Breitling B1 Professional 17 Years On The Wrist.

https://www.buymeacoffee.com/navsan Any questions please email me at: [email protected] Introduced in 1998, the Breitling B-1 was designed to be the ultimate Swiss tool watch. It belongs to Breitling's “Professional” lineup, and comes with functionalities much appreciated by pilots and travelers. The stainless steel B-1 was produced from 1998 to 2006, under the reference numbers A68062, A68362, and A78362. It was also proposed in solid white or yellow gold, although both not often seen, which have a different letter in the reference number (J and K, respectively). The B-1 succeeded to the Breitling Chronospace, and was replaced by the Airwolf. It follows a tradition of electronic chronographs started by the Breitling Navitimer LED 9106 in the 1970s The B-1's face has two main characteristics: a dual (LCD + digital) display, and a slide rule. It comes with big arabics (3, 6, 9 and 12) and oversized hands, painted with Super Luminova. In addition, it shows the yellow gold painted Breitling logo, and the words: "BREITLING 1884" (1998), "BREITLING B-1" (1999–2002) before the advent of the SuperQuartz movement, or "BREITLING CHRONOMÈTRE B-1" (2003–2006). The rhodium hands are large and polished, thus most easy to read at a glance. They are filled with phosphorescent material as well. The second's hand is used either for the running seconds, or for the chronograph's seconds, depending of whether you've set the functions to CHR or not. It sports a Breitling logo at the bottom, used to counter-balance the weight. The B-1's face can come in 3 flavors: blue, slate gray, or black. The latter is the most popular dial color, followed by blue. Unlike older B-1s, and other older models (see for instance the A12023 Cosmonaute), the A78362 doesn't have the words "SWISS MADE" at the bottom of the dial (in this case, at each side of the 6 o'clock marker). Instead, it's stated on the caseback "MANUFACTURÉ EN SUISSE", which means the same in French. Recently, some Swiss manufacturers stopped mentioning the origin of their pieces on the dial.