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Breitling Premier B01 Chronograph, 42 mm, Stainless steel

Breitling Premier B01 Chronograph (pre-owned) pairs a 42 mm case in stainless steel with a black dial and a leather strap.

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Case

Material
Stainless steel
Diameter
42 mm
Water resistance
100 m

Movement

Movement type
Automatic

Dial

Dial colour
Black
Display functions
Chronograph

Strap / bracelet

Strap material
Leather

Set and condition

Brand
Breitling
Reference
04900034991
Year
2023

The story of this watch · Chapters: 6

Breitling Premier B01 Chronograph, 42 mm, Stainless steel

I · This watch

Breitling Premier B01 Chronograph (pre-owned) pairs a 42 mm case in stainless steel with a black dial and a leather strap. It uses an automatic movement. The display includes chronograph; water resistance is 100 m. An example from 2023.

Breitling Premier B01 Chronograph, 42 mm, Stainless steel
case diameter
42 mm
case
Stainless steel
water resistance
100 m
movement
Automatic

II · The line

Premier

Willy Breitling introduced the Premier line in 1943 as a more elegant expression of the chronograph. It marked a move from purely functional instruments towards watches in which style had an equally prominent role.

III

The chronograph

A chronograph is a stopwatch built into the watch. On most models one pusher starts and stops it and another sets it back to zero, while the time of day runs on regardless. The counters on the dial add up the elapsed minutes and, on many models, the hours.

IV · The manufacture

Breitling since 1884

Léon Breitling opened his chronograph workshop in Saint-Imier in 1884. In 1915, Gaston Breitling introduced a wrist chronograph with a separate pusher. Willy Breitling brought the two-pusher layout into series production in 1934. The Navitimer of 1952 adapted a rotating slide rule to pilots’ calculations. In 1969, Breitling helped launch the jointly developed automatic Chrono-matic chronograph. Ernest Schneider took over the company in 1979 during the quartz crisis. The renewed Chronomat of 1984 marked a return to the mechanical chronograph. The manufacture Caliber 01 followed in 2009, extending Breitling’s own movement development. Partners Group announced in 2022 that it would become the largest shareholder alongside CVC and management. Watch production is based at the Swiss sites in Grenchen and La Chaux-de-Fonds.

  1. 1884Léon Breitling opened his chronograph workshop in Saint-Imier in 1884.
  2. 1915In 1915, Gaston Breitling introduced a wrist chronograph with a separate pusher.
  3. 1934Willy Breitling brought the two-pusher layout into series production in 1934.
  4. 1952The Navitimer of 1952 adapted a rotating slide rule to pilots’ calculations.
  5. 1969In 1969, Breitling helped launch the jointly developed automatic Chrono-matic chronograph.
  6. 1979Ernest Schneider took over the company in 1979 during the quartz crisis.
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V · Ownership

Wearing and caring

  1. 1

    An automatic watch winds itself while worn. Left off the wrist for a couple of days it stops: wind it with the crown, then set the time and the date.

  2. 2

    Water resistance of 100 m and more is for swimming. Keep the crown screwed or pushed in, and do not use the pushers under water.

  3. 3

    Have the movement serviced every few years by the brand's own service or an authorised watchmaker.

  4. 4

    Leather does not like water or perfume: put perfume on before the watch.

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