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Navitimer Story - The Epic Saga of The Breitling Chronograph (Hardcover)
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Navitimer Story - The Epic Saga of The Breitling Chronograph (Hardcover)
Series: Watch Stories Collection
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Navitimer. A mysterious name at first glance. It is in fact a
contraction of two words, which correspond to the two major
functions of a revolutionary watch: NAVIgation and TIMER. A
chronograph designed for airborne navigation. But much more than
that, an exceptional destiny, shaped by extraordinary and visionary
actors. From the very beginning of its existence, in 1884,
Breitling specialised in time measurement, namely the design of
timers and chronographs. It was in the 1930s that the foundations
of a close relationship with the world of aviation and aeronautics
were laid, under the aegis of Willy Breitling. These ties have
remained unbroken ever since. In 1952, in collaboration with the
AOPA, the largest aeronautical association of the time, Breitling
launched the development of the Navitimer, which offered what no
other watch manufacturer had ever proposed: a chronograph combined
with a slide rule for aircraft pilots. The Navitimer was available
only to AOPA members in 1954, and then marketed to the general
public in 1955. For 70 years now, the Navitimer has enjoyed glory,
flown into space and weathered crises, integrating numerous
evolutions without ever losing its original DNA. It has appealed to
several generations of professionals, celebrities and lovers of
exceptional watches, undoubtedly earning its status as an icon of
watchmaking history. This second book in the Watch Stories series,
dedicated to the history of emblematic timepieces, traces its
heroic and unique destiny from its creation to the current models.
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