Breitling

Breitling was founded in 1884 in St. Imier, Switzerland by Leon Breitling.

At that time, Breitling marketed their highly accurate pocket chronographs for scientific & engineering use. By 1906, Breitling had increased its product line & created another type of instrument; a patented tachymeter that measured all speeds from 15 to 150 km/h on a single scale. This device was appealing to cyclists, drivers and pilots.

By 1915, rapid expanses in the field of aviation were underway, due to WWI. Leon's son, Gaston Breitling, took over the family business. Gaston saw potential for their pocket chronographs to be slightly redesigned to fit the newest style; the "wrist-watch". Gaston Breitling's new line of "wrist instrument" chronographs were very well-received, so he continued to focus his company's working capital toward this product-hungry market.

By 1923, Breitling had independently created the world's very first chronograph with a "push-piece". Breitling's 's mechanism & case had been purposefully altered; this new Breitling chronograph now had an added & separate "push button device" that was designed to easily start & stop its chronograph while still on its wearer's wrist. Breitling's creation of the push piece would forever transform the chronograph and it gained the company immediate respect & international attention.

By 1936, Breitling was considered the industry leader in aviation timepieces. Breitling became the proud official supplier of The Royal Air Force and a few years later, the US armed forces also became military clients. Breitling's high quality chronographs were now actively traveling around the world.

Gaston Breitling's son, Willy, was the third generation to direct Breitling's company production. Willy ingeniously created Breitling's infamous "slide rule bezel". This bi-rotating ring was an engineer's slide rule that ran around the wristwatch's dial. This numeric bezel allowed its wearer to compute distance, fuel consumption and even calculate exchange rates. Willy paired this innovation with Breitling's first "Chronomat" in 1942.

By 1946, Breitling's well-defined "wrist instrument" line of chronographs included 250 different models within their six families of wristwatches.

Breitling watches have enjoyed uninterrupted trust now for over 125 years. Breitling's company history is truly rich with industry firsts and is intermingled with many historical events, many of which are chronologically displayed on Breitling's current website, under the animated category "SINCE 1884". Breitling remains a powerful industry resource and really is the leader of "INSTRUMENTS FOR PROFESSIONALS".

All current Breitling SuperQuartz and mechanical movements are C.O.S.C. Certified. Each movement is rigorously & independently tested for 15 consecutive days & nights, in 3 different temperatures and in 5 varying wrist-imitating positions. A Breitling C.O.S.C. movement cannot gain more than +6 second a day or lose more than -4 seconds per day.

One Breitling mechanical chronograph watch will take 10 months from start to finish to be manufactured at Breitling's air-controlled factory in Switzerland. During Breitling's production cycle, there are 1,000 quality checks performed on each model to guarantee its highest level of quality and function; this includes the minute & exact task of applying Breitling's 18k gold "winged-B" emblem on each of its dials.

All of Breitling's Pilot's Watches exist within three specific collections:

Breitling's fourth collection expands their chronographs to function in both very soaking wet environments & high compression marine situations. This fourth collection is called "Aeromarine". Breitling boldly calls their Aeromarine models "a high-performance wrist instrument, whatever the circumstances and in even the toughest conditions on land, at sea or in the air." Breitling's Aeromarine Collection models include: "Superocean", "Super Avenger" and "Avenger Seawolf". Just as with Breitling's professional pilot watches, Breitling's Aeromarine watches are equally constructed as life-dependent instruments; their accuracy & performance are of the uttermost importance.

For 2009, Breitling introduced several new additions at March's 2009 Baselworld Watch Fair. Breitling's long awaited in-house movement was unveiled; "The B01". This high performance automatic chronograph movement has a column wheel, a vertical-trigger mechanism and a greater than 70 hours power reserve.

Breitling's British collaboration continues with Bentley Motor Cars. For 2009, the substantially redesigned "Flying B" has a double-disc dial with a centrally located jumping hour @ 12:00 and one large skeleton hand (for minutes).This year's specific model is especially thrilling to Breitling collectors as it is the first rectangular timepiece that Breitling has ever produced.

Markham Fine Jewelers is an authorized agent of Breitling and knowledgeable seller of their fine Swiss instrument's features. Markham purchased Breitling's new 2009 line in Switzerland this year after seeing the new models in person. Markham said "They are awe-inspiring!"

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