Breitling Superocean II - Ref A17312 – Black dial - Cal 17 – 36mm

Breitling Superocean II - Ref A17312 – Black dial - Cal 17 – 36mm

Breitling Superocean II Chronometre Automatic with Reference A17312 in stainless steel with black dial and Arabic numerals marking hours. The hands are white with “Baton” style. The second hand comes with a red arrow. The date window comes at 3 o’clock. On the outer of the dial comes a white ring for second.  At 6 o’clock, you have engraved “Superocean Chorometre Automatic 200m /660FT”. The watch has a black unidirectional rotative bezel. The watch has a screwed crown with Breitling logo. It is a screw back case with engraved “Breitling Chronometre Manufacture en Suisse – Etanche 200m – A17312 – 1741223”. The watch has a Breitling automatic movement with caliber 17 and 25 jewels. The watch comes with a rubber strap with Breitling buckle. 

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

Breitling automatic movement with caliber 17 on the base of the ETA 2824-2. It comes with 25 jewels, 28,800 bph and is a certified Chronometer (COSC). The watch has 42 hours of power reserve.

Measurements

Diameter excluding winding crown: 36mm


Length including lugs: 42mm