Breitling watches are loved by everyone. It is no surprise that Breitling been a pioneer in the world of aviation, since they began making chronographs for pilots and chronometers for airplanes. Early on, the Breitling Navitimer became the official watch of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association. This was soon followed by the ‘Cosmonaute’ model, which was worn by astronaut Scott Carpenter in space.
In recent years, Breitling has continued to introduce even more technology into its timepieces. The ‘Emergency’ model is capable of transmitting an emergency aviation distress signal, and Breitling’s Colt Super Ocean and Chronomat models are both COSC-rated and waterproof up to 100 ATM. After reviewing several of Breitling’s men’s watches, three models stand out as top competitors among competitors: The Aerospace, the Navitimer, and the Chronomat B01. The Breitling Aerospace watch is a rugged, sporty and highly reliable timepiece, which has been recently modified with a more modern look.
Every year this company introduces many new models. In 2009, it introduced at Basel world, features a case and bezel made from 18-carat rose gold. The dial includes a luminescent ‘dot’ at the twelve o clock, and an etched sixty minute scale around the bezel. The brown dial is accented with rose-gold hour markers at the 3, 6, 9 and 12 o-clock, and the hands are luminescent as well. New in this Bezel model are two digital screens, one displaying the function name, and one the function itself. Functions include an alarm, chronograph timer, minute repeater and an additional time-zone.
Breitling recently introduced a special series of their well known Navitimer watch. Since 1952, the Navitimer has been considered the official watch of the aviation industry, and is worn by pilots around the world. This self-winding chronograph model acts like a navigation computer, allowing pilots to calculate flight details accurately.