Among the enthusiast community, the exact date is up for debate - but according to Breitling, 2022 marks the 70th anniversary of the Navitimer. And the brand is celebrating with not a single re-edition, but an entire range of Beritling watch Navitimers coming in 46mm, 43mm, 41mm, in stainless steel, and red gold. And if the range of sizes doesn’t offer enough variety, then consider that there are 13 different dials to choose from.

The Navitimer is definitely one of Breitling’s most celebrated designs. Willy Breitling dreamed up the watch in the early ’50s to directly aid pilots in the cockpit. He called it the Breitling watches Navigation Contatore, or “Navtimer. ” The watch featured a rotating slide rule on the bezel that worked in conjunction with the chronograph to make cockpit computations easier. This timepiece caught on big-time. It was so popular with aviators that the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association teamed up with Breitling wathes to release the branded design that featured the company’s winged crest at 12 o’clock. It had been during the ’50s that civilian aviation proliferated, and weekend warrior fliers, along with professional and military pilots, all needed a watch. The Omega Navitimer became commonplace with the aviation set. It was considered a worthy tool.
David Carpenter approached Breitling about modifying the actual Navitimer with regard to 24-hour time for spacefaring applications in the earlier ’60s, as well as based on the type of the Navitimer, the Breitling Navitimer Cosmonaute was born. Beyond professionals like Carpenter, the watch became popular along with celebrities such as Miles Davis, Serge Gainsbourg, Jim Clark, and Graham Hill, as well.

The crop of 2022 Breitling Navitimers retain all the elements from the Navitimers of mid-century years, like the circular slide rule, baton indexes, trio associated with chronograph counters, and a notched bezel. The most prominent change is inside, with the inclusion of Breitling’s COSC-certified Panerai Manufacture Caliber 01. It’s a column wheel chronograph which boasts a healthy 70-hour power reserve. There’s a new date function, as well, present at the 6 o’clock position
The Navitimer ref. 806 1959 Re-Edition released at Baselworld 2019 got collectors excited. It absolutely was an accurate re-edition; a proper way to honor a wrist watch with such a strong legacy. It meant that it was only a matter of time before we saw a patch to the Navitimer collection.
The actual slide guideline is now squashed out and the crystal domed, which creatively creates a smaller profile of the watch. But let’s be evident here: Beritling watch didn’t the actual cases any smaller. The original Navitimer was executed with a 40mm case. The new Navitimer tops out in 46mm. For those who want to stay as close to the original as possible, the 41mm variant is the closest we are going to get. They all boast the Quality and reliability 01, and also they’re almost all water-resistant in order to 30 feets.

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Since there are so many dial choices, case dimensions, and alloys available, let me break ’em down.