Breitling goes for gold with Chronoliner B04
What’s the best way to shine the spotlight on an under appreciated model" Design one that’s impossible to ignore.
by James Buttery
Breitling?s Chronoliner hasn?t received a great deal of attention since its launch in 2015 having been, to some degree, overshadowed by bigger stories from the brand. But here at QP we’ve always warmed to it – the oversized, slightly finger-shredding bezel, the bold contrast of the chronograph subdials, the name… It isn’t blessed with a wide fanbase, but as a new model breaks ground – one with a crucial, endearing, difference – we are starting to think: is the Chronoliner set to be a bit of a sleeper hit"
The Chronoliner channels the function of Breitlings from the 1950s and 60s aimed at commercial pilots, offering multiple timezones and chronograph minute scales suited to pre-flight checks, but the modern design does little to follow the form of its predecessors other than those telltale rectangular lume pots on the sub dial.
Earlier this year a second, boutique-exclusive version of the Chronoliner was introduced with an in-house 28,800vph B04 automatic chronograph calibre inside rather than the Valjoux 7754-based Calibre 24. Just 100 pieces of the Chronoliner B04 were produced in steel with matching blue dial and ceramic bezel. But most importantly this watch addressed one fundamental difference between the modern Chronoliners and the watches that inspired it by restoring th...
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