre. Knurled centre dial, exterior in characteristic Bentley colours, hour-markers set with mother-of-pearl, recessed counters: hours at 6 o’clock, minutes at 9 o’clock, small seconds at 3 o’clock, large date at 12 o’clock, chronograph to 1/4 of a second with 30-minute and 12-hour counters and water-resistant to 100 metres. read more

Another new diving watch, which isn't new at all, but a reminder of Breitling’s history, is the SuperOcean Heritage. Water-resistant to 200 metres, the watch is an homage to the original SuperOcean, introduced in 1957. read more

Companies like Citizen, Suunto, TNG, Breitling, Audemars Piguet (Polaris Chrono-graph), Omega, Hamilton and Rolex have yachting specific watches that serve this market and look good on the wrist, featuring countdown timers, tide information and other useful functions.Corum introduced the Admiral's Cup Competi-tion 48 at BaselWorld this year. read more

For example, Breitling, Glycine and more recently Luminox produce watches for aviators and the aviation industry; Hublot, Corum, Nautica and relative newcomers Scalfaro are associated with sailing; TAG Heuer, Certina and Tissot are associated with timepieces for racing cars and Formula 1 – and we musn’t forget Girard-Perregaux’ long association with Ferrari. But whatever the sport, the majority of watches have as a base, a chronograph movement. read more

The list continues with Breitling and John Travolta, Jaeger-LeCoultre and motorcycle racer Valentino Rossi, JeanRichard and actor Patrick Dempsey, Panerai and Mike Horn, and Richard Mille with racing driver Felipe Massa. Alongside them, Baume & Mercier takes a singular approach and, hand-in-hand with its campaigns stars, donates their fee to charity. read more

In 1969, Seiko launched its Calibre 6139, the first automatic chronograph, at exactly the same time as Zenith, Breitling, Büren, and Heuer launched theirs. Shiojiri Epson building, Kintaro Hattori, the first japanese wristwatch, Chronometer 1968The world’s first quartz wristwatchIn parallel, and still in search of precision, Seiko worked relentlessly to create the first quartz watch. read more

Patek Philippe and Vacheron Constantin made them in the 1930s, at a time when Gaston Breitling was producing over 40 different chronographs, with the aviation industry and its followers as his target market. The famed Breitling Navitimer was to arrive in 1952, and is one of the all-time great and continuing sellers in its genre. read more

Blackened steel is used for accent, as on Breitling's Skyland. Meanwhile, Romain Jérôme has combed the ocean floor to recover fragments of the Titanic for its Titanic DNA. read more

Breitling is another brand with an eye for opportunities in the automotive sector, in this instance with Bentley. Under the terms of their agreement, Breitling designed the dashboard clock for the Continental GT, and launched the exclusive Breitling for Bentley collection which this year welcomes a chronograph version of the Flying B. read more

In turn, Breitling caused a stir by manufacturing the first chronograph worn on the wrist, followed a few years later in 1916 by Heuer which patented a chronograph mechanism that was accurate to 1/50ths of a second. Between 1933 and 1934, Albert Pellaton, working for Vacheron Constantin, perfected a portable recorder for sports chronometry that was capable of measuring time to one tenth of a second. read more

These include Breitling, Blancpain, IWC, Breguet and Longines. A "genetically-inspired" timepieces are easily distinguished due to bright design details of the case and dial - over-sized crowns, engraved ridges, stylized counters and tachymeter scales. read more