Breitling

Breitling is a manufacturer of Swiss watches. Breitling watches are designed and manufactured in Switzerland and are made from Swiss components. These are luxury watches, often considered to be a status symbol. Breitling is known for making watches that offer aviation functions and are extremely popular with the pilots. The brand was founded by Leon Breitling in 1884, who started the company with the intention of making superior quality watches. As a result, the company began manufacturing chronographs.

Post World War I, the company began manufacturing chronographs and chronometers for aeroplanes. The company introduced the famous model, Chronomat in 1942. The Chronomat featured a sliderule and was targeted at engineers and businessmen. Following the success of Chronomat, the company launched Navitimer. Navitimer was especially designed for the pilots and soon became the official watch of the Aircraft Owners and Pilot Association. The company’s fame reached further heights when astronaut Scott Carpenter wore a Breitling watch.

Today, different models of Breitling include Navitimer Heritage, Navitimer World, Windrider, Professional and Aeromarine, among others. Most of the watches feature different functions such as flyback function, split-second, moon phase, date display and other functions. Breitling for Bentley watches are dedicated to the automobiles. Breitling watches can be bought from authorised retailers. One can pick up replicas of Breitling watches too. However, Breitling fake watches won’t look as authentic as the original ones.