First launched in 2024, as a part of Breitling’s a hundred and fortieth anniversary celebrations, the in-house caliber B19 combines a perpetual calendar and chronograph.
Introduced in a chrome steel case measuring 43 mm x 14.94 mm, with a lug-to-lug distance of 49 mm, the Navitimer Chronograph 43 Perpetual Calendar incorporates a notched bidirectional rotating bezel crafted from 950 platinum.
Breitling’s signature round slide rule bezel permits the wearer to carry out calculations reminiscent of multiplication, division, and unit conversions. It consists of a rotating outer scale and a set inside scale that work collectively to compute numerous metrics, reminiscent of flight time, floor pace, and conversions between items like miles and kilometers. Traditionally, this was a pilot’s watch, and these days, it’s nonetheless made for pilots, or anybody who appreciates the historical past, look, and performance of this instrument watch that dates again to 1952.
Adorned with a placing ice-blue sunburst dial, the black flange provides distinction, and the polished platinum bezel provides luster, which, mixed, create a luscious end result in your wrist.
The Navitimer Chronograph 43 Perpetual Calendar is proven (captured at The 1916 Firm’s Annual Watch Truthful, in Denver) with a tapered premium black alligator leather-based strap with distinction stitching, outfitted with a chrome steel deployant clasp. On this configuration, the overall weight is 108 grams. It’s additionally obtainable with a 7-link chrome steel Navitimer bracelet, which provides $500 to the retail value and weighs a complete of 169.54 grams.
Breitling’s manufacture caliber B19 beats at 4Hz, with 39 jewels, and automated winding, with a most 96-hour energy reserve, and is provided with a sophisticated perpetual calendar, in addition to a column wheel and vertical clutch actuated chronograph.
Along with hours, minutes, and small seconds, the watch signifies chronograph minutes (30-minute), chronograph seconds (with 1/4th of a second accuracy). There’s a perpetual calendar that appropriately shows the day, date, and month, with out the must be manually corrected. A moon part indicator at 12 o’clock, and a intercalary year indicator within the sub dial at 6 o’clock, spherical out this high-function Navitimer.
The Navitimer Chronograph 43 Perpetual Calendar has a push-in crown, a 22 mm lug width, and is topped with a domed sapphire crystal on the dial aspect, a snap-on sapphire caseback on the rear, and is water resistant to 30 meters.
Remaining Ideas
This particular version Navitimer Chronograph 43 Perpetual Calendar (Ref. PB1920251C1P1) shouldn’t be cheap, however in order for you Breitling’s top-of-the-line chronograph, with a stunning ice blue dial, and superior features like a perpetual calendar, moonphase, and column wheel and vertical clutch chronograph, that’s regulated to COSC-certified chronometer ranges (-4/+6 seconds per day) of accuracy, that is one thing value your consideration.
The retail value is $30,200. Be taught extra at The 1916 Firm.
