Breitling

[marios_ch]

ωραιο και μαζεμενο ρολογακι.....

[eisenberg]

Η Breitling θα παρεχει στο εξης πενταετή εγγυηση για τους inhouse μηχανισμους της.
Αναμενεται να δουμε αν θα ειναι σε ισχυ για τα μοντελα που εχουν ηδη πουληθει.

[marios_ch]

ωραια πληροφορια...

5 χρονια ε... τρομερη αυτοπεποιθηση....

[eisenberg]

5 χρονια ε... τρομερη αυτοπεποιθηση....

Τρομερη αυτοπεποιθηση και στηριξη του προΪοντος της,5 χρονια ειναι πολλα για μηχανικο ρολόι

[eisenberg]

Τελικα η 5ετης ισχυει για ολους τους inhouse με ημερομηνια αγορας 1/1/2012 και μετα...

[DragonAce]

έξυπνη κίνηση για να σπρώξει τις πωλήσεις στα ακριβότερα μοντέλα της στο ευρύ κοινό κ να κερδίσει μια θέση αξιοπιστίας στη συνείδηση των ωρολογόφιλων

[marios_ch]

Pilot’s Watch Review: Breitling Chronomat GMT

For many watch lovers, a Breitling is the epitome of a pilots’ watch. So it made sense that we include one in the pilots’ watch review in our March-April issue, on sale now. For the story, writer Martina Richter selected nine watches to accompany a trio of pilots – aerobatics champion Klaus Lenhart and his protégés Axel Schütte and Andreas Langer − while they performed an aerobatic program, specially designed for our review, in the skies above the Swabian Mountains in south Germany. Click below to read how our chosen Breitling model — the Chronomat GMT — performed under pressure.

The Chronomat GMT has a chronograph with tachymeter scale, a date display, and — always a useful function for pilots — a second time zone with 24-hour display. This last-mentioned indicator, which relies on an additional central hour hand, is a feature of the new Breitling Caliber 04, based on Caliber 01, which was developed in-house. The newer caliber boasts exactly the same traits as its predecessor: a column-wheel chronograph with vertical coupling, a 70-hour power reserve, and a COSC chronometer certificate. The Chronomat GMT performed impeccably: after it had been fully wound, it ran with an average daily gain of just 1.1 seconds, and it maintained this excellent precision when we tested it right after landing and again 24 hours later. The watch ran slightly faster when the chronograph was switched on. This is as good as it gets.

When Langer strapped the Breitling watch to his wrist, he found the bracelet to be much too long, although it could be fairly easily shortened via the screwed lugs. The size and weight didn’t bother our pilot at first, but afterwards he remarked that this big timepiece tended to get snagged.


Each watch was subjected to 20 minutes of aerial maneuvers, including loops, backflips, and bumps, encountering G-forces from +7 to -4 Gs.



Langer shared Lenhart’s opinion about the rotating bezel: both pilots agreed that this is a useful accessory. Langer demonstrated its usefulness by turning it into position for a specific interval, although he found the tachymeter scale along the edge of the dial too small for his taste. Furthermore, he said, “there’s always something sparkling, glittering or glaring in the sunlight,” making it more difficult to read the time. Nonetheless, the time display is more prominent than the chronograph function and is always the first thing you see, especially when the dial is viewed in the dark. A dot on the bezel glows quite clearly and helps you see at a glance where 12 o’clock is. You have to unscrew the buttons before starting the chronograph. The large, easy-to-grasp crown is also screwed down. When it is unscrewed and pulled out to its middle position, it can be used to adjust the hour hand either forward or backward, including switching the date display. This is very useful when traveling through different time zones. The 24-hour hand makes it easy to keep track of the hour in your home time zone.



SPECS

BREITLING CHRONOMAT GMT

Manufacturer: Breitling SA

Functions: Hours, minutes, small seconds, chronograph, date, GMT, tachymeter, rotating bezel

Movement: Breitling 04, automatic; diameter = 30 mm; height = 7.2 mm; 47 jewels; 28,800 vph; 70+-hour power reserve; Glucydur balance; Nivarox hairspring; Kif shock absorber; index fine regulation; decorated with Geneva waves and satin finishing; polished screws, COSC-certified

Case: Stainless steel with nonreflective sapphire crystal; water resistant to 500 meters

Bracelet and clasp: Stainless steel with folding clasp

Dimensions: Diameter = 47.8 mm, height = 18.4 mm, weight = 263 grams

Price: $9,820



PROS:

+ In-house caliber

+ Multiple functions

+ Precise rate

+ Good nighttime legibility

+ Good craftsmanship and design

+ Well-known brand



CONS:

- Reflections on the dial during the day

- Case tends to get snagged

- High price

http://www.watchtime.com/2012/04/pilots ... nomat-gmt/

[marios_ch]

BREITLING -Five-year Warranty on “Manufacture” Movements

Breitling provides powerful confirmation of the exceptional reliability of its “Manufacture” movements by offering an exceptional five-year warranty on all models equipped with these calibers.

Press release


In 2009, Breitling took its place within the exclusive circle of watch companies with their own mechanical chronograph movement. Not only was the development of this Caliber 01 intended to ensure the brand’s long-term independence, but as a specialist of chronographs and instruments for professionals, Breitling also set itself the goal of making the world’s best chronograph movement. Best in terms of performance, reliability and functionality.



With this in mind, the firm put in place an avant-garde industrial facility and in-house competencies enabling it to produce its movements according to its own high standards, while ensuring maximum reliability on a large scale – around 40,000 movements in 2011. Caliber 01, which is chronometer-certified like all the brand’s movements, currently powers several of Breitling’s star models, including the Chronomat, the Navitimer, the Montbrillant and the Transocean. The firm’s engineers have also used it as the basis for creating several innovative movements featuring functions that are both useful and user-friendly, such as Caliber 04 with its highly ingenious second timezone system, and the brand-new worldtimer Caliber 05.

To confirm the exceptional reliability of these in-house movements, Breitling has decided to introduce an exclusive five-year warranty on all models equipped with its Manufacture calibers – meaning around half its range of mechanical chronographs. This move represents an exceptional measure at this level of production, and a powerful seal of confidence for all users of Breitling wrist instruments.

http://www.worldtempus.com/en/news/top- ... movements/

[eisenberg]

Το ελαβα κι εγω το email!
Η σωστη εποχη να αγορασεις ενα inhouse Breilting

[Megalos]

Το ελαβα κι εγω το email!
Η σωστη εποχη να αγορασεις ενα inhouse Breilting

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