With the launch of its Premier collection, a contemporary revival of a 1940s gents’ dress watch, in 2018, Breitling firmly established its mission of reaching beyond a sporty, aviation style and entering more elegant market territory. This week, the watchmaker introduces a vintage-influenced extension of the collection, appropriately dubbed Premier Heritage, which encompasses three classic chronograph styles from its past over six new references. Further speaking to their historical pedigree, two of these modern timepieces feature hand-wound mechanical calibers.

The styles available in the first wave of Premier Heritage models are Chronograph, Duograph (chronograph with a split-seconds function), and Datoro (calendar with moon-phase). The Premier B09 Chronograph 40 is available in a 40-mm case in either stainless steel or 18k rose gold, the former model sporting an unusual pistachio green dial, the latter a silver-colored dial. Inside both models is Breitling manufacture Caliber B09, a manual-winding version of the company’s flagship base movement, the self-winding, chronograph-integrated B01, with a column wheel, vertical clutch, and 70 hours of power reserve.
Premier Heritage B09 Chronograph 40, Ref. AB0930D31L1P1

Breitling Caliber B09

Premier Heritage B09 Chronograph 40, Ref. RB0930371G1P1

Slightly larger, at 42 mm in both rose gold and steel, is the Premier B15 Duograph 42. Outfitted with a blue dial in its steel iteration and a black one ...