To commemorate Breitling’s 140th anniversary, the brand’s first in-house perpetual calendar chronograph movement, Caliber B19, was announced last year. This innovative movement was featured for the first time in three iconic 140th Anniversary Limited Editions of the brand’s iconic models, making headlines.
And this time, a Japan-limited model equipped with this calibre B19, the “Navitimer B19 Chronograph 43 Perpetual Calendar Japan Limited” was born.
All 20 watches in the limited edition are unique …… Breitling’s original chronograph, exclusive movement, and dial that gives off the character of natural mother-of-pearl.
Japan Limited has poured its watchmaking know-how to the highest level of the present
For more than 70 years, the Breitling’s iconic Navitimer features a self-recognizable rotating slide rule, an indented bezel, and a chronograph function. As you know, it is one of the masterpieces that will remain in the history of watches even among watch lovers.
The Navitimer B19 Chronograph 43 Perpetual Calendar Japan Limited, a Japan-exclusive model equipped with Breitling’s first Manufacture movement with a perpetual calendar mechanism, is equipped with the calibre B19.
This watch features a 43mm case made of 18K red gold and a mother-of-pearl dial. Each point of natural origin shines with its own sparkle, and the elaborate moon phase at 12 o’clock looks beautiful.
Breitling “Navitimer B19 Chronograph 43 Perpetual Calendar Japan Limited” 8,888,000 yen
Designed at Breitling’s movement workshop “Chronometry” in La Chaux-de-Fonds, where it is also manufactured and assembled, the calibre B19 is the latest evolution of Breitling’s in-house developed movement, starting with the 2009 chronograph movement, Calibre 01. It has obtained COSC (Swiss Official Chronometer Certification Association) certification and has passed the brand’s own aging simulation.
It is equipped with a Breitling-like chronograph mechanism and a complex calendar mechanism that automatically corrects the moon for leap years and the 28th, 30th, and 31st days. It displays the day, date, month, and moon phase, and does not need to be adjusted for approximately 100 years. Additionally, it boasts an impressive power reserve of approximately 96 hours.
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