The Navitimer 8 is Breitling’s answer to the demand for streamlined, simplified watches. “We don’t have to invent anything at Breitling,” said Georges Kern, the brand’s newly appointed CEO, at last ...

It’s the year of the Navitimer at Breitling and the company pulled out all the stops to show off its newest editions of the 70-year-old pilots watch in Zurich on Tuesday. CEO Georges Kern hosted a ...

Breitling has just given its legendary Navitimer a serious upgrade, and the result might be my favourite Navitimer model yet. The new Navitimer B19 Perpetual Calendar Chronograph takes everything that ...

More than 70 years ago, Willy Breitling added a circular-designed slide rule to a chronograph wristwatch, so pilots of the day could make calculations mid-flight. Originally deployed on an early ...

To celebrate its 140th anniversary, Breitling has released a trio of new Navitimer watches. The new Navitimer Automatic 41 and GMT have different coloured dials and strap variations, while the limited ...

Baselworld, the biggest watch event of the year, is coming up soon in Basel, Switzerland, and we’ll have a team on the ground there to bring you the most exciting releases. Follow our coverage here, ...

Welcome to Dialed In, Esquire's weekly column bringing you horological happenings and the most essential news from the watch world since March 2020. The Breitling Navitimer’s slide rule calculator, ...

The Navitimer 8 marks a new addition to this iconic line. This watch has a strong connection to the 1930s and 40s, when pilots were handling planes that were difficult to fly. Instead of being on ...

Normally, commemorative timepieces come with only a handful of design tweaks – a redesigned crown, a vintage dial, a new detachable strap mechanism. Breitling, on the other hand, has decided to go all ...

An appreciation of watches often takes you back in history. That is especially the case when you find yourself asking "what is that for?" A commonly misunderstood feature on some pilot watches is the ...