Breitling’s 140th Anniversary Honors Legacy With Debut Of Perpetual Calendar Chronograph
Breitling celebrates 140 years of history in style with the arrival of the brand’s first Perpetual Calendar Chronograph movement in a trio of watches.
The exclusive and Manufacture Caliber B19 combines the perpetual calendar, moon phase and chronograph complications, transposed into three historic Breitling models: the Premier, the Navitimer and the Chronomat.
The main star which, contrary to usual, is this time neither the case nor the dial of the watch, but rather the powerful B19 movement is COSC-certified, featuring a column wheel and vertical clutch, reaching 4 Hz and offering a staggering 96 hours (4 days) of power reserve. It is also worth highlighting the 22k gold rotor sculpted with La Chaux-de-Fonds Breitling Manufacture.
The three watches share an 18k red gold case, sapphire crystal on both sides, a crown at 3 o’clock flanked by two pushers and 100m of water resistance, except the Navitimer whose resistance is only 30m. The same applies to the dial layout which features four sub-dials at 3-6-9-12 o’clock, substantiated by a 30-minute counter with a date pointer, a leap year with a month indicator, a running seconds with the day of the week and a moon phase display respectively.
Individually, the Premier Datora features 42mm in diameter, 15.60mm in thickness and 50mm in length, a black dial with applied gold Arabic numerals, syringe hands, a matching tachymeter inner bezel and a black Alligator leather strap.
The Navitimer embraces a case measuring 43mm wide, 15.60mm high and 49mm lug-to-lug distance, a red gold dial with applied baton hour markers and pencil hands, a black slide rule bezel and a leather strap similar to the Premier Dato but here comes with white stitching.
Lastly, the Super Chronomat which is the largest of the three with a 44m by 15.30mm case, an open-worked black dial with applied markers and three centre hands filled with Super-LumiNova, a 60-minute black bezel with rider tabs and a black rubber strap inspired by the famous Rouleaux bracelet.
The watches arrive in a wooden box and in addition to the watches include a storage drawer, travel pouch and the deluxe edition of the Breitling book 140 years in 140 stories, limited to 140 units and priced at €55,000 each.
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General Specifications:
Brand: Breitling
Model: Premier B19 Datora 42 140th Anniversary, Navitimer B19 Chronograph 43 Perpetual Calendar 140th Anniversary, Super Chronomat B19 44 Perpetual Calendar 140th Anniversary
Reference: RB19401A1B1P1, RB19101A1H1P1, RB19301A1G1S1
Dial: Black, red gold
Case Material: 18k red gold
Case Dimensions: 42 mm x 15.16 mm x 50 mm (Premier Dato), 43 mm x 15.16 mm x 49 mm (Navitimer), 44 mm x 15.30 mm x 53.50 mm (Super Chronomat)
Crystal: Sapphire Glass
Case Back: Sapphire Glass
Water Resistance: 100 Meters, 30 meters
Strap: Black alligator leather strap, black rubber strap
Calibre: B19
Dimensions: 30 mm Diameter, 8.53 mm thickness
Functions: Hours, minutes, small seconds, date, day, month, leap year, moon phase, chronograph
Winding: Automatic
Components: 374
Frequency: 4 Hz (28,800 Vph)
Power Reserve: 96 Hours
Chronometer Certified: Yes, by COSC
Price: € 55,000
Availability: Now
Limited Edition: Yes, 140 pieces each