Breitling’s new dial ready for take off

Emirates Business

Luxury Swiss watchmaker and aviation chronograph specialist, Breitling has announced the arrival of an all-new version of the Chronoliner model. Now ready for take-off in the Middle East market, the Chronoliner Blacksteel teams a high-tech ceramic bezel with a black steel case, along with a matching dial and rubber strap.
Providing a technical and elegant uniform for the authentic flight captain’s watch, the new model is equipped with a steel case coated with a high-resistance carbon-based treatment. The watch’s dark touch continues on the dial which features tone-on-tone counters, as well as on the original rubber strap which picks up the design of the steel mesh Aero Classic bracelets.
The new Chronoliner combines the two most useful functions for Middle East pilots and globetrotters: a chronograph to measure flight times and a triple timezone display to juggle with the time around the world. The second timezone in 24-hour mode (useful for distinguishing between day and night) is indicated by a red-tipped central hand, while the bidirectional rotating bezel serves to read off a third time zone, also in 24-hour mode.
Commenting on the model’s arrival in the region, Aed Adwan, Breitling Middle East, said: “Following the success of the steel model and the red gold limited series, Breitling introduces this triple timezone chronograph, inspired by a watch from the 1950s-1960s, in an all-black new livery that accentuates its original and timeless style. Making a statement on the wrist, the white and silver indications stand out clearly against the black background, in keeping with the finest traditions of aviator watches.”
The back of the model bears a depiction of the stylized planes that were a long-time Breitling signature. All the model’s functions are precisely and reliably powered by a self-winding chronograph movement that is chronometer-certified by the COSC (Swiss Official Chronometer Testing Institute).
A specialist of technical watches, Breitling has played a crucial role in the development of the wrist chronograph and is a leader in this complication.
The firm has shared all the finest moments in the conquest of the skies thanks to its sturdy, reliable and high-performance instruments. One of the world’s only major watch brands to equip all its models with chronometer-certified movements, the ultimate token of precision, Breitling is also one of the rare companies to produce its own mechanical chronograph movements, entirely developed and manufactured in its own workshops.
This family business is also one of the last remaining independent Swiss watch brands.