Since Georges Kern took over the controls at Breitling in 2017, the brand, which was once primarily known for pilot’s watches, has experienced an unexpected renaissance. Kern has understood how to dig up the right models in the brand’s archives in order to gradually build a new collection that also appeals to people who are not enthusiastic about aviation, without alienating the faithful luxury Breitling replica watches fans.

There are always models that are visually close to the historical original, but the model families also admit members who use refreshing colors to prove that retro can also be trendy.

When processing the Breitling legacy, Kern was able to rely on the Austrian collector Fred Mandelbaum, who probably owns the largest collection of historic AAA UK Breitling fake watches and knows the history of the brand like no other. Taking him on board as an advisor and listening to his advice may have been one of the most important keys to success with high quality replica Breitling watches. The fact that Kern also lets the descendants of the Breitling family have their say is to his credit.

For the sixtieth birthday

For the relaunch of cheap copy Breitling‘s best-known watches, the “Navitimer” model, the CEO took five years to breathe new life into all the other well-known models one after the other. With good reason, because this year the model with the unmistakable slide rule on the bezel is celebrating its 60th birthday.

The launch of the newborn icon as a prelude to the Geneva watch fair Watches and Wonders, in which Breitling did not take part, was all the more brilliant. The design of the new perfect Breitling replica watches is again closer to the original model, with the dial forming one plane with the rotating bezel instead of being surrounded by a conical ring. As a result, the curved sapphire crystal is now directly above the hands and makes the watch appear flatter and larger.

Instead of the Breitling logo, the winged logo of the American Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA), which chose the “Navitimer” as their official best fake Breitling watches in 1954, is now emblazoned as before. No wonder, because in a time without on-board electronics and GPS, the integrated slide rule was an important tool for pilots to be able to calculate factors such as fuel consumption, drift in cross winds and other important parameters for aviation in no time at all.

The novelty after…

And since it is now considered good manners in the watch industry to add something important shortly after the spring fair, it is not surprising that Breitling also pulled an ace up its sleeve last week. It is a special version of the “Navitimer” that has not been produced for a long time: the Swiss made replica Breitling Navitimer Cosmonaute watches.

It was the first Swiss wristwatch to be worn on the wrist of an astronaut in space. The astronaut’s name was Scott Carpenter and he took off on May 24, 1962 at the tip of an Atlas rocket for a five-hour mission during which he was to circle the earth three times and then splash in the Atlantic. After John Glenn, Carpenter was the second American astronaut in space.

Like almost all American astronauts, Carpenter was originally a jet test pilot and as such was enthusiastic about pilot’s watches. During training in Australia, he discovered the Breitling Navitimer fake watches online site on the wrists of pilots there, which he had never seen before. Such a watch would be the ideal tool for a mission in space, he thought, but it would have to have a 24-hour scale to avoid misunderstandings.

So he wrote to Breitling directly and expressed his wish to the patron at the time, Willy Breitling. Breitling, himself enthusiastic about space travel, did not hesitate and had a “Navitimer” prototype made with the desired scale and the mechanical modification within a very short time. Carpenter received the Breitling super clone watches for men in time and took it with him on his flight.

After his splashdown in the Atlantic, during which he had to leave his “Aurora 7” capsule and wait three hours in the lifeboat, his watch, which was not yet waterproof, filled with water and was no longer usable. Shortly thereafter, he sent it to Breitling for repair and received a new example instead.

Breitling family treasure

When Breitling presented the new edition of the “Navitimer” version “Cosmonaute” last week, Gregory Breitling, Willy Breitling’s son, also presented the damaged watch that Carpenter had worn on his flight. It had been kept in the family safe along with other treasures from the brand over the years. Gregory Breitling was visibly touched to be able to chat with members of the Carpenter family and astronaut Scott Kelly at the presentation of the new 1:1 wholesale Breitling replica watches from the sewing box of his family, which had long been condemned to silence.

Like the original, the 41 mm reinterpretation of the “Navitimer Cosmonaute” has a dial with a 24-hour division and an hour hand that moves at half speed across it. It is equipped with a hand-wound movement that can be seen through the sapphire crystal back. Key dates of Scott Carpenter’s flight are engraved on it.

The top replica Breitling watches is limited to 362 pieces; the 3 stands for the number of times around the world, the 62 for the year. The fact that the case is made of steel, but the rotating bezel is made of platinum gives it additional exclusivity. Important detail for would-be astronauts: unlike Scott Carpenter’s example, this model is water-resistant to 30 meters.