Do you know where the name Navitimer comes from? From the combination of the words “navigation” and “timer”. In 1952 Willy Breitling launched a wristwatch that allowed pilots to perform all necessary flight calculations (such as average speed, distance traveled, fuel consumption and rate of climb), thanks to a patented circular slide rule positioned on the bezel and rehaut. Willy Breitling himself probably did not think that two years later the AOPA (an acronym for Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, an international non-profit organization representing the interests of general aviation pilots), would select it as the official timepiece. Instead it went just like this: thanks to this partnership, the Navitimer was born, the original version of which showed the AOPA logo at 12 o’clock. In the new models presented to celebrate the 70th anniversary of this iconic watch, the AOPA logo returns to its original position. The new collection includes models with 41, 43 and 46 mm cases, in steel (with crocodile strap or steel bracelet) or in 18-karat rose gold (with crocodile strap or rose gold bracelet). These models retain the peculiar characteristics of their predecessors, such as the circular slide rule, the three additional counters on the dial and the bezel with a knurled edge. However, all models have been made thinner in terms of thickness and are equipped with the fake Breitling manufacture caliber 01 (346 components, 28,800 vibrations / hour, 70-hour power reserve, column wheel), automatic mechanical and COSC chronometer. There are many options in reference to the dials, for the versions with steel case: the 46 mm one is available with a black, blue or dark green dial; the 43 mm one is available in shades of black, silver, ice blue, copper or mint green; the 41 mm variant is offered in blue, mint green or silver fake watches.
