Breitling Introduces Three New Tourbillon Chronographs

 

Breitling is a company that is best recognized for its specifically designed tool timepieces like the Navitimer and Superocean. There is, nevertheless, another, much more elegant aspect to Breitling’s collection. The Premier line was first developed by Willy Breitling at the peak of the Second World War and was formally introduced in 1943. It represented a substantial change from the many functional watches that were predominantly worn by pilots as well as engineers during the period. 

The Breitling Premier line was created by Willy Breitling, who then served as the company’s President and featured a tasteful and opulent aesthetic. It still featured every function that had helped the company’s tool pieces become well-known among pilots and other specialists who needed a timepiece with accurate timing skills.

 

 

The Premier B21 Chronograph Tourbillon 42 collection is Breitling’s latest big release. It comprises three extremely expensive chronographs featuring valuable metal casings. Besides, each of the 3 variants honors one of Breitling’s ancestors uniquely.

The Léon Breitling version, so-called following the brand’s original creator, has a robust 18k red-gold casing featuring a silver dial with a brown alligator band and a complementing red golden fold-over fastening. The Gaston Breitling model, however, replaces the red-gold case with an 18-carat white gold version and is named after Léon’s son, who succeeded him as the Ceo of the business. Additionally, it matches it with a black alligator strap featuring a white gold buckle and an anthracite dial.

 

 

On the other hand, the Beitling model, which bears his name, features the similar black alligator band as the Gaston Breitling variant and a strong platinum casing featuring a navy blue dial. Willy Breitling was Gaston’s son and the man behind the creation of the Premier series.

 

 

Generally, all 3 of the latest Breitling Premier B21 Chronograph Tourbillon 42 timepieces have different features. But they all share the same general case shape, with a circular profile and the brand’s distinctive rectangle Chrono pushers surrounding the wound crown at three o’clock. The cases’ dimensions are 42 millimeters in diameter by 15.25mm in thickness, with lugs that are 22mm wide and a 50.03mm lug-to-lug range altogether.

Cambered Sapphire crystals treated to reduce glare are used to shield the dials. Likewise, the screw-down display-type casebacks are installed on the opposite edge of the timepieces. Enormous, convex sapphire crystals also exhibit panes that provide a glimpse of the self-winding mechanism that drives the three attached watches.

 

 

The dials of the three other Breitling Premier B21 Chronograph Tourbillon timepieces are identical, although they come in three distinct hues, much like the casings. Refined Arabic number hour markings, a distinguishing feature of the Premier line, and a pair of syringe-like indexes that emerge in a metal color that complements the case serve as time indicators. The dial’s edge is delicately etched with a tachymeter gauge, and the hour and minute hands have Super-LumiNova inlays for improved visibility in dim light.

Additionally, the Breitling Premier B21 Chronograph Tourbillon 42’s 3 variations are all powered by the company’s Caliber B21 mechanical movement. It is created in association with renowned Swiss movement producer La Joux-Perret. The Breitling Cal. B21 has a column rotor-controlled construction with a horizontal gear and operates at a speed of 28,800vph (4 Hz) while providing consumers with a power reserve of roughly 55 hours. The Cal. B21 also has a skeletonized oscillation mass and a tourbillon made of matching pure gold, besides being a COSC-certified chronometer.

Overall, this trio of timepieces honors the 3 most significant figures in the brand’s history. In the company’s selection, the Breitling Premier B21 Chronograph Tourbillon 42 is consequently placed as an ultra-premium alternative. Moreover, the latest versions stay true to the designation with pure gold or platinum casings and a Chrono movement, which features a tourbillon.

 

 

Furthermore, the 3 Breitling Premier B21 Chronograph Tourbillon 42 pieces will not be made in limited runs, where manufacturing is restricted to a set number, regardless of their exclusivity and premium casing materials. However, manufacturing of such new variants may be pretty scarce because of their ultra-premium location in Breitling’s entire catalog. This is because all 3 of these tourbillon-equipped clocks cost over twice as much as many other pure gold Prestigious chronographs.