Breitling Chronograph B2 with Ref A42362 with caliber 42 in stainless steel

Breilting Chronograph B2 with Ref A42362 with caliber 42 in stainless steel

The Breitling B2 is an aviation chronograph with a black round dial and 3 sub dials and date window at 4 o’clock. At 3 o’clock comes the seconds, 6 o’clock the 3-hour totalizer and 9 o’clock 10-minute totalizer. The watch has a few outer rings and a bi-direction bezel for the aviation functions. The watch has batons for hours and Arabic numeral for 12 o’clock. The hands are in stainless steel with “Sword” style. The watch has s stainless steel case with a screwed back and engraved outside “Breitling – Chronographe Certifie – Chronometre – Manufacture en Suisse – Etanche 100 M- A42362 – 195902”. The watch has an automatic movement with caliber 42 and 38 jewels. The watch comes with a black strap and Breitling buckle. Width between lugs is 22mm.

History

Leon Breitling started Breitling in 1884 with his own chronograph. In 1892, Leon built a watch manufacture called “G. Leon Breitling S.A., Montbrillant Watch Factory. In 1914, Gaston Breitling takes over the business and creates the “Vitesse” model. In 1932 Willy Breitling took over his father and creates the “Chronomat” in 1947 and then the “Navitimer” in 1952. In 1962, a Breitling chronograph was catapulted into the space at astronaut Scott Carpenter wrist. Then came the famous caliber 11 in 1969 called “Chronomatic” developed by Breitling and Heuer. The story of Breitling ended in 1979 before being revived by Ernest Schneider in 1982 and managed today by his son Theodore.

Technical details

Automatic movement with caliber 42 with 38 jewels, 28,800 A/h and 42 hours of power reserve.

Measurements

Diameter excluding winding crown: 43mm


Length including lugs: 50mm