The year 2024 marks 140 years of Breitling and the brand has kept the spirits high for its anniversary since the beginning of the year. Breitling has now introduced a new limited 140th-anniversary edition in each of its Premier, Navitimer, and Chronomat collections, all housed with the brand’s new Caliber B19, a perpetual calendar chronograph movement. Alongside the chronograph, the movement drives the full calendar and moonphase complications, such that the leap years and month with varying days (28, 30, and 31) are automatically corrected without requiring any major adjustment. The movement beats at a frequency of 4Hz and offers a power reserve of about 96 hours. The movement’s rotor is made with solid gold and is engraved with Breitling’s historic Montbrillant Manufactory located in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland.
The Premier B19 Datora 42 140th Anniversary (Ref. RB19401A1B1P1)is a 42mm 18K gold red timepiece featuring the Premier line’s Arabic numerals, contrasting minutes scale, and signature square pushers. The black dial, topped with cambered sapphire crystal, is complemented with tone-on-tone chronograph counters, and the hour and minute hands are coated with Super-LumiNova®. The fixed bezel is also made of 18K red gold. The timepiece is water-resistant up to 100 metres and comes with a black alligator-leather strap.
Next is the Navitimer B19 Chronograph 43 Perpetual Calendar 140th Anniversary (Ref. RB19101A1H1P1), a novelty in Breitling’s line of aviators’ timepieces. The 43mm timepiece is also crafted in 18K red gold from case to the bidirectional bezel, crown, caseback, and the dial. Tone-on-tone chronograph counters are featured on the dial with hands and indexes coated with Super-LumiNova®. On the dial’s periphery, the iconic side rule of the collection is marked in black. The water-resistance is 30 metres. It is presented with black alligator-leather strap.
The third anniversary edition timepiece is the Super Chronomat B19 44 Perpetual Calendar 140th Anniversary (Ref. RB19301A1G1S1), 44mm in 18K red gold. The unidirectional bezel is in 18K red gold with black ceramic insert. The dial is grey skeletonized with black sapphire chronograph counters and hands and indexes coated with Super-LumiNova®. Embracing the model’s distinctive design, there are four raised rider tabs at the 15-minute marks and an “onion” crown. It comes with a Rouleaux-inspired rubber strap, a rubber version of the model’s classic Rouleaux bracelet. The water resistance offered is 100 metres.
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