Breitling Navitimer Watches

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The Breitling Navitimer watch was introduced in 1952 as a watch that could be used by pilots to perform the calculations necessary to prepare a flight plan by using the unique circular slide rule. This feature caused the Navitimer to be adopted as the official watch of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA). Over the last fifty years the Breitling Navitimer has developed a very loyal group of customers and is unchanged from its original form, making it the world's oldest chronograph in continuous production.

All Breitling watches, including the Breitling Navitimer, use movements that have been officially certified as chronometers by the Swiss Official Chronometer Testing Institute (COSC). The Navitimer movement is a self-winding mechanical, or automatic, movement. There are also three sub-dials for the separate chronograph which measures elapsed time in hours, minutes and seconds. A date window is uniquely placed between the 4:00 and 5:00 positions.

While this watch offers some great features for pilots, it is not intended to be used in or around water as it only has a 30 meter water resistance rating, which means it can withstand splashing from washing your hands or rain but not much else. There are various models available in stainless steel or gold with steel, gold or leather bracelets.

In honor of the Navitimer, Breitling has introduced several variations on this theme. The Navitimer Heritage is slightly larger than the original and features a Flyback mechanism which allows for successive timing without the need stop, reset and restart the chronograph. The Navitimer World is 10% bigger than the original, with a diameter of 46 millimeters, yet still providing for a comfortable fit. The unique feature of this model is a separate hand that displays the time in a second time zone. The time zones of the world's major cities are engraved on the caseback.

The Cosmonaute is the "space-going Navitimer" and was features a 24-hour dial rather than the traditional 12-hour dial found on most watches. The Cosmonaute also has the same Flyback mechanism found in the Heritage.

The Montbrillant model commemorates the name of the street where Leon Breitling opened his watchmaking factory in 1892 and introduced several other models that reflect the same styling and quality that has made the Navitimer a favorite. There are also two variations of the Montbrillant.

The Montbrillant Olympus features a beaded bezel and a highly complex mechanical movement (Calibre 19) which enables the perpetual display of the month, day, date and moonphase in four separate sub-dials without the need to to adjust for leap years.

The Montbrillant Datora is a revival of a favorite model from the 1940's. The Datora features day and month windows at the top of the dial and a separate hand pointing to the day of the month with a half-moon shaped indicator. In addition, one of the sub-dials indicates the 24-hour, military time and the time zones of major cities are engraved on the caseback.

Finally, there is the Navitimer Chrono-matic which can easily be distinguished by it's crown on the left-hand side of the case and a simpler display with two sub-dials and the date window at 6:00.

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