Breitling is reinterpreting its famous aviation chronograph, the Navitimer with a larger diameter and with a GMT model.

In 1952, Breitling created a ‘wrist instrument’ purpose-built for pilots and other aviation professionals. Equipped with a circular slide rule, the Navitimer serves to handle all calculations relating to airborne navigation. This chronograph unique in its kind and featuring an ultra-technical, original yet elegant design, soon established itself as the most iconic Breitling model and a cult object for all passionate aeronautical enthusiasts.

Produced without interruption for over 60 years, this fabled watch is also the doyenne of all mechanical chronographs worldwide – and one of the ten great 20th century watchmaking classics.

In 2014, Breitling is reinventing the Navitimer with a larger, 46 mm model as well as a GMT version.

Navitimer 46 mm

The standard Navitimer 46 mm comes with a stainless steel case. Breitling is also offering a red gold version in a limited edition of only 200 pieces.

New size, new power: the classic Navitimer now appears in a larger 46 mm diameter – an XL look that enhances its presence on the wrist and accentuates the originality of its design while optimizing its readability.

These generous dimensions further highlight the famous black dial produced using the “épargne” technique against a pure silver background – a method ensuring excellent readability and stunning radiance.

The Navitimer 46 mm is also available with a blue dial featuring tone-on-tone counters. A transparent case-back provides a chance to admire Manufacture Breitling Caliber 01, probably the world’s finest automatic chronograph movement, entirely developed and produced in the Breitling Chronométrie workshops and chronometer-certified by the COSC (Swiss Official Chronometer Testing Institute) – the highest benchmark in terms of precision and reliability, and the only one based on an international norm. This larger-than-life take on the legend is fitted with a choice between a steel bracelet and a leather or crocodile strap. It also comes in a 200-piece red gold limited edition with a black dial.

Navitimer GMT

Just as with the Navitimer 46 mm, the GMT version too comes in either stainless steel or red gold, for it’s limited edition version.

A trustworthy companion of pilots, the Navitimer has always viewed the world as its playground. The new Navitimer GMT confirms this vocation.

Breitling decided to think big in creating this chronograph with a traveller’s soul. User friendliness is guaranteed by the ingenious Manufacture Breitling Caliber B04, clearly visible through the transparent caseback and equipped with a dual timezone system boasting peerless functionality: simply pulling out the crown and turning it forwards or backwards in one-hour increments enables instant setting of the travel timezone date and hour – while maintaining a home-time display in 24-hour mode and without losing any precision in terms of the minutes.

The large-format steel case with its imposing 48 mm diameter frames a perfectly readable instrument panel. The new Navitimer GMT comes with two faces – a classic dial in black with silver counters or an all silver version – and may be fitted with a steel bracelet or a leather or crocodile strap. It is also available in a 200-piece red gold limited edition with a black dial.

Technical specifications

The back of the Breitling Navitimer 46 mm

Navitimer 01 (46 mm)

Movement:
Manufacture Breitling Caliber 01, officially chronometer-certified by the COSC,
self-winding,
high-frequency (28,800 vibrations per hour),
47 jewels.
Over70-hour power reserve.
1/4th of a second chronograph, 30-minute and 12-hour totalizers. Calendar.

Case:
steel or 18K red gold (200-piece limited series).

Resistance to 3 bars.

Rotating bezel with circular slide rule.

Cambered sapphire crystal, glare proofed on both sides. Transparent sapphire crystal case-back.

Diameter: 46 mm.

Dials: black or Aurora blue.

Straps/bracelets: Barenia leather, crocodile leather/Navitimer (steel version only).

Breitling Navitimer GMT

Navitimer GMT

Movement:
Manufacture Breitling Caliber B04,
officially chronometer-certified by the COSC,
self-winding,
high-frequency (28,800 vibrations per hour),
47 jewels.
Over 70-hour power reserve.

24-hour 2nd timezone display.
1/4th of a second chronograph, 30-minute and 12-hour totalizers. Calendar.

Case: steel or 18K red gold (200-piece limited series).
Resistance to 3 bars.
Rotating bezel with circular slide rule.

Cambered sapphire crystal, glare-proofed on both sides.
Transparent sapphire crystal caseback.

Diameter: 48 mm.

Dials: black or Mercury silver.

Straps/bracelets: Barenia leather, crocodile leather/Navitimer (steel version only).

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