Rainbow Redux: Breitling Issues Second Superocean Heritage ’57 Limited Edition for COVID-19 Charities
Breitling unveiled a new “capsule collection” of its vintage-inspired dive watch, the Superocean Heritage ’57, during its Summit Webcast back in April. One particular model in that collection caught on like wildfire ? a limited edition with a multi-colored “rainbow” dial. This week, Breitling announced a second edition of that popular timepiece, with partial proceeds from its sales going to charities supporting the workers on the frontlines of the battle against the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Superocean Heritage Automatic 42 ’57 Limited Edition II follows up the original’s black dial and bezel with a dial and a bidirectional, rotating bezel in maritime blue ceramic. Remaining from the popular predecessor are the rainbow-inspired design elements ? color highlights at 12, 3, 6, and 9 o’clock hour markers and graduated, multicolored Super-LumiNova coating on the hour and minute hands in shades of green, blue, indigo, violet, red, and orange. The
Inside the 42-mm stainless steel case, which is water-resistant to 100 meters, ticks the self-winding Breitling Caliber 10, based on the ETA 2892-A2 and amassing a power reserve of 42 hours when fully wound. The solid caseback is engraved with ‘ONE OF 1,000″ (Breitling is making 1,000 total pieces), and the watch is offered on either a golden-brown vintage-look leather strap with a pin or folding buckle or an integrated “Ocean Classic” steel mesh bracele...
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