Breitling
Breitling Introduces the Navitimer Ref. 806 1959 Re-Edition
The Nuances
Moving on through the domed acrylic crystal, you have the all black dial with the white perimeter and recessed sub-dials. The slide-rule then is executed in the same dimensions and the same typography. The Arabic numerals for the hours are built up with hand applied lume that mimics the color of the 1959 Navitimer.
The Deviations
The movement used is a brand new one, the Breitling Manufacture Caliber B09 mechanical movement, which is based on the brand’s COSC-certified Manufacture Caliber 01. The movement is kept manual as a way of remaining true to the manual winding movement that the original 806 would’ve had. And going back to the earlier point about the future re-editions, these will all feature the Caliber B09. But for now, the final detail that remains about the Navitimer Ref. 806 1959 Re-Edition which is being announced today is that it will be produced in a limited run of just 1959 pieces (no prizes for guessing why).
Movement
Manual winding Breitling Manufacture Caliber B09; hours, minutes and running seconds at 9 o’clock; vertical clutch column-wheel chronograph with minute totalizer (3 o’clock) and hour totalizer ( 6 o’clock); approximately 70 hours of power reserve
Case
40.9mm in stainless steel; water resistant to 30 meters
Strap
Black vintage leather strap with pin buckle
Limited edition of 1959 pieces priced at USD8,600, available mid-2019 onwards[/td_block_text_with_title]