What Exactly Was the Breitling Huit Aviation Department" Five Things You Need to Know
Although it’s been months since the first Breitling collection under Georges Kern was released, the debate over the new lines continues. However, what has been often left out of these conversations is the historical references embedded throughout the different lines, in particular, a reference to a unique period in Breitling’s aviation history found inside the Navitimer 8 lineup. While the first Navitimer made its debut in 1952, the 2018 collection draws on a specific chapter of Breitling’s 134-year old history that solidified the company as an aviation pioneer in the run-up to World War II. Here are five things you need to know about the Breitling Huit Aviation Department.
Willy Breitling led the independent brand for 47 years (1932-1979). 1.) When Willy Breitling, then only 19 years old, assumed control of the company his grandfather founded, he was in a good position. Chronographs were a major source of revenue for the brand and with over 40 different models available, Breitling wasn’t shy about embracing that fact. It’s worth noting that, at the time, chronographs only had a single pusher, so after starting and stopping the timer, you had to reset it. Willy knew this was an inefficient approach, so he developed the world’s first two-pusher chronograph and filed a patent for it 1934. Two years later, he introduced a chronograph specially made for aviators that had a black dial with luminescent numerals and hands. You could conside...
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