Out of all of the new tech-integrated watches released by traditional brands, Breitling’s B55 Connected Chronograph (announced at the 2015 BaselWorld) is perhaps one of the most exciting ones. Mostly…
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SmartWatch Week — Day 1: Can Traditional Watch Brands Compete in the Smart Watch World?
As we have said before, BaselWorld is a beast waiting to be tamed. Much like the watch version of an auto show, hundreds upon hundreds of brands introduce the newest mos…
Breitling’s Transocean Chronograph 1915: Reinterpreting A Century-Old Legacy
Since 1884 Breitling has been creating technical timepieces based on performance and precision. In 1915 the brand created the world’s first independent chronograph with the pushpiece at 2 o’clock. In…
Former NFL Quarterback, Boomer Esiason, Talks Life, Time and Breitling
Born Norman Julius Esiason, the retired American football quarterback known to he world as Boomer, is a life-long Long Islander. Nicknamed by his mother before he was even born because…
5 Watch Brands Involved in Space Exploration: Breitling, Fortis, Bell & Ross, TAG Heuer, Zenith
This past Friday, in anticipation of the 45th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing (July 20, 1969) and subsequent first steps on the moon (July 21, 1969) , we…
FIFA Who’s Who in Watches: FIFA, Breitling and Beckham
Breitling for Bentley has one of the strongest internationals footballers on its team as brand ambassador: the legendary David Beckham. Indeed, David Beckham is the face for Breitling for Bentley. The…
FIFA and Audemars Piguet Watches: International Footballer Leo Messi (Part 2 in Who’s Who: Watches and the FIFA World Cup)
Throughout the past week, we brought you a complete list of five top watch brands that are sponsors of international football teams as the World Cup officially started. We also…
Bronze, Baby, Bronze: Introducing the Breitling Panamerican Navitimer 01
The famed classic favorite of pilots – the Breitling Navitimer 01 – with the Breitling self-winding chronograph 01 caliber is now available – in a limited version only — with…
Introducing the Breitling Super Avenger Military Limited Series
Created in a limited edition of 500 pieces, the new Breitling Super Avenger Military has a carbon-based black coating over a steel case that is water resistant to 1,000 feet.…
It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane … It’s Jetman over Mt. Fuji (sponsored by Breitling)
Even though some may be wishing for Superman… the man/bird flying in the sky over Mt. Fuji in Japan recently was Jetman. The pictures are real even though they lo…
Another One Down – BaselWorld 2013 in Review
Few journalists have the incredible experience of visiting BaselWorld Fair for nearly 30 years. It is an enlightening and always-changing journey. This year’s BaselWorld, we witnessed the third major change…
Watch Exhibitions — Let the Show Begin — BaselWorld 2013
Well show season came around fast in the watch world, even though this year’s BaselWorld is substantially later than in previous years. It is later because the exhibition halls were…
Watch Education: What Makes Swiss Watches the Gold Standard? (Part 2)
Last Thursday we started the conversation about what makes Swiss watches the Gold Standard – and traced the early rise of Switzerland as the premiere country for watchmaking. Switzerland has…
Watch Education: What is a Chronometer and What is COSC Certification?
A few weeks ago we answered the question, “What is a Chronograph?” and promised to bring to light the difference between a chronograph and a chronometer – terms that are…
A Moment in Time: Astronaut Scott Carpenter
On May 24th, in New York City, at the Breitling boutique, Breitling and astronaut Scott Carpenter celebrated the 50th anniversary of his first lift off into space. Scott Carpenter, pioneer…