Breitling Watches

Breitling Watches at Watch Bros Co. Las Vegas

Breitling is the watchmaker of choice for pilots, aviators, and adventurers — and Watch Bros Co. in Las Vegas carries authenticated pre-owned Breitling timepieces for buyers who appreciate precision instruments with serious heritage. All Breitling watches in our inventory are verified for authenticity and mechanical accuracy before listing.

The History of Breitling: 140 Years of Precision Timing

Breitling was founded in Saint-Imier, Switzerland in 1884 by Léon Breitling, a watchmaker with a passion for precision timing instruments. From the very beginning, Breitling focused on chronographs — watches with a stopwatch function — and quickly established a reputation for accuracy and reliability. In 1915, Léon's son Gaston Breitling introduced the first wristwatch chronograph with an independent pusher at 2 o'clock, separating the start/stop function from the reset — a fundamental innovation that remains the standard layout for chronograph pushers today.

In 1936, Breitling began supplying instrument panels and cockpit clocks to the Royal Air Force — the beginning of a relationship with aviation that would define the brand for the next century. During World War II, Breitling watches were standard issue for RAF pilots, and the brand's reputation for precision under pressure was cemented in the skies over Europe. In 1952, Breitling introduced the Navitimer — a pilot's chronograph with a circular slide rule bezel that allowed aviators to perform airspeed, fuel consumption, climb rate, and flight time calculations directly on the wrist.

The Breitling Navitimer: The Pilot's Watch

The Breitling Navitimer is arguably the most iconic pilot's watch ever made, and one of the longest-running watch models in continuous production. Introduced in 1952 and adopted by the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) as their official watch, the Navitimer features a circular slide rule bezel — the 'navigation computer' that gives the watch its name. The bezel allows pilots to calculate airspeed, fuel consumption, climb and descent rates, and flight time without any electronic assistance.

The modern Navitimer B01 (reference AB0137211C1P1) is powered by Breitling's in-house Caliber B01 chronograph movement, COSC-certified to ±4 seconds per day. The 41mm case is available in stainless steel, two-tone, and full gold configurations, with dial options including black, blue, silver, and copper. The Navitimer's distinctive 'busy' dial — packed with the slide rule scale, chronograph registers, and hour markers — is an acquired taste, but for those who appreciate it, there is no more characterful watch in the luxury market.

The Breitling Chronomat and Superocean

The Breitling Chronomat, introduced in 1984, was designed in collaboration with the Italian Air Force's aerobatic display team, the Frecce Tricolori. The watch's distinctive 'rider tabs' — four raised markers on the rotating bezel at 12, 3, 6, and 9 o'clock — were designed to be operable with gloved hands, and have become one of Breitling's most recognizable design signatures. The modern Chronomat B01 42 (reference AB0134101B1A1) is powered by the same in-house B01 movement as the Navitimer.

The Breitling Superocean is the brand's premier dive watch, available in case sizes from 36mm to 46mm and with water resistance up to 2,000 meters in the Superocean II configuration. The Superocean Heritage, with its vintage-inspired design and unidirectional rotating bezel, is particularly popular with collectors who appreciate Breitling's diving heritage. At Watch Bros Co., we source and authenticate Breitling watches for buyers across Las Vegas and Henderson, NV. Contact us at +1-702-812-8992 to inquire about current Breitling availability.