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which Breitling watch is worth to buy for college students

As a student, young adults are already shaping their futures or carving a path that will continue to define their true selves. That definition needs to exude quality, style, and class. What other way could there be to create an aura of refinement than by wearing a beautiful watch? And no watch spells effortless elegance more explicitly than a beautiful Breitling.

No Better Way To Create A First Impressionbreitling-navitimer for job iterview

At a job interview, on a train, or meeting a potential love interest, you only have one chance to create a first impression. Students need to say so much without words and rely on clothing and accessories to create a lasting image. Noted for their intelligence, students need to show their savvy acumen. A Breitling watch, like the Navitimer, tells the world you not only recognize quality when you see it but know how to make an investment that will bring profit and joy for many years to come. This is more than just a time-piece. This is a way of life, a medal of honor, a symbol of excellence.

Breitling Makes You Attractivebreitling Chronomat watch for student

Future employers will want to know if you can make effective decisions. Your Breitling, such as the Chronomat, immediately reflects your ability to choose the most reputable watch that will last longer than any of its competitors. Or, for the adrenalin junkie amongst us, a selection of Breitlings are also suitable for high octane sports and even deep sea diving. Try the Colt, the Professional or the Superocean models for a bespoke range of features. A Breitling is the luxury item that can boost your self-esteem and spells success, ready to pave the way for further achievement.

Investing In The FutureBreitling-Watches-as-an-Investment

Money might be in short supply for many students during their college years, relying on part-time jobs, savings or the Bank of Mom and Dad to get them through. You might think an expensive watch would be out of reach until their careers take off and the dollars start rolling in. This would be wrong. A Breitling is the perfect gift from a loved one and a memorable souvenir of a birthday or coming-of-age that would last for eternity. It is the sign of taste and good sense which can stand you in good stead for a future in great company.

Superiority and StyleFashion people wearing Breitling watch

The name Breitling is synonymous with the best watch-making reputation in all of Switzerland. Famed for their horological expertise, the Swiss themselves held Breitling in high esteem and this reputation has only strengthened over generations. With perfect chronography and superior styling, you can be sure your Breitling is an exclusive design that will never lose its appeal.

In addition to Rolex, the value-added watch may come from Breitling

Are you a watch lover? Or, are you planning to purchase a branded watch and you want to know whether it will retain the value or not? Well, in that case, you are highly recommended to read through the following sections to know more about the top two watch brands that are expected to increase their corresponding values.

Of course, the very first brand which has the potential to increase its value is none other than Rolex. Rest assured that the brand is widely known for crafting marvelous timepieces which come with uncompromising quality. The second brand that’s also expected to increase the value is Breitling. Now, you must be already aware of the excellent brand recognition of this prestigious watch manufacturer.

Needless to mention, the brand has crafted a diverse selection of modern and superior timepieces that are worth to purchase. In terms of brand recognition, availability, exclusivity, and heritage, Breitling watches clearly hold one-of-a-kind value. Definitely, these timers are worth to purchase and they offer a great resale value too. Are you interested in purchasing Breitling watches? If yes, then please keep reading and reveal the best 3 Breitling watches that will most probably increase in value.

Best 3 Breitling Watches Mostly Increases in Value

i) Breitling Navimeter 1959 Re-edition Watch: This particular watch series will definitely increase in value. As the name implies, it’s a re-edition copy of its original Breitling’s iconic 1959 series. It’s a brand new edition of a retro classic timer. It combines with chronograph model and rotating slide bezel rule. Another important aspect of this timer is a 70-continuous hour power reserve.

ii) Breitling Navimeter Rattrapante Watch: This is also an exceptional timer that’s worth to purchase for sure! Breitling Navimeter Rattrapante comes with a complicated movement system that is comprised of dual-handed and split-seconds feature. Rest assured that these timers come with a terrific build quality which ensures a super long-lasting value of your purchase. Other than that, these watches deliver a very classic, professional, sophisticated, and attention-grabbing look for sure!

iii) Breitling Premier B01 Chronograph 42 Watch: This is another exclusive and one-of-a-kind production by this prestigious watch brand i.e. Breitling. This chronograph watch has an elegant green colored dial, along with contrasting black subdial and inner black bezel. Those customers who are looking for a rare, exclusive, and one-of-a-kind timepiece, they can definitely go for this particular model.

How About the Breitling B01 Movement, Look at the Breitling Self-produced B01 Movement

As we all know, in the watch industry, any manufacturer with a self-produced movement will be proud. So far, watch manufacturers that can independently develop and mass-produce high-performance movements are still rare.

Today, let’s talk about the Breitling B01 movement. According to the official publicity materials, it was known that Breitling began to design in 2004. In the spring of 2006, Breitling produced the first 100% self-made movements. Why is it 100%? Because in 1966, Breitling and three other companies (watching parts supplier Depraz & Cie, movement manufacturer Buren, watch manufacturer Heuer-Leonidas) began to develop the self-winding chronograph movement. In 1969, the world’s first self-winding Caliber 11 was produced.

At the end of 20006, Breitling submitted a test of the movement to the COSC for testing. The movement passed the accuracy and reliability test from the COSC.So, it went on sale in 2009.

Below I will disassemble a B01 movement and analyze it.

After opening, the first thing I saw was a large diameter movement, which reached 30mm and sames with the diameter of the classic ETA7750. It is obvious that this is the best diameter of the chronograph movement. The thickness is 7.2mm, which is a little thinner than the 7.9mm of the 7750. The automatic totem and the lower layer of the splint have clear lettering and good gold plating, reaching the level of the same class movement. Grinding is relatively simple and does not use a too fancy polishing process.

After removing the dial and hands, I have the feeling of disassembling the Rolex 3135, since the similarity is still relatively high. From polishing to calendar fixing, quick-tuning structure, and instantaneous jump structure, both them are strikingly similar. I don’t believe that the two companies have no cooperation. (B01 is on the left and 3135 is on the right)

Since B01 is also advertising with a calendar function without a forbidden zone, it can be said that it is completely a small revision of the classic structure of Rolex 3135. The instant jump is very fast. However, the splint of this part of Breitling B01 has not been polished. (B01 is on the left and 3135 is on the right)

Now turning the movement over, you can see a large bimetallic automatic turret, which has the advantage that the automatic winding efficiency can be guaranteed. In terms of design, I saw the shadow of Rolex. However, the automatic gyro bearing uses a ball bearing, which is less prone to the phenomenon that the 3135 grinds the plate for a period of time. (B01 is on the left and 3135 is on the right)

Removing the automatic gyro, I found an interesting place, that is, in general, the automatic gyro is fixed in the automatic splint (the red area below). However, the B01 is fixed on the entire timing unit (the yellow area in the below). This design has obvious modular features, which brings certain convenience for assembly and maintenance, and also facilitates the expansion of other functions in the future. This part must be disclosed, the process of engraving the serial number (blue area) is really bad, the lettering is not clear, the depth is different, the deep places are leaking copper, and many fake watches are better than this.

The following figure disassembles the automatic splint. It can be seen that this is a two-way automatic winding structure, which is characterized in that the jewel bearing material is used in the middle of the automatic reversing wheel, and the wear of such other parts of the metal in the similar maintenance work usually worn relatively large, the use of gemstone materials will undoubtedly greatly reduce wear and improve the efficiency of automatic winding, because the running resistance is reduced.

After removing the automatic splint, you can see that the escape wheel is equipped with a shockproof oil retaining system. Simply say, it is added a a Kif shock absorber (red circle below). This position belongs to the last link of the circular motion in the whole transmission process. The advantage of this is that it can maintain a storage of oil for a long time, reducing operational resistance, and the advantage of oil retention is greater than the advantage of shockproof.

At this time, you can also see the B01’s column wheel system. The column wheel is almost standard for advanced chronograph movements. It has high requirements for machining and grinding, and is an important part of the timing.

Remove the automatic splint and you can see that the B01 uses a more advanced vertical clutch system. This part has the shadow of the Rolex 4130. The advantage of the vertical clutch relative horizontal clutch is that it can start the timing function cleanly at any time without causing the pointer to jump. However, the horizontal clutch can reduce the jitter of the pointer by processing the gear with higher density. Another advantage of the horizontal clutch is that it is more ornamental when it is placed in the transparent case. A photo of the clutch part is below.

The design of the balance wheel is very mediocre. A large self-produced calibre that was launched in 2009 actually used a balance spring system with a card degree. I did not expect that cheap Tissot and Mido will use no card. The advantages of no card degree is not to be mentioned here, not a level of technology. The shock absorber is still kif, but this is not a big problem. After all, changing the cardlessness does not require changes to other parts of the movement.

As mentioned above, due to the modular structure, it was quickly dismantled. As a chronograph movement, this design is really convenient for maintenance. However, the grinding of the B01 movement main splint can be said to be basically 0, giving the impression of an industrial semi-finished product. It is better to polish it even just a little. Moreover, there is obviously excessive lubrication and diffusion on the main plate. It may be that the manufacturer is also worried about this movement, so some parts will be refueled. The clockwork part forgot to take a photo, and there is also an obvious Rolex design and polishing style, gold box, 70 hours of power.

In summary, B01 is generally not a big problem in design, there is still a lot of room for improvement in the details of the process, such as grinding, no card degree, silicon hairspring, etc., we can not deny that B01 is a good chronograph movement platform. Although the movement is 100% self-produced, it still leaves the Rolex trace. Now some models of the Tudor are also using the B01 movement (of course, there are minor changes in the details), and the B20 of the Breitling is also the self-produced movement of the Tudor. It should be that the two sides have deeper cooperation.

 

 

Five Things You May Not Know About Breitling

1. Focus on R&D and Manufacturing High Performance Watches

Founded in 1884, Breitling founder Leon Breitling established the Breitling Company. Initially, the company produced timers such as pocket watches. In 1914, it began producing watches with countdown and luminous for the military. In 1915, Gsinceton Breitling developed the first chronograph watch, which is the first aviation chronograph watch. Breitling kicked off the watchmaking in the aviation industry.

After that, Breitling separates the timing control system that handles start, stop, and zero from the crown. The first independent timing button was born, and the position of Breitling’s “Pioneer of Chronograph” was established.

In 1927, Breitling began to produce fine timers for the instrument panel of the aircraft cockpit. Since then, it has become more compatible with the aviation industry. Large aircraft manufacturers such as Boeing Douglas and Lockheed are all users of Breitling.

2. Independent Family Business Was Acquired

As a family business, Breitling has now gone through five generations of heads. Originally one of the few independent watchmakers in Switzerland, it ushered in the heyday of the brand in the 1990s and is now in a stagnant middle age.

In April 2017, it was acquired by CVC No. 6 Fund with an 80% stake in Breitling, with a total valuation of 800 million Euros. CVC Capital Partners (CVC) is Europe’s largest private equity and investment advisory firm headquartered in London. The head of the company said that with CVC’s expertise and international network, it is partner to bring Breitling to a higher level.

In August 2017, Georges Kern left the Richemont Group and became the CEO of Breitling brand, valuing the business development potential of Breitling.

He said that in the future, Breitling will have three product lines. One is a new watch re-developed based on the classic design elements of the brand history; one is a simple and elegant watch series; the last one is the brand’s current tough style professional watch series.

Whether Breitling can develop better, the future depends on whether it can pass the test of the market.

3. Interchange Movements with Tudor

Affected by the Swatchs external supply of ETA movements, many brands have begun to develop independent configuration movements, Breitling and Tudor are no exception.

Breitling launched the B01 self-produced chronograph movement in 2009, with a power reserve of 70 hours, a diameter of 30mm, a thickness of 7.2mm, an eccentric screw trimming device, a vibration frequency of 28,800 times per hour, a three-armed ring and a balance spring, and a number of rubies 47.

Navitimer 8 with self-produced B01 movement

Tudor’s self-produced movement MT5621 launched in 2015 has 70-hour power storage,  two-way automatic winding, COSC certification, quick-adjusting instantaneous jump calendar, stop seconds function, screw fine-tuning, silicon spring, vibration frequency 28800 times / hour, 31.8mm diameter , 6.5mm thickness and 26 diamonds.

Tudor Self-produced Movement MT5621

Because the development of the automatic chronograph movement is much more difficult than the ordinary central seconds movement, not to mention the self-produced movement is absolutely a good movement, so the two strong teams joined together and interchange movements.

After Breitling got the movement of Tudor, it was not a simple replica of the original movement. In addition to Tudor’s unique retouching, Breitling also improved the cumulative timer and improved the speed governing mechanism with silicon hairspring.

Introduced the B20 movement (a variant of the Tudor MT5612 movement) and equipped it with the New 42mm and 46mm Superocean Heritage II collection.

Breitling 42mm Superocean Heritage II Series Watch

Breitling 46mm Superocean Heritage II Series Watch

Breitling introduces the B20 movement (a variant of the Tudor MT5612 movement)

A large weakness of the Breitling B01 movement is adjusted by the traditional fast and slow needles. After the new calibre is obtained, the Tudor has replaced the silicon balance spring and the cardless screw fine adjustment.

The MT5813 calibre (a variant of the Breitling B01 chronograph movement) is certified by the COSC and provides up to 70 hours of power reserve through the bi-directional oscillating weight.

Tudor Heritage Black Bay Chrono Collection Dark Brown Strap Watch

Tudor Heritage Black Bay Chrono Collection Dark Brown Strap Watch is Equipped with Breitling Self-produced MT5613 Movement

4. The Disappearing Wings

In 2018, Breitling has made great changes in the design of the watch. The most obvious one is to remove the original wing logo and replace it with B.

The winged B logo is not the prototype used by Breitling from the beginning. It was first introduced in the 1950’s timed prototype, and later evolved in the late 1970s for most styles.

Breiling Navitimer 1 Self-winding Watch

The Breitling with the B logo also began to change its image vigorously. In 2018, the series of simple styles of the Navitimer Chronograph 8 series was launched to make it more intimate, and the design that was simple and simplified was not consistent with the original toughness.

Breitling Superocean Heritage AB0162161C1A1

Whether it’s a new brand logo or the Breitling brand itself, everything has a feeling of re-starting. Many enthusiasts lamented that Breitling, who took off their wings, lost its unique characteristics. However, under the current trend of succinct aesthetics, Breitling may have made its own choices for the market, and everything has not yet been finalized.

5. How to Choose One Entry-level Breitling

The first feeling of Breitling is tough males, so the entry model should also have such characteristics. However, there is no recommendation for the popular Avenger series or Seawolf, because the entry-level watch has several standards, low price, resistance, brand characteristics, and brand genes.

Colt Automatic mechanical watch, the new version of the Superocean series retains the tough lines of Breitling, and caters to the contemporary mainstream size of 41mm, the movement is  Cal.17 modified by ETA2824-2, which reaches 40-hour power reserve, the water resistance is up to 200 meters, plus the careful workmanship of Breitling, the steel bracelet model is attractive, full of sincerity.

Breitling is as popular as Rolex and Omega in the luxury world, and it has its own advantages in terms of workmanship and practicality.