Breitling has just informed the press that it is updating its trendy SuperOcean line of diving watches. According to their press release, the new Breitling SuperOcean 42 Mariner Blue will be, as usual, issued as a limited edition model and will feature a new Mariner Blue color scheme.
It keeps getting better. Breitling has just released a PR blurb regarding its Transocean series of classic-styled wrist watches. Equipped with their relatively fresh in-house chronograph movement, the new 2013 Breitling Transocean Chronograph GMT adds second time zone functionality to the elegant collection.
The new Breitling for Bentley Light Body Midnight Carbon Chronograph watch seems to follow in the footsteps of the grim Breitling for Bentley Barnato 42 Midnight Carbon Chronograph that was revealed in September, 2012. However, compared to the first version, this variety of the watch comes in a larger body and features more elaborate (also, slightly busier) dial with Breitling’s signature 30-seconds chronograph display.
Limited to just 1000 pieces, the watch will be revealed during the Baselworld 2013 trade show.
I am not sure whether the gender equality advocates will love this model. Compared to the original MY 2010 Breitling Transocean Chronograph 01 Limited Edition model that was designed for men, this new Breitling Transocean Chronograph 38 automatic ladies watch is not only smaller (which is, probably, acceptable for most people), but is also equipped with a less exclusive movement, which is not made in-house, but is based on the well-known ETA 2892-A2 ebauche, albeit adjusted to meet strict COSC standards. And it has one sub-dial less, too!
The year 2012 wasn’t exactly rewarding for the better part of the population. Greece didn’t default, Doomsday didn’t happen and Valve yet again failed to deliver HL:3. However, there were certain bright spots, too: Spain emerged victorious in the 2012 UEFA Euro cup and the European politicians somehow managed to prevent collapse of the single currency. The watchmakers from Europe and Japan, too, managed to introduce a number of great watches, although there was nothing truly revolutionary neither in terms of design, nor technical characteristics (here I am talking about mass-produced models, not some ultra-expensive one-offs).
Here is a list of twelve timekeepers that were introduced in 2012 and enjoyed the most attention from our readers. Enjoy it right after the jump!
The Swiss brand has recently reintroduced its Avenger Seawolf “professional” diver as a limited edition model. While normally available only in polished stainless steel, this new watch comes in a special, hardened steel body that, thanks to high concentration of carbon within its surface, looks almost black. Aptly named Breitling Avenger Seawolf Blacksteel Code Yellow, the watch features a winning combination of colors and textures that make it an almost ideal watch for a person looking for a military-styled diver with a character.
It’s been just over two months since the Swiss brand presented a limited edition of its Chronomat 41 chronograph, and now the company with the winged B in its logo presented a new version of its 44 mm automatic chrono. Called Breitling Chronomat Frecce Tricolori 44 and limited to just 1000 pieces, the new watch bears the emblem of the Italian Air Force aerobatic demonstration team.
First presented in 1952 as a professional navigation instrument for pilots, the Breitling Navitimer has long since transformed into a luxury timekeeper, which is only rarely used to measure average speed or fuel consumption of the aircraft. However, the watch remains to be one of the brand’s flagships and, being powered by their first in-house Caliber B01 movement, offers an impressive combination of functionality, readability and high build quality. Prepare to love the new limited edition Breitling Navitimer Blue Sky 60th Anniversary automatic chronograph!
With its new Breitling for Bentley Barnato 42 Midnight Carbon automatic chronograph watch, the Swiss manufacturer keeps gradually putting on a pretty strict diet its best-selling models packing them in smaller bodies, but still offering a nice combination of superb build quality and mass-produced movements that are finely tuned to the highest standards of accuracy.
The Swiss watchmaking brand has recently presented yet another “limited edition” version of its flagship Breitling Chronomat 41 automatic chronograph watch. As it is usual for the industry’s big names, the guys at Breitling didn’t bother employing new materials or trying some face-lifting here and there. To an untrained eye, the new watch looks almost identical to any other Chronomat that sports a steel body matched with an onyx black dial. However, there are some minor enhancements that make this model worth a second look if you don’t already happen to own one of its numerous older siblings.
