Nowadays,everyone is trying to move their activities to the online world and the Breitling Replica brand has done the same.
This year’s presentation of new products was carried out in the spirit of a video conference,so you had the opportunity to experience in a live broadcast what we experienced every year at the exhibition in Basel.
But without an opulent party at the French airport,or an espresso at the Basel messeplatz for 5 CHF.
In the video,we were introduced to the director of the company,George Kern,who came from IWC at the turn of 2017/2018.
As you probably know,Breitling Replica has long ago divided its model lines into three worlds,or pillars:water,air and earth.
SO WE’LL START WITH WATER
The key collection of this world is the SuperOcean Heritage model,which came to the market in 1957.
Kern,as he let himself be heard at the beginning,decided to reset the company and return it to its roots.
The new model called SuperOcean Héritage 57(hereafter SOH)is a clear proof of this.
The watch is almost completely inspired by the original model.
However,the nested ceramic bezel and large indexes look very good.
The vintage design was helped by reducing the case size to 42 mm,which probably won’t appeal to many people.
Namely,a watch of this type with a massive wide bezel looks significantly smaller on the hand than a model with a more subtle bezel.
I don’t mind the diameter,but what I’m not thrilled about is the water resistance,which has been reduced from the original 200 meters to 100 meters.
It’s still adequate,but SOH has always been a collection that you could feel free to wear for almost any occasion,from a suit to a spacesuit,which has been toned down a bit.
The classic automatic Breitling Replica caliber with COSC and a power reserve of 42 hours will take care of the drive.
The cherry on the cake for me was the special edition SuperOcean Héritage 57’Rainbow with rainbow color indexes.
I personally liked this model the most,but I found out that I’m probably the only one in my area.
In addition,the model will come in a limited number of 250 pieces and will be intended only for the boutique.
You can fine-tune this piece with a wide range of ECONYL NATO straps.
Some time ago,Breitling Replica introduced straps made of plastics that pollute the ocean.
With this special,it is interesting to observe the polarity of opinions.
I like the watch very much,but several of my colleagues consider it worthy of a shot just like that on carousels.
These watches pay tribute to the lifestyle of the 60s with their entire appearance,options for choosing straps or the material from which they are made.
And so opinions about them usually differ depending on the relationship of the individual to this period.
However,since their introduction,I’ve had 3 inquiries that failed simply because we weren’t a boutique and couldn’t deliver.
FROM THE DEPTH OF THE SEA WE ARE ASCENT INTO THE AIR
Here,George Kern presented the Navitimer 35.
With them,he drew attention to the fact that women are also entitled to a watch that underlines their femininity and at the same time gives them self-confidence.
Honestly,I don’t think Navitimer is a women’s collection.
The watch can have a diameter of 30 mm,but the emphasis on the Chinese market can clearly be felt here.
The new squad mission member Yao Chen,who loves the new women’s Navitimer 35,was even introduced in the video.
As in previous cases,the model received a pearl bezel,which was once the privilege of Montbrillant models.
Six versions were presented:with red gold,without,combined,with diamonds,with mother-of-pearl and,in addition to metal bracelets,leather straps in three colors.
Overall,I rate this series as the weakest among the presented novelties.
I also sold a Navitimer to a woman a couple of times in the store.
Well,men’s and with a chronograph-the way a real Navitimer should be-and the woman was flying a cargo plane to the Far East.
Simply,for me,a Navitimer should have more than 40mm,a chronograph and a dot!On the other hand,we will see how popular it will be with our female clientele,and here any assumption is misleading.
AND WE ARE ALREADY GETTING TO THE GROUND
Chronomat,a line representing the earth,has always been successful.
I think it was also because it combined elements of all three worlds mentioned above into one.
A versatile,well-built watch introduced by Ernest Schneider in the 1980s in the spirit of«making the chronograph cool again».
I suppose it was in the days when watchmaking was coming out of the battery crisis.
The novelty introduced by George Kern draws everything from its original DNA.
The diameter of the case was reduced to 42 mm,the«riders»on the bezel received a new function,namely the possibility to change them-shorten them and determine their arbitrary order according to your needs for the count down function,used mainly in regattas and count up for divers.
However,I assume that few people in our region will use this element.
However,the Chronomat line received the biggest change-apart from the lightened case-in the form of a completely old-new bracelet,elaborated in detail with the special name Rouleaux.
I really like the bracelet,it has its own identity,and this,at first glance,lighter version of the bracelet fits well with the muscular case of the chronometer.
Those of you who like watches with a specific bracelet,like me,will definitely agree with me.
The main parts of the articles are matte and the center polished.
The Chronomat will be presented in a fairly wide range of dial colors.
For me,the clear favorite is the salmon version.
However,in order to form an opinion,it is necessary to see the watch live on your own hand.
The model will be powered by the in-house Breitling Replica caliber 01 with a 3-day power reserve,
and the water resistance of the case has remained unchanged-a great 200 meters.
Despite the fact that I could not”feel”the watch at Baselworld as I was used to every year,I have to express my pleasure with the presented novelties.
Mainly the SOH 57’Rainbow edition and the new Chronomat 42 with Roureau bracelet and salmon dial.
I don’t think it’s quite all and we will see more models soon.
