140 YEARS OF FIRSTS : NAVITIMER 41 AND COSMONAUTE B12
Breitling honors its aviation and space icons with an array of releases : the Navitimer GMT and Automatic 41 , and a limited-edition self-winding Cosmonaute . Sports superstars Erling Haaland and Giannis Antetokounmpo headline the Navitimer campaign as Breitling celebrates its 140th anniversary .
As Breitling turns 140 , it ’ s marking the occasion with stories of its many incredible firsts , from breakthroughs in timekeeping for air , land , and sea , to milestones in sustainability . This month , the brand recognizes two of its icons . The Navitimer , the first wristwatch for pilots to combine a chronograph and a computational slide rule . And the Cosmonaute , a 24-hour take on the Navitimer that became the first Swiss wristwatch in space . Breitling has just unveiled new versions of these lines : the Navitimer GMT and Automatic 41 , along with a new self-winding Cosmonaute .
“ All this year , we ’ ll be talking about our 140 Years of Firsts ,” says Georges Kern , CEO of Breitling . “ And when it comes to these two watches — the Navitimer and Cosmonaute — you cannot overstate the significance they ’ ve had for our brand , for aviation , and for watchmaking as a whole .”
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