817 Breitling CP-1 Italian Army Chronograph
When you approach the entire world through watches, it’s easy to get a slightly skewed view of things. See, I imagine all Special…
Valjoux 72 ‘AOPA’ 806 Breitling Navitimer
The Navitimer story is nearly unparalleled in its historic depth. But even the most arduous journeys begin with a single step. The Navitimer’s…
Tropical 1004 Breitling Superocean
Breitling makes watches for aviators. This is their marketing, this is their IP, and this is their history. And yet, Breitling have made…
Tillhör Televerket Breitling 815 ‘Long Playing’ Chronograph
Telephone companies are not glamourous. Telephone companies are not sexy. Likewise, state-owned telephone companies are a particularly lackluster proposition. And yet, in 1970s…
Breitling 765 ‘Raquel Welch’ Co-Pilot
If you happen upon any chronograph with a fifteen minute subdial, chances are it was made for aviation. The quarter-hour interval is a…
Breitling Chronomat 769
Though it is most famous the aesthetic, Breitling’s Navitimer by no means had a monopoly on the sliding scale rule chronograph. Breitling owned…
Iraqi Air Force Issued 806 Navitimer
Breitling’s Navitimer and its logarithmic slide-rule bezel have remained a staple of aviation since inception. The 806 made its debut in 1954 at…
Gilt Breitling Clamshell Multiscale Chronograph
Finding anything built in 1940 but still in operation today is a rarity. Finding a wristwatch built in 1940 that is functioning perfectly…
Silvered-Panda Breitling Top Time Ref. 2006
The Breitling brand has undergone a massive course correction in recent years. The Breitling for Bentley 50mm pieces are out and more classic…
Lip-Signed Breitling 765 Co-Pilot
For a stretch of four months two years ago, I searched every single night for a 765 Co-Pilot. In time, I found just…
Breitling SuperOcean 2005, Beauty in the Details
The SuperOcean reference 2005 is a diver decidedly unlike any other. First, there’s the ‘slow’ minute-step chronograph to measure time elapsed underwater. Second,…
A Stunning Breitling 765 ‘Raquel Welch’ Co-Pilot
We all have to occasionally lament the one that got away. No, I don’t mean significant others from years gone by. I mean…
