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1. www.breitling.com › gb-en › aboutFrom Purpose to Style - Evolution of the Chronograph - Breitling

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   Even in the dark days of WWII, Willy Breitling – a man of great personal taste – recognized a desire for practical, yet refined, personal timepieces. To meet this demand, he developed Breitling’s first style-driven wristwatches, the Premier, Duograph and Datora.

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3. wristcheck.com › discover › wristchatBreitling’s 140 Years of Firsts with Natasha Mekhail

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   Aug 29, 2024 · In the aftermath of World War II, Breitling also began producing cocktail watches for women, which were influenced by Willy’s wife, Beatrice. “She was a dancer, like Ginger Rogers,” says Mekhail, “Willy met her when she was performing in Geneva,” and she was instrumental in driving the direction for these watches.

4. www.esquire.com › uk › styleThe History Of Breitling’s Most Famous Timepieces - Esquire

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   Oct 16, 2020 · Towards the end of the 70s, Willy Breitling sold the business to watchmaker, pilot and entrepreneur Ernest Schneider, making him Breitling's new guardian.

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5. www.breitling.com › gb-en › aboutBreitling Icons: The Evolution of Iconic Chronographs

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   Thanks to its elegant yet unconventional designs, that included square cases and graphic dials, the Top Time quickly became the watch of choice for a fashionable in-crowd of men and women equally drawn to the watch’s bold proportions.

6. www.breitling.com › gb-en › 140-yearsBreitling Watch Stories: 140 Years of Spirit & Innovations

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   Willy Breitling had less than two months to produce the astronaut’s order, but he made the deadline in time to make history. The Navitimer Cosmonaute, as it would later be known, orbited the Earth three times on Carpenter’s wrist, becoming the first Swiss wristwatch in space.

7. www.fratellowatches.com › a-brief-history-of-timeA Brief History Of Time: Breitling's Complete Brand History ...

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   Jul 9, 2021 · Willy Breitling realized that younger people didn’t want the same type of watch worn by their fathers. Instead, as he put it, they wanted “a competition watch with special dials and push-buttons. A watch that will ‘impress the boys’ — a watch that is both impressive and really elegant.”

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   Why did Willy Breitling make the top time?

   • With a keen eye on appealing to this growing market, Breitling released the Top Time in 1964. Willy Breitling realized that younger people didn’t want the same type of watch worn by their fathers. Instead, as he put it, they wanted “a competition watch with special dials and push-buttons.

   A Brief History Of Time: Breitling's Complete Brand History (2021)

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   How did Breitling adapt to the times?

   • Breitling, the innovator, adapted. He moved the brand with the times and met the new demand on the market – for elegant watches. People now wanted slimmer and more formal watches that would be worn with elegant evening wear. Breitling began to focus on women’s watches.

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   Why did Willy Breitling change their watch design?

   • Willy Breitling’s answer to this shift was a sports watch that broke with the brand’s design legacy to create a dynamic, more contemporary feel. A number of sleek, simplified dial variations were offered, including the now-iconic ‘Zorro’, which used bold geometric lines to divide its two subdials for ease of reading.

   The History Of Breitling’s Most Famous Timepieces - Esquire

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   What were Breitling watches like in the 2000s?

   • The 2000s were, in general, an era of large, bold, and highly-polished watches for the brand. Breitling was actually no stranger to producing large watches for its day. As far back as 1969, in fact, Breitling had brought a whopping 47mm Navitimer Chrono-matic to market. The brand revived this design, albeit in a smaller 44mm case, in 2006.

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   Does Breitling still make water-capable watches?

   • Not content to make watches for just the skies, but also the seas, Breitling also released their Diving and Super Compressor lines of water-capable timepieces. It was in the mid-1980s that Breitling adopted the now-famous (though currently “discontinued”) logo with the classic Breitling B, flanked by wings and fixed by an anchor.

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   Is a Breitling Navitimer a big watch?

   • Breitling was actually no stranger to producing large watches for its day. As far back as 1969, in fact, Breitling had brought a whopping 47mm Navitimer Chrono-matic to market. The brand revived this design, albeit in a smaller 44mm case, in 2006. Then, in 2008, the brand went all-in and bumped it up to a massive 49mm.

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9. www.superwatches.com › breitling-watchesBreitling Watches - A History  - Superwatches

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   Aug 31, 2021 · Breitling, the innovator, adapted. He moved the brand with the times and met the new demand on the market – for elegant watches. People now wanted slimmer and more formal watches that would be worn with elegant evening wear. Breitling began to focus on women’s watches.