Breitling Classic AVI Chronograph 42 mm: Slimming down is the o

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    Breitling Classic AVI Chronograph 42 mm: Slimming down is the order of the day

     

    Even watches with a long tradition sometimes need new impulses. This also applies to the Breitling Classic AVI Chronograph model. So Breitling CEO Georges Kern sent his men out to expand the model line with new contemporary models to mark the 70th anniversary of the original Breitling 765 AVI. A task that was definitely filled with life, because Breitling fake has now launched 7 new Breitling AVI chronographs and Super AVI chronographs in June 2023.

    The most important change is certainly the new Breitling Classic AVI Chronograph 42 mm model series, with its case shrunk by at least 4 mm to 42 mm in size. This reduced size, following the current trend towards smaller watches, is also accompanied by a significant slimming down and greater design compactness. However, one should not think that the zeitgeist is only being blamed here. Rather, the new 42 mm sizes correspond roughly to the Breitling AVI Co-Pilot Ref. 765 launched in 1953. A 46 mm case size or even larger would have caused people to shake their heads at best 70 years ago.

    Breitling Classic AVI Chronograph

    Accordingly, people look with interest at the 5 redesigned different Breitling Classic AVI Chronograph 42 mm replica watches uk. These consist of 4 models made of stainless steel and a more expensive model made of solid 18k rose gold. The central idea of four famous fighter aircraft was retained as the eponymous inspiration in the design of the 42 mm models. After all, it works very well with the 46 mm models.

    The famous eponymous fighter aircraft are the North American Aviation P-51 Mustang, Vought F4U Corsair, Curtiss P-40 Warhawk and the Havilland Mosquito. These models and their color codes are not only found on the dial, but the S silhouettes of the aircraft are also engraved on the casebacks.

    One should not be surprised by the inspiration from fighter aircraft or their selection. Rather, it is important to remember that Breitling officially supplied the Royal Air Force with on-board clocks for its aircraft from 1936, and from 1942 also supplied the US Air Force with Breitling Chronomat chronographs.

    The red gold version also remains true to this design idea of the NAA P-51 Mustang, except that, due to the color of the gold case, the dial of the gold Breitling Classic AVI Chronograph 42 has a color-adapted dial in a softer black.

    Breitling Classic Super AVI ChronographBreitling Classic Super AVI Chronograph

    The fact that the new Classic AVI 42 mm chronographs do not mean the end of the 46 mm Super AVI chronograph line is demonstrated by the relaunch of a 46 mm Breitling Classic Super AVI Mosquito Night Fighter chronograph with a black ceramic case and inverted panda dial.

    Breitling Classic AVI Chronograph 42mm

    But back to the new Breitling Classic AVI Chronograph 42 mm models. The watches, which weigh approximately 110 grams, have a stainless steel case with a diameter of 42 mm, are 48 mm long including the lugs and have an impressive height of 14.7 mm. The height is due not least to the curved, anti-reflective sapphire crystal on both sides, which is surrounded by a bidirectional rotating bezel with an engraved 12-hour scale.The screwed steel base with the respective aircraft silhouette together with the screwed crown ensure considerable water resistance of up to 100 meters despite the chronograph pusher.

    The automatic Breitling Caliber 23 movement works inside the case of the new Classic AVI Chronograph 42 mm models. The movement, which operates at 4 Hz or 28,800 semi-oscillations and cannot deny its coordination with the proven ETA caliber 7753, delivers a power reserve of up to 48 hours when fully wound. This autonomy is shortened by activating the chronograph function and stopping and displaying ¼ second, 30 minutes, 12 hours.

    The time measurement is quite precise, because Breitling has the movement checked and certified by COSC, the official chronometer testing center Contrôle Officiel Suisse des Chronomètres, which is accurate to within -4 to +6 seconds.

    AVI Chronograph 42 mm versus Super AVI Chronograph 46 mm

    In addition to the chronograph function, these best fake watches, powered by the Breitling manufacture caliber B04, also have a date and a second GMT time display and a power reserve of up to 70 hours. The sapphire crystal back used is also of higher quality, allowing a view of the movement.

    Which makes it clear that the new Breitling Classic AVI Chronograph 42 mm models are a compact, simplified e-variant of the Super AVI models. In terms of design, these 42 mm watches are based on the Super AVI models, but in terms of price and scope of performance they can be seen as more of an entry-level model in the Breitling chronograph world.

    The watches are an interesting option for every watch lover who is looking for a beautiful, historically charged chronograph, especially since the 42 mm models are significantly more comfortable to wear due to their reduced size.

    On the other hand, technology-obsessed watch lovers will ask themselves whether the elaborate Super AVI chronograph version in 46 mm is not the more interesting option. Whatever the choice, Breitling has definitely provided another attractive purchase option with the new 42 mm chronographs.