With the launch of its first modern in-house manufactured split-seconds chronograph movement in the Navitimer Rattrapante (from $10,840) in March—and the subsequent sale of the company to CVC Capital ...

Pour mettre à l'honneur son nouveau calibre "flyback", Breitling a bien évidemment choisi sa fameuse Navitimer, la doyenne de tous les chronographes mécaniques produits dans le monde, puisque sa ...

In a roll call of the 20 th century’s most notable wristwatches, the 1952 Navitimer, a “navigational timer” for pilots and the oldest mechanical chronograph in continuous production, hardly needs a ...

La rattrapante est l’une des complications horlogères les plus sophistiquées. En termes simples : deux aiguilles centrales superposées permettent de chronométrer des événements simultanés de durées ...

A split-second chronograph by Breitling might not seem like a huge novelty at first, because the split-second chronograph, or rattrapante (pronounced rat-ra-pont) movement, has been sitting in the ...

In 2009, Breitling introduced its Manufacture Caliber 01 chronograph movement to begin transitioning away from using third-party movements. Breitling completed the transition in 2024 by unveiling the ...

To celebrate its 140th anniversary, Breitling has released a trio of new Navitimer watches. The new Navitimer Automatic 41 and GMT have different coloured dials and strap variations, while the limited ...

My cousin’s husband used to be a test pilot in the US Air Force. In fact, at one point he ran the test pilot office at Edwards Air Force Base. He retired a full bird colonel. Why am I mentioning this?

Already an innovator in dashboard instruments and chronograph production, Breitling debuted the Chronomat in the early 1940s with a brilliant creation — a bezel featuring a logarithmic scale that, ...

Breitling Navitimer rattrapante: ailes de légende Née en 1952, la Breitling Navitimer s'offre un coup de jeune 65 ans plus tard. Dotée d'un boîtier de 45 mm de diamètre, l'horlogerie suisse lui offre ...