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Breitling's Chrono-Matic QP & 1461

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To celebrate de 40th anniversary of the launch of the first self-winding chronograph movement, Breitling is introducing two limited editions of its Chrono-Matic model, featuring a look inspired by the 1969 original and equipped with precious leap-year or perpetual calendars.

1969 was a great year for aviation, since it witnessed the first flight of the Boeing 747 Jumbo Jet and that of the supersonic Concorde, two legendary aircraft that made an indelible imprint on aeronautical history. But 1969 was also a landmark year in watchmaking, thanks to Breitling’s pioneering launch of the very first self-winding chronograph movement –an invention that led to the development of a whole range of aptly named Chrono-Matic chronographs. Today’s 49 mm diameter Chrono-Matic is a tribute to this forerunner of ultra-large watches. The circular slide rule confirms its family likeness with the Navitimer line, while the distinctive modernism of its seventies inspiration is expressed through a case design based on taut, angular lines highlighted by a rubber-molded bezel.

In order to celebrate the 40th anniversary of this movement and this legendary model, Breitling has created two limited series featuring refined horological complications. The first is a steel edition of 2.000 combining a chronograph with a calendar mechanism requiring adjustment only once every leap-year and thus endowed with a “memory” of 1.461 days –hence its name, “Chrono-Matic 1461”. The date, day and month are displayed on subdials by means of straight hands that accenture the instrument panel look, while the optional woven steel Aero Classic bracelet lends and additional retro touch. The avant-garde case of the second watch crafted exclusively in red gold and issued in a worldwide limited edition of 125, houses a chronograph along with an ultra-sophisticated perpetual calendar system embodying a daring blend of modern and traditional elements. The mechanism of this “Chrono-Matic QP” is a miniaturized marvel composed of almost 500 parts. It is programmed to indicate the date, the day, the week, the month, the season and the moon phases while taking account of leap-year variations. Like all Breitling models, both of these limited editions are quipped with chronometer-certified movements.


BREITLING Chrono-Matic QP    
Limited Editions



Movement: Breitling Caliber 29, officially chronometer-certified by the COSC, self-winding, high frequency (28.800 vibrations per hour), 38 jewels. 1/4th of  a second chronograph, 30- minute and 12-hour totalizers. Perpetual calendar indicating the date, day, week, month, season and moon phases.

Case: Red gold, limited edition of 125. Resistance to 3 bars. Rotating bezel with circular slide rule. Cambered sapphire crystal, glare proofed on both sides.

Diameter: 49 mm.

Dials: Black or Panamerican bronze.

Straps: Barenia leather, crocodile leather or Ocean Racer.




BREITLING Chrono-Matic 1461
Limited Editions



Movement: Breitling Caliber 19, officially chronometer-certified by the COSC, selfwinding, high frequency (28,800 vibrations per hour), 38jewels. 1/4th of a second chronograph, 30-minute and 12-hour totalizers. Leap-year calendar indicating the date, day and month.

Case: Steel, limited edition of 2,000. Resistance to 3 bars. Rotating bezel with circular slide rule. Cambered sapphire crustal, glareproofed on both sides.

Diameter: 49 mm.

Dials: Black, Mercury Silver or Panamerican bronze.

Straps: Barenia Leather, Crocodile Leather or Ocean Racer/Aero Classic.








Source:
[ Breitling’s Official Website ]


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