Switzerland · since 1884

Breitling

Breitling was founded by Léon Breitling in Saint-Imier in 1884 and moved to Grenchen a few years later. The company became closely linked with chronographs and aviation, developing early independent chronograph pushers and the slide-rule bezel used for flight calculations. After the quartz era it was revived under the Schneider family, and since 2017 it has been owned by private-equity investors, currently led by Partners Group. Its catalogue is organised around the Navitimer, Chronomat, Superocean, Avenger and Premier lines, many fitted with its in-house B01 chronograph calibre.

Model families

1984 – present

Chronomat

The Chronomat is a sporty chronograph with a ratcheted rotating bezel fitted with rider tabs and, in current form, the Rouleaux bracelet of…

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1952 – present

Navitimer

The Navitimer is a pilot's chronograph with a circular slide-rule bezel for calculating speed, fuel use and distance. It was adopted by a p…

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1957 – present

Superocean

The Superocean is the brand's dive collection. Its current generation borrows the rectangular hands and bold markers of 1960s examples and…

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Pre-owned & vintage Breitling

  • Time & Gold Independent / grey-market dealer · Vancouver · Canada
  • Analog:Shift Pre-owned & vintage specialist · New York · United States
  • Bob's Watches Pre-owned & vintage specialist · Newport Beach · United States
  • Chrono24 Online marketplace · Online
  • Feldmar Watch Company Independent / grey-market dealer · Los Angeles · United States
  • Jomashop Independent / grey-market dealer · Online

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