In an ongoing wave of vintage, the Aviator 8 reinterprets Breitling’s early pilot’s watches, rather than simply copying them. In this in-depth review of our October 2020 issue, we look at how the latest Aviator 8 model, the B01 Mosquito Chronograph, remains unchanged in modern everyday life. (Original photo by Olaf Köster).  
The phrase “back in the cockpit” heralds the start of Georges Kern’s tenure as Breitling CEO in 2017. his goal is to revisit and reinvent the first steps Breitling has taken in the field of aviation. Breitling had been producing cockpit instruments for aircraft as early as the 1930s, well before the first Navitimer with the famous flight slide rule was launched in 1952, so it was surprising that the new collection was called Navitimer (now “8”) and omitted the flight slide rule specific to that model. Instead, the Navitimer 8 is supposed to tell the story of that part of Breitling’s pilot’s watch history that existed before the Navitimer.
That’s why the Navitimer 8 features some elements from replica watches produced by Breitling replica in the 1930s and 1940s, such as the rotating bezel. the limited edition was released in the summer of 2018, later renamed the Navitimer Aviator 8 B01 Chronograph, which features markers and even numbers in addition to the existing directional triangle.
Although the in-house caliber B01 does not offer an 8-day power reserve, it does extend it by almost 3 days (70 hours) and is the most advanced available. This chronograph movement with column wheel control and the vertical clutch was launched in 2009 to mark the company’s 125th anniversary. Its basic version powers the Chronograph Mosquito, but a closer look reveals some subtle differences. For example, the eccentric screws for fine adjustment are in different places and there are some finishing flaws on the lever for the stopwatch function, which are unfortunately visible through the sapphire case back.
But none of this seems to detract from Breitling’s excellent chronograph function. the B01 caliber runs at a very balanced rate in various situations: on the chronograph, on the wrist, or when starting the chronograph. In this respect, the B01 movement is very reliable.
The bright yellow color at the bottom of the leather strap emphasizes the vintage look. Under the sapphire case back, the B01 movement is clearly visible.
It is housed in a 43 mm stainless steel case like the Navitimer, now with shorter, more curved lugs and polished edges that give the watch a more powerful and sporty look, especially when viewed from the side. From the 1930s to the 1960s, Breitling often completed its fake watches with these same facets.
Also inspired by history are the “mushroom-shaped” chronograph pushers, which are, like the fluted crown, another feature of the Navitimer. The column-wheel control gives the chronograph pushers a firm but very smooth point of force. The screw-in crown is difficult to release and hold in place but is easy to pull out to a different operating position.

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A new limited black steel version has been launching. Made in an issue of 1,000 pieces, it is the amusement of one of the well-known historical replica watches made by replica Breitling, the mode became the first ever wrist chronograph in space. During his mission in 1952, Scott Carpenter wore the archetype model which it was based on when he became the second American to track the Earth. After half a century, in 2012, Breitling presented the remake of the watch. This year, the model is obtainable in a steel casing with black PVD treatment.
At the first sight of the dial, the watch is characteristic for its 24-hour scale that was initially demanded by Carpenter. Not like on the Earth where one can make use of 12-hour dial without any problems by easily looking if it is night or day, this could be confused to an astronaut in space. It shows the reason why Carpenter demanded such a timekeeper. Breitling Replica abided by the appeal and a Navitimer, later known as Cosmonaute, was born. The recreated version revealed last year preserves this trait, in addition to bidirectional bezel with a slide rule that permits the wearer to calculate diverse data. At last, the chronograph feature of the original is the same present. Concerning the facade, the novel Blacksteel version does not permit a lot of choices. In effect, it is obtainable only with a black dial and a black Ocean Racer rubber strap.
After the first one, the contemporary edition of the Navitimer Cosmonaute has been born 50 year, the new watch traits many distinctions. The most prominent of them is the attendance of replica Breitling proprietary movement. It is a hand-wound caliber, rooted in the brand’s primary current internal caliber. It functions at the watchmaker’s average frequency of 28,800 vph and affords auxiliary power which sustains for 70 hours. The watch traits a solid screw-in case-back that is a different rare feature for a watch by Breitling. The case only has the basic water resistance to 30 meters. The watch has the diameter of 43 mm and the thickness of 13.85 mm, which with a cambered sapphire crystal with double anti-reflective treatment. 

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Sometimes, the watch industry is experiencing hard times, so they had to make some promotions by offering competitive prices for buyers to obtain a larger market. For mainstream luxury brands such as Breitling, this means more cost-efficient pieces like the new Colt Skyracer that we have here. In covering the release of the Breitling Colt Skyracer here, we said that it has an “extremely affordable price” at around $2,000. That’ maybe not quite a steal, but the Breitling Colt Skyracer is a solid, sporty watch for those looking for Breitling quality and brand identity and who are open to the idea of high-end quartz movements.
Compared to other brand watches, the replica Breitling Colt Skyracer is big, bold, and brash. And that is suitable because this watch is, beyond everything else, a tool watch. It measures 45mm wide and is 13.5mm thick. Nevertheless, the fantastic thing about it is that it comes in a black carbon composite case. Breilting calls this carbon material Breitlight, and it is powerful and light. To show you how the light it is, please think about this fact: it is 3.3 times lighter than titanium. That is rather unbelievable.
Breitlight also has many other useful functions. For example, it has “exceptional resistance” to scratches, corrosion, and it is also non-magnetic and hypoallergenic. In press photos, the Breitlight case looks almost like forged carbon, but in the flesh, we consider it more resembles the appearance of typical DLC finishes. The case is water proof to 100m and it also has a unidirectional bezel, which can be used for timing events. The bezel features four raised tabs, which makes it easy to operate even though you are wearing gloves or something like that.
The dial’ effective use of font and arrangement keeps all the information highly legible, even with the all the digits on the dial. The replica Breitling Colt Skyracer dial has a matte black finish marked by huge Arabic numeral hour markers. The big hour which makes that gives the markers the illusion of depth. It also keeps the dial from looking too flat and dull.
Around the hour markers is a railroad-style minutes track, with every fifth minute marked. There replica watches are extra 24-hour markings on the inside of the hour markers – very handy if you ever need to quickly reference military times. At 3 o’clock, the date window is perfectly executed with the date wheel matching the color of the dial. The sword-style hour and minute hands are thick and lumed for night legibility. The seconds hand stretches all along to the railroad minutes track and has a striking red tip.
No mention it is tough and legible, the Breitling Colt Skyracer has a nice trick up its sleeve. The rubber strap is well-made and cozy on the wrist. But look closely and you will notice that the strap is marked with the centimeters and inches,permitting owners to use their straps as quick measurement tools. Do you know how it works? Actually the watch features a clever removable fastening system, which makes it easy to take the strap off and use it as a ruler. Clearly, but not everyone would think it is useful – what I mean about it is no matter when do you wish you had a ruler with you? But in my opinion, it really adds to the attitude that Breitling expects you to actually use this thing and let it see some action.
The movement of the watch is likely the most controversial for a large number of watch snobs because the Breitling Colt Skyracer has a quartz movement. But this is no ordinary quartz movement; this is a COSC chronometer-certified, thermocompensated caliber Breitling 74 SuperQuartz movement. What does this all mean? To begin with, it is said to be exact to -/+ 10 seconds a year, which is much better than normal quartz watches which are typically only accurate to 15 odd seconds a month. In order to see this from another perspective, even the most properest and precise of mechanical movements are in fact only accurate to 1 or 2 seconds a day. Apart from the accuracy, the battery has 8 year period of usage. Obviously, Breitling’ Super quartz movements replica watches are nothing like your run-of-the-mill quartz movements.

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