A specialist of technical watches, Breitling has played a crucial role in the development of the wrist chronograph and is a leader in this complication. The firm has shared all the finest moments in the conquest of the skies thanks to its sturdy, reliable and high-performance instruments. The world’s only major watch brand to equip all its models with chronometer-certified movements, the ultimate token of precision, Breitling is also one of the rare companies to produce its own mechanical chronograph movement, entirely developed and manufactured in its own workshops. This family business is also one of the last remaining independent Swiss watch brands.
In founding his workshop in the Swiss Jura in 1884, Léon Breitling chose
to devote himself to an exclusive and demanding field: that of
chronographs and timers. These precision instruments were intended for
sports, science and industry. Thanks to its high-quality products and
its constant quest for innovation, the brand accompanied the boom of
competitive sports and of the automobile – as well as the first feats of
the aviation pioneers. In 1915, it heralded the emergence of the wrist
chronograph by inventing the first independent chronograph pushpiece. In
1923, it perfected this system by separating the stop/start functions
from that of resetting. This patented innovation thereby made it
possible to add several successive times without returning the hands to
zero – which proved extremely useful both for timing sports competitions
and for calculating flight times. In 1934, Breitling set the final
touch to the modern face of the chronograph by creating the second
independent reset pushpiece – a decisive breakthrough that was soon
adopted by the competition. In 1969, the brand took on one of the
greatest 20th century watchmaking challenges by presenting the first
selfwinding chronograph movement. In 1984, Breitling heralded the
rebirth of the mechanical chronograph by launching the famous Chronomat,
which has since become its leading model. In 2009, the firm’s engineers
once again made their mark on the history of the chronograph by
creating Caliber 01 – the finest selfwinding chronograph movement,
entirely developed and manufactured in the workshops of Breitling
Chronométrie. A leader in the field of mechanical chronographs, the
brand has also established itself in the vanguard of electronic
watchmaking by developing an entire range of high-tech instruments first
and foremost dedicated to aviation.
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