Breitling Veers Back Into Bigger and Bolder Territory with New Super Chronomat Collection
Just over a year ago, Breitling rolled out its revived Chronomat collection, which brought the watches’ design more in tune with their most direct inspiration, the Frecce Tricolori models released in 1984, and winnowed their case sizes down to a more modest but still assertive 42 mm. This week sees the releases of the Super Chronomat, a “supercharged, all-purpose sports watch” that takes the base Chronomat model in a bigger and bolder direction, one that will likely appeal to longtime fans of Breitling who fondly recall some of the brand’s more defiantly macho timepieces.
The Breitling Super Chronomat family has a variety of dial, case, and bracelet combinations.
Differentiating the “Super” version of the Chronomat from its siblings are primarily its case size, 44 mm, upsized from 42 mm; its use of colored ceramic inserts in its unidirectional, ratcheting bezel; and the choice of either Breitling’s Rouleaux-style steel bracelet or an all-new rubber strap with three distinctive textures (matte, slick, and woven-look) achieved through state-of-the-art injection molding. Like last year’s first wave of modern Chronomats, and the 1980s model that served as their template, the Super Chronomat models feature interchangeable “rider tabs” at 3 o’clock and 9 o’clock on the bezels, which the wearer can use for countdowns or count-ups.
Super Chronomat B01 44 with blue dial, blue ceramic bezel insert, and ...
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