Swiss Made Replica Breitling’s New Navitimer Is a Tribute to the Boeing 747

At the end of January, the last Boeing 747 rolled off the production line at Boeing’s assembly plant in Everett, Washington. That plane, the 1,574th 747 ever built, marks the end of one of the greatest stories in aviation history. To commemorate this event and celebrate the legacy of the original jumbo jet, perfect replica Breitling is releasing a special edition of its Navitimer B01 chronograph in its honour. Here’s what makes this super clone watch, and its namesake aircraft, so special.

The first Boeing 747 taxied onto the runway in 1969, when golden-era airlines like Pan-Am and TWA ruled the skies, and intercontinental flights were still considered a luxury experience. When the first 747 took off for its maiden commercial flight between New York and London in 1970 it ushered in a new era of mass air travel. Known as the “Queen of the Skies,” it had two aisles, two decks, and could carry twice as many passengers as the next-largest jetliner. With a range of more than 5,000 nautical miles, the 747 would revolutionize commercial aviation by putting long-haul flights within reach of more people than ever before.
The luxury fake Breitling Navitimer, Breitling’s signature pilot’s watch, is a particularly appropriate choice to celebrate this aircraft’s game-changing legacy. Designed in the 1950s for the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA), it includes a circular slide rule that can perform in-flight calculations — an especially useful feature in the pre-digital age. This design made the Navitimer an essential cockpit tool for countless professional and amateur pilots for decades and helped to establish it as one of cheap super clone Breitling’s most popular models.

“What better way to remember a revolutionary jumbo jet than with a revolutionary pilot’s chronograph,” concurs Breitling CEO Georges Kern speaking about the newest Navitimer. “The Boeing 747 brought style to the skies, just as the Navitimer brought the spirit of aviation to style-savvy watch enthusiasts.”
Just as the 1:1 replica Breitling Navitimer has been available in countless styles and colour combinations over the years, from editions in yellow and rose gold to new versions with colourful modern dials, the 747 has been available in many stylish configurations as well, including early examples for American Airlines that were equipped with onboard piano bars and a flying mansion customized to the tune of over $100 million by the Sultan of Brunei.

The newest AAA fake Breitling Navitimer, however, is still the sturdy cockpit instrument it’s always been. Details like the AOPA logo at 12 o’clock, a dial that echoes the colour palette of the original Boeing 747, and “Boeing 747” printed on the slide rule’s inner scale pay homage to the 747, as do the words “The Original Jumbo Jet” engraved around the sapphire display case back. Limited to — you guessed it — 747 pieces, the new Swiss movement replica Breitling Navitimer B01 Chronograph Boeing 747 is a fitting tribute to one of the most important aircraft to ever take to the skies. The price? It’ll set you back $11,300 if you’re able to find one before they sell out.

Commemorating the Queen of the Skies: Best Fake Breitling Navitimer B01 Chronograph 43 Boeing 747

As the last of the legendary 747 rolls off the production line at Boeing, perfect replica Breitling is launching a limited-edition Navitimer celebrating this “queen of the skies” that once revolutionized air travel. From the moment it first taxied onto the runway in 1969, the Boeing 747 was destined to change the face of air travel. The original jumbo jet, it had two aisles and two decks, could carry double the passengers of the next-largest jetliner and fly more than 5000 nautical miles. The 1,574th – and last – Boeing 747 will be delivered this year.

The new 1:1 replica Breitling Navitimer Boeing 747 features the AOPA logo at 12 o’clock, representing its heritage as a pilot’s chronograph. The colors on the dial echo those of the original Boeing 747, captured in a cream dial with black subdials and red-and-white slide rule with blue accents. The “Boeing 747” name is subtly integrated into the slide rule’s inner scale. The top super clone watch also features an integrated date window at 6 o’clock. It is available on a black alligator leather strap or seven-row metal bracelet.

The open caseback reveals the Swiss brand’s genuine caliber Breitling 01, which carries a COSC chronometer certificate. This AAA quality replica Breitling‘s movement offers approximately 70 hours of power reserve and is backed by a five-year warranty. The caseback contains the special engravings “One of 747” and the phrase “The Original Jumbo Jet”.
Pricing for the cheap fake Breitling Navitimer Boeing 747 is marked at $8,750 for the execution on a leather strap. The retail price for the metal bracelet is marked at $9,100.

Introducing The New 1:1 Replica Breitling Navitimer Cosmonaute

By the time the Space Race was underway, Swiss made replica Breitling was already known the world over as a brand that makes reliable aviation watches. But until Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin orbited the Earth in April of 1961, watchmakers weren’t thinking about timepieces that could not only withstand intense G-forces and zero gravity, but that could also survive extended periods of time in saltwater following splashdowns. After being worn on Carpenter’s wrist for three spins (lasting roughly five hours total) around the world and then for three hours in the ocean waters off the coast of Puerto Rico, Carpenter’s Navitimer Cosmonaute had taken a bit of a beating and was replaced promptly by the brand, with the original tattered time-teller becoming a part of the cheap fake Breitling family’s archives, remaining in the same condition as it was when Carpenter was pulled from the Atlantic’s waters. Today in Zurich, watch enthusiasts, collectors and members of the media were able to see that original AAA replica Breitling Navitimer Cosmonaute (in all of its corroded glory) for the first time and, in the process, also be introduced to the updated version celebrating the 60th anniversary of the first Swiss wristwatch in space.

Look, it’s hard not to get on board with what Georges Kern has accomplished since being at the brand’s helm. People’s mindsets have largely changed about luxury super clone Breitling in the last few years, and mostly for the positive (though there will always be differing opinions). But Kern has had loads to do with that. He’s found his stride by emphasizing the brand’s history and heritage, and inviting experts such as historian and collector Fred Mandelbaum to speak on various topics.

What the new cheap fake Breitling Navitimer Cosmonaute brings to the table in comparison to the original is a platinum bezel and an open sapphire crystal caseback that offers a view of the B02 movement within, as well as bridge engravings unique to this commemorative version in the form of the words ‘Carpenter’, ‘Aurora 7’, and ‘3 orbits around the Earth’. Also engraved is the name of the original group of seven astronauts chosen for NASA’s first human-crewed spaceflights, ‘Mercury 7’. While the AAA quality replica Breitling Navitimer Cosmonaute still pays direct homage to the original version’s all-black dial and black alligator strap, it is also offered on a seven-row stainless-steel bracelet.

Movement: Manual-winding Caliber B02; approximately 70 hours of power reserve
Functions: Hours, minutes, seconds, chronograph, date
Case: 41mm x 13mm; stainless steel with platinum bi-directional bezel; water resistant to 30m
Dial/Hands: Black with tone-on-tone chronograph counters, Super-LumiNova® luminescent indexes and hour and minute hands
Strap: Black alligator leather strap with a folding buckle, or stainless-steel seven-row Navitimer bracelet with a butterfly clasp
Price: USD 11,200 on steel bracelet; USD 10,800 on leather strap
Availability: Limited to 362 pieces