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Breitling Watches
Navitimer chronograph
Breitling Watches
Chronomat: Windrider chronograph
Breitling Watches
Professional: Hercules chronograph
Breitling Watches
Aeromarine: Superocean chronograph
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Breitling Watches
High ranking style integrated with traditional Swiss accuracy and efficiency are
hallmarks of the Breitling brand. All Breitling watches, (correctly
called instruments), are in fact chronographs, and many include specialty
functions for the aerospace or oceanographic environments.
The current Breitling instrument offering includes 4 major
product lines, each having unique models to fit their special requirements,
these lines include: Navitimer, WindRider, Professional, and
Aeromarine.
Navitimer
This line began in 1952 and has become very popular with pilots around the
world. This unique product has a special circular slide rule built into its
face (called the "Navigation Computer" that allows pilots to calculate
critical elements such as airborne climbing time, fuel rate consumption,
navigation calculations, and the conversion of statute miles to either
nautical miles or kilometers. The AOPA (Aircraft Owners & Pilots
Association) named the first Navitimer as its official watch. There are
several version of the Navitimer built around the same base feature
configuration, they are: Navitimer, Navitimer Heritage, Navitimer World,
Navitimer Olympus, Cosmonaute, Montbrillant, Montbrillant, Datora
WindRider
All Windrider derive their heritage and styling from collaboration with the
"Frecce Tricolori", the famous Italian Air Force
flying team. All models of the Windrider are self-winding and include a
rider-tab rotating bezel. This line, available in men's and women's style,
is distinctively designed and crafted and exhibit superior reliability.
There are several version of the WindRider built around the same base
feature configuration, they are: Chronomat Evolution, Chrono Cockpit,
Cockpit Lady, Wings Automatic, Headwind, Callistino
Professional
The instruments that comprise this line are specially designed to fulfill
special needs in the aviation field. These models
are truly unique including features such as: a built in emergency
microtransmitter, and advanced electronic sophistication. There are several
versions of the Professional, each having its own specialty hi-tech
features, they are: Emergency, Emergency Mission, Aerospace, B-1, B-2,
Hercules.
Aeromarine
This line, (available in men's and women's style), is distinctively designed
and crafted and are manufactured to the highest standards for sturdiness and
reliability. These watches are for the active wearer that requires a high
performance instrument designed for rugged applications in all conditions on
land, sea, and air.
The Aeromarine line includes the most number of variants including: Super
Avenger, Chrono Avenger, Chrono Avenger M1, Avenger Seawolf, Chrono
Superocean, Superocean, Superocean Steelfish, Chrono Colt, Chrono GMT,
Chrono Automatic, Chrono Quartz, Chrono Oceane.
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Breitling History
The Breitling watch line traces it beginning back to 1884 when its founder
Leon Breitling started with a small workshop in St-Imier Switzerland. The
business specialized in producing chronographs and precision scientific
counting devices. As a result of growth and expansion the company moved to
La Chaux-de-Fonds in 1892, then the heart of Swiss watchmaking industry.
Company leadership passed to Gaston Breitling (son of Leon) when the
company's founder died in 1914. The company introduced the first wrist
chronograph a year later in 1915. In 1923 the company introduced a
chronograph with an independent pushpiece, before this the return-to-zero
and start functions resided on the winding stem. Corporate leadership
changed again in 1932 when the founder's grandson Willy Breitling took
control. The company contributed to the distinctive chronograph style in
1934 when it introduced a 2 button device. This instrument included a
second return-to-zero button and allowed the ability to "add time" to the
first button. The Chronomat line was introduced in 1942 which included its
distinctive circular slide rule function. This model became immediately
popular with British and American pilots. The Navitimer line was introduced
in 1952. In 1962 the newly introduced Cosmonaut line was aboard the Aurora
7, Mercury launch with astronaut Scott Carpenter. In 1969 the company
created a self-winding chronograph that
represented a major advance. In 1979 the company leadership transferred to
the first non-Breitling family member when Ernest Schneider assumed
leadership. In 1984 the Chronomat line was introduced and soon became the
company's best selling line. In 1985 the company introduced the first of
the specialty Aerospace line. In 1998 the B1 model was introduced that
included the combination of a mechanical chronograph and specialty
microelectronic functions. In 1999 all Breitling
models were certified with the Swiss Official Chronometer Testing
Institute, a feat not attained by any other watch brand. In 2001 the
company introduced its "Superquartz" movements with improved accuracy and
high reliability.
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