Breitling is one of only a handful of independent watch companies producing its own manufacture movements. It began in 2009 with the Breitling Manufacture Caliber 01 and continued with a progression of chronograph calibers: the B02 with 24-hour function, the B03 with split-seconds, and the B04 with GMT. Many more innovations followed. The new Caliber B19 is the brand’s first exclusive perpetual calendar movement, and naturally, it is also a chronograph—Breitling’s specialty from the beginning. It features a full calendar and moonphase, automatically correcting for leap years and months of 28,30, and 31 days, so it can run for nearly a century without a major adjustment. What’s more, it has a remarkable power reserve of approximately 96 hours.
The movement ’s solid-gold rotor is decorated with an engraving of Breitling’s historic Montbrillant Manufactory at 3 rue de Montbrillant in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland. Montbrillant was more than a factory: Its west wing was a villa-style home that housed three generations of the Breitling family. The Montbrillant building, which served as Breitling’s manufacture for more than 80 years, had pride of place in company advertisements. Its name even appeared on watch dials in the 1930s and ’40s.
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Swiss watchmaker Breitling marks its 140th anniversary as an innovative and globally influential luxury brand by opening its first-ever pop-up museum in central Zurich. The museum, titled Breitling Then & Now, is located in the heart of the city at Rennweg 14–16, down the street from its boutique at Bahnhofstrasse 70.
The interactive Then & Now pop-up museum focuses on Breitling’s considerable history as the brand celebrates 140 years of firsts. Long-time brand ambassador, Swiss explorer, and climate advocate Bertrand Piccard and Gregory Breitling, son of Willy Breitling, the last member of the Breitling family to head the company, were present for the official opening in Zurich on August 28.
Founded in 1884, Breitling is marking its anniversary with a yearlong celebration of its “140 Years of Firsts.” Now, there’s a new addition to that roster of pioneering achievements: the Caliber B19, Breitling’s first perpetual calendar chronograph movement. The new caliber makes its debut in three limited-edition 140th-anniversary pieces representing Breitling’s icons: the Premier, Navitimer, and Chronomat.
“The Premier, the Navitimer, and the Chronomat are the most impactful collections in Breitling’s history,” says Georges Kern, CEO of Breitling. “We couldn’t single one out to showcase the new Caliber B19 for our anniversary—it had to be all three.”
Ducati continues the celebrations for the thirty years of the iconic 916 with the presentation of the Maestro 4.0 Ducati 30° Anniversario 916, the limited series watch created in partnership with the Swiss fine watchmaking Maison Gerald Charles. From this prestigious collaboration, 250 collector's watches take shape, characterized by the iconic Maestro case designed by Mr. Gérald Charles Genta and a manufacturing movement, combined with a series of details in homage to the legend of Ducati's supersports bikes.
The Maestro 4.0 Ducati 30° Anniversario 916 is a masterpiece of fine watchmaking in line with the characteristics and values of Ducati and Gerald Charles. The companies are united by an important stylistic heritage inherited from their historical designers: Mr. Gérald Charles Genta and Mr. Massimo Tamburini. The Maestro 4.0 is inspired by the genius of the two "Masters" and celebrates design as the maximum expression of both worlds, combining the precision and quality detail of watchmaking with the dynamism and performance of motorcycling.