Leon Breitling, the founder of Breitling watches started making watches in a workshop in Switzerland towards the end of 19th century. The company has been taken over by an electronics specialist nearly a century later but the brand name continues because of the popularity it has established for innovative designs, new and attractive models and above all the use of advanced technology. The market for watches is very wide and as result there is heavy competition among watch makers to catch the public mood and cater to their needs styles, and ability to pay.
Establishing marked presence in the aviation field is no easy matter and it has achieved by these swiss replica watches in very consistent and convincing manner. Accuracy is of prime importance to aviators and the quartz movement of these watches ensures an accuracy which is 10 times more than those of other quartz movements.
• Regular features: like most other watches Breitling watches have stainless cases with a silver tone. The dial has a special feature of backlighting and is colored black, blue, grey and silver. The cover is of glare proof sapphire crystal and there are models with both mechanical and quartz movements. The bracelet or strap is of leather, rubber or steel with the leather having sapphire crystal on both sides with a star shaped crystal. There are dot markers and three and nine in Arab numerals in Breitling watches.
• Other features: limited versions of Breitling watches have coordinated universal time, military time on a 24hour basis, alarm, display of dual time zone etc. the chronograph from Breitling watches has an accuracy of one hundredth of a second. The Navitimer model has circular slide rule to help in navigation. The watches are water resistant tested for 100 meters.
• General: the chronograph of Breitling watches has 3 sub dials to indicate 24hours, minutes and seconds. Some models of Breitling watches have windows for either date or day. The logo is printed under one. Some models have a tachometer function incorporated in them. Mechanical watches are self winding and therefore all watches are automatic irrespective of movements being mechanical or quartz.
It is no mean achievement to acquire a specialty label and Breitling watches acquired it by sheer adherence to quality, using the most advanced technology of the time and getting it updated on specialist requirements. In addition, the watches from Breitling have also established a name as status symbols, precision watches and indestructible.
