A History of Breitling Watches

1884 - In St. Imier, in the Jura mountains of Switzerland, Leon Breitling opens a workshop specialising in making chronographs and precision counters for scientific and industrial purposes. In 1914 Leon Breitling dies and the company is passed over to his son Gaston, a year later Gaston creates the first wristwatch chronograph and subsequently provides pilots with the first wrist instruments. By 1923 Breitling had developed the first ever independent chronograph pushpiece.

Gastons son, Willy Breitling takes over control of the company in 1932 and in 1936 Breitling becomes the official supplier to the Royal Air Force. The Chronomat is introduced in 1942 - the first chronograph to be fitted with a circular slide rule. The company also widens its professional clientele to include the American armed forces. 1954 saw the creation of the Navitimer, a wrist instrument equipped with the famous navigation computer. This super chronograph becomes a firm favoutite among the pilots across the globe. By this stage, Breitling is already supplying the major international airlines with cockpit clocks. In 1962, Astronaut Scott Carpenter wears the Cosmonaught chronograph during his orbital fligh aboard the Aurora 7 space capsule.

1969 saw Breitling introduce the first ever self winding chronograph. This technical feat represents a major breakthrough for the entire swiss watch industry. 1979 saw the takeover of Breitling from the founders grandson Willy. Ernest Schneider takes the helm. in 1984 The Chronomat is launched and marks the return of the chronograph. It becomes the best selling line in the Breitling collection, a position it has held ever since. Soon afterwards in 1985, the Breitling Aerospace is launched.

Today, Breitling is still established in La Chaux-de-Fonds, the town where Leon Breitling opened his first chronograph factory 110 years earlier.

Breitling Models

1952 - Navitimer launched. Models in the range include Navitimer 50th Anniversary, Navitimer Heritage, Navitimer Brietling Fighters, Navitimer Olympus, Cosmonaute, Montbrillant and Montbrillant Datora.

Windrider - Models in the range include Chronomat, Chronomat Lontitude, Wings Automatic, Crosswind, Crosswind Racing, Crosswind Special, Headwind, Callisto, Callistino, Blackbird and B-Class.

Professional - Models in the range include Emergency, Emergency Mission, Aerospace, B-1, B-2 and Hercules.

Aeromarine - Models in the range include Chrono Avenger, Chrono Avenger Rattrapante, Chrono Avenger Sixty Nine, Chrono Avenger M1, Avenger Seawolf, Superocean, Chrono Colt Quartz, Colt Automatic, Colt Quartz and Colt Oceane.

Recently Breitling has formed a unique parnership with Bentley and have introduced a range of exclusive chronographs. Models introduced are the Breitling Bentley 6.75, Breitling Bentley GT, Bentley Motors Chronograph and the Breitling Bentley Le Mans.

Breitling Hercules 773 watch

This modern classic Hercules men’s watch from Breitling comes in all styles. Covered in a stainless steel case and sporting a stainless steel bracelet, double locking fold over clasp, glare proof sapphire crystal, and date window, this is an impressive timepiece to own.

Brand:Breitling

Gender:Men

Movement:Hand-Wind Mechanical

Case Material:Stainless Steel

Bezel:Polished steel,bidirectional rotating

Crown:Screw down

Dial Color:White Dial

Crystal:Glare Proof Sapphire

Bracelet Material:Stainless Steel

Function:Hours,miuntes,seconds,chronograph,calendar,water resistant

Breitling Mulliner Tourbillon for Bentley

This spirit of exclusivity has given rise to an extraordinary timepiece, the Mulliner Tourbillon chronograph. A rare and indeed extremely rare model.According to his personal preferences, he can choose the type of case – in platinum or in yellow, rose or white gold – the dial colour or the exact shade of the crocodile leather strap. Even the precious wood decoration on the back of the watch comes in a choice of six types of veneer.

This masterpiece also has an exceptional heart in the shape of hand-wound Breitling Caliber 18B, a Tourbillon chronograph movement exclusive to “Breitling for Bentley”.

The tourbillon is a sophisticated mechanism constituting one of the most ingenious mechanical watch complications: the balance, balance-spring and escapement are contained within a carriage spinning on its axis, a construction which compensates for the variations in rate that occur when a watch is in a vertical position.

This is not the only special feature of this mechanism: its “30-second” type chronograph mechanism is distinguished by its central hand revolving around the dial in half a minute instead of the usual 60 seconds; this apparently surprising configuration enables extremely precise read-off for the fractions of a second, in this case 1/6ths. It is also endowed with a 15-minute totalizer and a pointer-type date display.

Each hour-marker on the dial is fashioned from natural hand-crafted mother-of-pearl. A work of true artistry.

Both literally and figuratively, each Breitling Mulliner Tourbillon carries the hallmark of its owner, including his initials engraved on one of the movement bridges.

Protected by a sapphire crystal, the precious wooden ring is available in the same shades and veneers as the Bentley Mulliner trim: burr walnut, dark stained burr walnut, madrona, birds eye maple, burr oak, olive ash.

The countless ways of personalising a Breitling Mulliner Tourbillon chronograph are directly inspired by those offered by the Bentley Mulliner workshops in Crewe.

Breitling Airwolf Raven watch

Breitling has released the special versions of the Airwolf and the Skyracer,both of them are feature the materials of the bezel is rubber,so it is very fashion.The watches show the aesthetic appearance of the high tech substantia nigra and steel,same as the name "Raven".

Following is the picture of the Airwolf Raven:

The Breitling Airwolf Raven Chronograph SuperQuartz is a certified professional instrument with sleek features, such as having two LCD screens on the dial that display the countdown timer, alarm, second timezone and perpetual calendar. What makes the Airwolf Raven so special is the SuperQartz caliber 78 movement, a movement that also powers popular aerospace models. A few other things to note is the 43.5mm wide polished steel case, a temperature sensor and watch control through the chronograph pushers and the crown. Color options for both the dial and the bracelet are silver, black and grey.

Breitling Superocean Héritage Chronographe watch

This Superocean Héritage Chronographe from Breitling commemorates the 125th anniversary of the brand with the limited release of some new dive watches. These watches are available in three different styles, in which each watch will only be produced in numbers of 1,000 each. They are available with either a rubber strap or an elegant woven steel bracelet.

Breitling Chrono-Matic new model watch

The replica Breitling Chrono-Matic new model watch from our website.Its feature is the sapphire crystal on the face,you not easy to find the crystal if you check carefully,because it is very clear and transparent look like have no the crystal.And another feature its case is big enough,have 48 mm diameter.

Other Features:

Movement:Swiss valjoux 7750 automatic movement

Function:Hours,minutes,seconds,date,chronograph,the top pusher can start and stop chronograph,the bottom pusher can reset chronograph

Case:316L steel

Case diameter:48 mm

Bezel:High quality rubber bezel with rotation function

Dial:Black dial,silver stick hour,the bold "B" at 12 o'clock,60-seconds,12-hours and 30-minutes conuter at 3 o'clock,6 o'clock and 9 o'clock respectively

Strap:Rubber strap with steel buckle

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Breitling Replica Watches

There are too many websites that purportedly sell replica Breitling watches.There are the ones that are the pure fakes - meaning that as soon as you glance at them, you will realize that these are replica watches and the impression you carry about the person wearing the Fake Breitling Watch instantly comes down, for having such poor taste.

The next level of replica Breitling watches is those that are physically similar to the original Breitling watch. But when it comes to functionality, none of the features work. Like the chronograph will be visible and physically will appear exactly like the original, but it won't work! The signage behind the watch dial will announce that the watch is water proof up to 50 mtrs, but let a few drops fall, and the watch is useless! These are the kinds of replica Breitling watches that people usually buy. Especially when you go out to stores and see Breitling replica watches on display, most of those watches would fall into one of the above categories.

However, there are some online sellers of replica watches that specialize in manufacturing and selling the best of the Breitling Bentley replica watches. These are so good that even if you are a watch expert, you will not be able to tell it apart from a genuine Breitling watch. The process begins with the raw materials. We have websites that manufacture replica Breitling watch ranges Formula one which happens to the exact grade of steel that is used by Breitling itself! And if the original watch has 18K gold in the making, the replica also uses the same purity and same quantity of 18K gold in the making of the replica Breitling watch! All the features work perfectly and the watch comes with a warranty of 1-3 years depending on the various add on it comes with. Some of the replica Breitling watch selling websites also give their buyers an option to get an original Breitling box pack, which is the real deal! So, everything including the box will tout that you are wearing a Breitling original!

The modes of delivery are varied too. The regular order by credit card is anyway there, and you can even place an order on the phone by taking the help of a service professional. That would keep a lot of people's tensions at bay, as you are speaking to a real person before ordering. Shipping too has become very fast and the replica Breitling Navitimer you order will be with you in three days or four! USPS and EMS are preferred delivery partners and world wide shipping is easily possible. With these kinds of innovations, how can the Breitling be termed simply as a 'fake'? The next time, take a close look at the replica Breitling watch you are looking to pick up and you will see several features in the small print.

Breitling Bentley Wrist Watches new model

Bentley 6.75 Speed watch

The Breitling bentley collections release the three new model wrist watches refer to the sports car's dashboard,the wearers can choose the color of the watch dial and strap.The three watches euipped with the 25B movement boast a number of patented technologies and certified by the COSC.

Movement:Breitling 25B chronograph movement,certified by the COSC.

Case:Steel,Pattern carved bezel

Dial:Ivory,date at 12 o'clock,luminous hour markers and hands

Strap:Alligator strap with steel buckle

New face of Breitling Chronometer Aerospace

Spotting Fake Breitling Watches Casebacks

In the past, one of the most improperly reproduced things on replicas was the caseback. This is still the case to some degree, though better fakes exist with almost indistinguishable casebacks.

Today we will look at the less perfect copies, as the real ones are nearly indistinguishable save for slightly finer etching of the words in some cases. Even the serial numbers are random on some replicas!

Below are two casebacks of the Breitling B-1 quartz watch. This (and its successor the Airwolf) is the ONLY watch in the entire Breitling line that has this engine-turbine back, and as you can see, this fake is very poorly reproduced.

Not only is the fake above poorly reproduced, but if you could see the front, you'd see that its definately NOT a B-1, and infact is some sort of amalgamation of several different types of watches - not just Breitling.

The Fake B-1 copy casebacks do not have the actual vents in the engine turbine like the real one does, and from the picture you can see the difference in fit and finish.

Next here we have a fake caseback that is representative of what a standard Breitling looks like, and one of many fake variations. As you can see, the back is not rounded, and the markings are not very deep - evidence that the back is stamped very poorly. The real dial on the left shows the superior workmanship of a properly casted and engraved caseback.

Note: Some earlier casebacks were indeed flat, such as the ones on the Astromat.

And finally, below we have a fake and real Super Avenger caseback. The caseback on the right obviously lacks the finesse and execution of the genuine Super Avenger caseback on the left. Also note the flat and poorly designed area surrounding the caseback. There are some obvious mistakes, and spending some time with the genuine article can really help you spot the clones. You will also find that the majority of the fakes out there have the incorrect caseback for the model.

Keep in mind... There are higher quality replica casebacks out there, but those would require a person familiar with Breitling to spot, buyer the buyer, not the watch. Good luck, and don't get duped!

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Breitling Designs Original iPhone Application

Fans of Breitling watches will be delighted to find out that the brand introduces the Chronomat B01 application for the iPhone and iPod Touch. The application has been developed as an original way to offer a highly functional and detailed presentation of the latest chronograph created by the world-famous brand.

The one-of-a-kind application reveals the exceptional nature of the new Breitling Chronomat B01 watch. Lovers of high-end watches will have a fine opportunity to study the peculiarities of the timepiece’s design and its supreme technical characteristics with help of the thorough description, technical data, portfolio, a video and 360 degree views provided by the application.

The application also comprises an unmatched configurator that allows the visualization of a great variety of possible customized versions of the Breitling watch.

Moreover, the application impresses by its point-of-sale location-tracking system to be used for locating the nearest authorized retailers of Breitling watches.

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