Pre-Basel 2011 – Breitling Montbrillant 01 Chronograph

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Montbrillant 01 Chronograph

Limited Edition of 2,000 Pieces in Steel and 200 in Rose Gold

Breitling is writing a new chapter in the history of the Montbrillant chronograph by equipping it for the first time with Caliber 01, a high-performance movement entirely developed and produced in the company workshops. A limited series completely dedicated to style and accomplishment.
Endowed with a look inspired by the 1940s and 50s and featuring a circular slide rule for pilots, the Montbrillant chronograph was named after the building on Montbrillant Street, in the heights of La Chaux-de-Fonds, which housed the Breitling workshops from 1892 to 1979. It was in these premises that the brand developed the inventions and improvements that were to change the face of the wrist chronograph, including the first independent pushpiece (1915), the second independent pushpiece (1934) and the first selfwinding chronograph (1969). This was also where Breitling produced its first onboard chronographs that contributed to its status as “official supplier to world aviation” during the boom of air transport on propeller-powered and subsequently jet aircraft.
Today, the Montbrillant is associating its name with another milestone in the history of the brand with the winged B by hosting Breitling’s Caliber 01, the most reliable and efficient of all selfwinding chronograph movements, produced using a revolutionary assembly process. Case dimension is 40mm.

The Mercury Silver dial features elegant hands, the traditional central hundredth of a second counter, and an 18K gold version of the stylized B that served as the brand symbol until the mid-20th century. A transparent sapphire crystal caseback provides generous views of Breitling’s Caliber 01, chronometer-certified by the COSC (Swiss Official Chronometer Testing Institute), with its column wheel and its original structure. A collector’s piece for all those with a love of history in movement.

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[Airangel]

[fabri5.5]

bello,
sarebbe stato perfetto con 2 contatori e senza datario.

[Airangel]

molto bello, però con il lato B a vista potevano impegnarsi di più!

[cambo]

alla fine a me i breitling non mi prendono più di tanto...

[Bertroo]

bello bello bello! si a 2 contatori sarebbe perfetto!ma anche così è un gran bell'orologio!

[Dani80]

alla fine a me i breitling non mi prendono più di tanto...

Quoto...

Poi questo modello, con quel calibro di manifattura (peraltro bruttino a vedersi), costerà non meno di 8k...

[Andrea 65]

E' bello, pero' i Breitling hanno spesso il quadrante troppo pieno e pasticciato...come questo!!

[Teo]

40mm di cassa! Bravi!!!! 

[Bertroo]

eh si...dimensiuni umane.......bello!

[raffaele812]

A me piaceva anche la veccha versione del Montbrillant, ora con calibro nuovo e diametro di 40mm personalmente è ancora più apprezzabile. Ciao

[Airangel]

40mm di cassa! Bravi!!!! 

in controtendenza con il trend pacchiano generale.....

[orologico]

E' bello, pero' i Breitling hanno spesso il quadrante troppo pieno e pasticciato...come questo!!

Quoto.

[Teo]

40mm di cassa! Bravi!!!! 

in controtendenza con il trend pacchiano generale.....

magari... è più una speranza... vuol dire che qualcosa sta cambiando!!!