The next chapter in Breitling’s signature modern-retro style
In the early 1940s, Willy Breitling was already dreaming of a time after the war, when utility would give way to unbridled optimism. He began designing a chronograph that would be functional but also undeniably elegant and infinitely wearable—in his words, “the unmistakable stamp of impeccable taste.” He called this new line the Premier. To create its modern Premier, Breitling preserved distinctive vintage-Premier details, including the smooth fixed bezel, twin-register dial, streamlined rectangular pushers and applied Arabic numerals, punctuating a series of classic dial colors. It comes on a choice of classic alligator leather strap or sleek 7-row metal bracelet. Today’s Premier also lives up to Willy Breitling’s uncompromising technical standards with its exceptional self-winding movement — the COSC-certified Breitling Manufacture Caliber 01 — designed for maximum precision, reliability and functionality.
Specifications
- Case: 42mm 18k Red gold (13.6mm thick, 50mm L2L, 246 grams on bracelet)
- Caliber: Breitling Manufacture Calibre B01
- Movement: 4 Hz self-winding mechanical chronograph, bi-directional winding, COSC-certified
- Power reserve: approx. 70 hrs
- Chronograph: Column wheel, vertical clutch actuation, 1/4th of a second chronograph, 30 minute totalizer
- Dial: Contrasting subdials, Super-LumiNova luminescent hour and minute hands
- Caseback: Screwed, exhibition
- Water resistance: 100 meters (10 bar)
- Crown: Push/pull, twin gasket design
- Crystal: Cambered sapphire, glareproofed both sides
- Strap: 18k red gold bracelet
- Lug: 22/18 mm