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New Limited-Edition Breitling Navitimer Watch Supports Honor Flight Network

Pilot-watch specialist Breitling has partnered with the non-profit Honor Flight Network, which flies World War II veterans to the memorial dedicated to their service in Washington, DC, to release a limited-edition Breitling watch with proceeds going to the organization. I spoke with Breitling USA president Thierry Prissert at the watch’s post-Veterans’ Day launch event at...

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Nov 14, 2013 by Mark Bernardo

Breitling Navitimer Cosmonaute Blacksteel

On May 24th, 1962, astronaut Scott Carpenter, commander of the Aurora 7 space capsule,  became the second American to orbit the earth and his chosen wristwatch — a Breitling Navitimer — became the first wristwatch to do so on the wrist of an American, earning its new name of Cosmonaute. Last year, Breitling paid tribute...

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Aug 30, 2013 by Mark Bernardo

WatchTime E-Special: Breitling Triple Feature

WatchTime’s latest digital exclusive, WatchTime E-Special: Breitling Triple Feature is now available on the WatchTime app! Download the app to read this iPad- and iPhone-exclusive special issue featuring a trio of Breitling watch tests from the pages of WatchTime.

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Jul 9, 2013 by WatchTime

Breitling for Bentley Celebrates 10 Years With 3 New In-House Chronographs

Ten years ago, Breitling launched its Breitling for Bentley watch collection on the heels of Bentley winning the 24 Hours of Le Mans race. To pay tribute to the first decade of collaboration between the Swiss watch brand and the British luxury carmaker, Breitling has launched the first three Breitling for Bentley watches equipped with...

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Jul 9, 2013 by Mark Bernardo

Flying Through Turbulence: A History of Breitling

The February issue of WatchTime, on sale now, features as its cover story a test of the Breitling Transocean Chronograph Unitime, a world-time watch with in-house Caliber B09. As a complement to the cover story, we offer this WatchTime.com exclusive story by WatchTime contributor Gisbert Brunner that traces the history of Breitling.

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Jan 15, 2013 by Gisbert Brunner

Breitling Launches Las Vegas Boutique with Holiday Celebration

The Forum Shops at Caesars Palace hosted celebrities and VIPs earlier this month as Breitling celebrated the holidays at its newly opened boutique in Las Vegas. “Today is officially ‘Breitling Boutique Las Vegas’ day,” proclaimed Las Vegas mayor Carolyn G. Goodman, who participated in an official ribbon-cutting ceremony with astronaut Captain Mark Kelly, husband of...

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Jan 4, 2013 by WatchTime

Breitling for Bentley Supersports Chronograph

Earlier this year, we showed you two new models from Breitling’s Breitling for Bentley collection, developed in cooperation with the British luxury automaker. Also new to the family this year is the Bentley Supersports Chronograph, a limited-edition timepiece made in tribute to the Continental Supersports, the fastest and most powerful Bentley car ever manufactured, and...

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Jan 3, 2013 by Mark Bernardo

Video: David Beckham & Breitling’s Transocean Chronograph Unitime

Breitling has announced David Beckham as the representative for its Transocean Chronograph Unitime worldtimer watch, establishing a long-term partnership between the Swiss brand and the famous athlete. About his involvement with the brand, Beckham says “I’ve always been a long-time admirer of Breitling. As a company, they create not only the highest-performance watches but also...

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Dec 17, 2012 by WatchTime

Seven Questions for Breitling VP Jean-Paul Girardin

In our November-December issue, on sale now, Rüdiger Bucher, editor-in-chief of WatchTime’s German sister magazine, Chronos, speaks to Breitling Vice President Jean-Paul Girardin about a wide variety of topics, including the development of its in-house B01 chronograph caliber. Click here for excerpts from the interview.

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Nov 20, 2012 by Ruediger Bucher

Breitling Adds “Code Yellow” Model to Avenger Seawolf Blacksteel Line

Breitling’s Avenger Seawolf Blacksteel model — a divers’ watch with 3,000-meter water resistance and a carbon-treated black steel case — was one of WatchTime.com’s most popular “Watches to Watch” of recent months. This week, Breitling announced the release of a new model, limited to 1,000 pieces, called Avenger Seawolf Blacksteel Code Yellow.

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Nov 1, 2012 by Mark Bernardo

Breitling Watch Saves Hunter’s Life

The transmitter in a Breitling Emergency watch recently saved the life of a stranded hunter in Alaska. On August 15, Mark Spencer was hunting grizzly bears about 120 miles northeast of Anchorage when he became stuck in the wilderness along Susitna River in the heart of the infamous Alaska Range.

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Oct 11, 2012 by WatchTime

Breitling Superocean Chronograph M2000

Many divers’ wristwatches include chronographs, but few of them can be operated at great depths underwater due to the risk of water entering the case when the chronograph pushpieces are activated. Breitling has hit upon a solution to this problem in its Superocean Chronograph M2000, which, as its name implies, has a chronograph that is...

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Sep 27, 2012 by Mark Bernardo