Breitling is turning back the clock on one of the most iconic watches in aviation history. The Swiss luxury watchmaker has introduced two new hand-wound Navitimer chronographs , bringing a classic feature of its original 1952 pilot’s watch back to the permanent collection. And one of them revives a design originally created for a NASA astronaut who needed a watch that could tell time in space.
The new Breitling Navitimer B09 Chronograph 41 and Navitimer B02 Chronograph 41 Cosmonaute pair vintage-inspired styling with modern, manually wound mechanical movements. Both feature 41mm stainless steel cases, Breitling’s signature circular slide-rule bezels, and approximately 70 hours of power reserve.…