Replica Breitling Navitimer
Breitling Replicas celebrate 50 years of THE NAVITIMER
First introduced in the 1950’s by Breitling the unitime, self-winding mechanical watch, quickly became a watch sought after by collectors. Reissued on 2012 the Breitling Transocean chronograph unitime replica expresses the brand’s classical aviation-inspired theme. Of course, it comes with updated technical innovations and a more modern design. Besides all the typical chronograph features that allow the user, when changing time zones, to adjust all the indications simply by turning the crown. In this age, global travel has become commonplace. So, this offering by Breitling Replica Watches Chronograph has become increasingly more coveted by consumers. In 2012 David Beckham became the official representative for Breitling Transocean. This is another reason why those who created the Breitling Transocean chronograph unitime replica strove to match the excellence of the original.Chronograph watches are what is referred to as complicated watches meaning the works under the dial have a level of complication evolved over generations of fine watchmaking. Beyond the mere telling of time watches began serving as critical instruments wherever specific measurements of time and space were required. In celebration of the 50th birthday of the Breitling Navitimer, the watch company decided to commemorate with a bang. He watch remained popular for 5 decades and in 2002 they released a special edition Navitimer. The dial was added a vintage logo which had 2 stylized aircraft but for majority of its design, Eddy Schopfer paid attention to the original styling including the subdials and the slide rule. Because of the modularly structured movement (self winding) from Debois Depraz, you could see the 30 elapsed minutes at 9 and the running seconds at 3. Its balance ran at 28,800 vph. The movement had gone through an official chrono test before being fitted in a 41mm case. You could choose from yellow gold, stainless steel and white gold.
History of Breitling Navitimer starts in 1952
Now the replica Breitling Transocean chronograph is equally impression even if it does not boast the unitime functionality. Of all the Breitling Replica Watches Chronograph offered, this one remains a popular choice by watch consumers. While interpreting the classic watch design of the 1950s this watch remains resolutely modern in design.The name of this watch was not inspired by the navy. The Breitling Navitimer which debuted in 1952 and it was created to help pilots coordinate navigation and time through its calculating functions. It was powered by the Caliber Venus 178 and it’s pretty much a personal on-board instrument. It had a slide rule built in to enable aviators to divide and multiply easily, calculate averages, convert nautical miles to land miles, compute the fuel consumption, distances during landing and ascent as well as average gain of altitude. It has undergone many modifications since its inception and most of these changes were focused on the case and calibers. However its circular slide rule remains part of the Navitimer and has never been tampered with.
Breitling Pilot’s Chronograph (1954)
In 1954, Breitling introduced a whole new Pilot’s Chronograph and it was different from the Chronomat and the Navitimer in so many ways. First of all, the styling of the dial and case was very simple – no fuss. And its main priority was readability. There were large luminous numerals on the black dial and the window at 3 showed a digital counter that could count 15 elapsed minutes. The date was absent in this window. It has a rotating bezel which is calibrated for twelve hours so you can set the time quickly if you’re in another timezone or to set reminders. The firm used the Caliber Venus 178 which is hand wound and it eventually evolved into the Co-Pilot.
Breitling Navitimer Cosmonaute (1962)
The steel Navitimer Cosmonaute was worn by no less than astronaut Scott Carpenter aboard Aurora 7 which went around the Earth 3 times after they were carried on a rocket that flew into space on May 24, 1962. It was equipped with the Caliber Venus 178 which was specially modified for Breitling. It had an hour hand that needed 24 hours to finish one circuit of the dial, and this was crucial to distinguish night from day. The modified hours display didn’t affect the practical slide rule which is great for conversions. The Navitimer enabled the navigation plans drafting and helped to compute the fuel consumption and when the next radio call should be. It also determined the direction or location of travel. This watch was a very helpful instrument for pilots.
The dial of the replica Breitling Transocean chronograph is a model of readability and clarity. It features such fine details as the applied hour markers, the finely recessed and snailed counters. Hence it offers prestige and luxury rarely found in replica watches. Those snailed counters are essential for accurate measurement of space using time such as measuring the speed a car is traveling at the time elapsed.The steel Navitimer Cosmonaute was worn by no less than astronaut Scott Carpenter aboard Aurora 7 which went around the Earth 3 times after they were carried on a rocket that flew into space on May 24, 1962. It was equipped with the Caliber Venus 178 which was specially modified for Breitling. It had an hour hand that needed 24 hours to finish one circuit of the dial, and this was crucial to distinguish night from day. The modified hours display didn’t affect the practical slide rule which is great for conversions. The Navitimer enabled the navigation plans drafting and helped to compute the fuel consumption and when the next radio call should be. It also determined the direction or location of travel. This watch was a very helpful instrument for pilots.The steel Navitimer Cosmonaute was worn by no less than astronaut Scott Carpenter aboard Aurora 7 which went around the Earth 3 times after they were carried on a rocket that flew into space on May 24, 1962. It was equipped with the Caliber Venus 178 which was specially modified for Breitling. It had an hour hand that needed 24 hours to finish one circuit of the dial, and this was crucial to distinguish night from day. The modified hours display didn’t affect the practical slide rule which is great for conversions. The Navitimer enabled the navigation plans drafting and helped to compute the fuel consumption and when the next radio call should be. It also determined the direction or location of travel. This watch was a very helpful instrument for pilots.
History of Breitling Watches
For as long as we can remember, pilots have always relied on Breitling’s chronographs. But that’s not all. For 130 years, many people have depended on these timepieces to tell the date, world time and other crucial information like their status in society.
