Breitling celebrates the 70th anniversary of the iconic Navitimer with a redesigned collection that comes with colorful dials and a subtle redesign. The Navitimer B01 Chronograph is now also available in an additional case size of 41mm.

In 1952, Willy Breitling developed a chronograph with a circular slide rule on the outer flange that allowed pilots to perform all necessary flight calculations directly on the wrist. The Navitimer ? short for ?navigation timer? ? was born. Two years later, the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA), the largest aviators? club in the world, chose this very watch to become its official timepiece. Feeling honored by the AOPA’s decision, the Swiss chronograph specialist integrated the association?s winged logo at 12 o?clock on the purist black dial of the pilot’s watch, which has now found its way back onto the dial.
Since its maiden flight seven decades ago, the Navitimer has been flying high and become one of the most sought-after pilot’s watches. Beloved by airline captains and aircraft enthusiasts, it even made its way into space on the wrist of astronaut Scott Carpenter in 1962 as a 24-hour timepiece to tell day from night. And it wasn?t only pilots who were drawn to the watch?s unique combination of functionality and tools-like aesthetic. Celebrities of the day, such as Miles Davis, Serge Gainsbourg, Jim Clark and Graham Hill, loved the Navitimer, proving that the airborne watch ...