The Ocean Pilot – Breitling

Black and white aviator-type watches ensuring excellent readability are well-known instruments and divers are now being treated to their very own “ocean pilot” featuring a black steel case, black ceramic bezel and a black dial bearing large luminescent indications enabling them to plunge safely to a depth of 1,000 m (3,300 ft). The art of combining originality and efficiency. Since 1957, Breitling Superocean models have been distinguished by their exceptional performance combined with an eminently technical and professional style. The new Superocean 44 Special confirms this resolutely feats-oriented vocation through an original design in which every detail is designed to meet the demands of an authentic diver’s watch. The sturdy satin-brushed black steel case, fitted with a twin-gasket screw-locked crown, guarantees water resistance to a depth of 1,000 m (3,330 ft). It is equipped with a safety valve serving to equal out the differences in pressure inside and outside the watch. The brand-new rotating bezel in shiny black ceramic, a particularly resistant high- tech material, guarantees an accurate dive-time count-off. Its unidirectional rotating system avoids any inadvertent extension of the measured time in case of wrong handling, while the ratcheted profile ensures an optimal grip even with gloves. The powerful contrast between the all-black exterior and the white indications, accentuated by a luminescent coating, ensures optimal readability in the darkness of the oceans. All the markers are strongly oversized so as to catch the eye: large baton-type hands clearly distinguishing the hours from the minutes, different- shaped hour-markers for five-minute intervals, quarters and 12 o’clock; and a bezel with 60-minute scale also highlighting five-minute intervals, quarters and 12 o’clock. Thanks to the red-tipped seconds hand with its small luminescent triangle, the diver can at any stage check at a glance whether the movement is operating. The sapphire crystal glareproofed on both sides further facilitates readings even in the heat of action.
Equipped with a 44 mm-diameter case, the Superocean 44 Special houses a selfwinding movement officially chronometer-certified by the COSC (Swiss Official Chronometer Testing Institute), the only precision and reliability benchmark based on an international norm. It is teamed with a black rubber strap featuring Breitling’s signature and raised central ridge, or a row of holes. Superocean 44 Special: a new chapter in the conquest of water, bearing the inimitable Breitling signature. Movement: Breitling Caliber 17, officially chronometer-certified by the COSC, selfwinding, high-frequency (28,800 vibrations per hour), 25 jewels. Calendar. Case: black steel with ceramic bezel. Water-resistant to 1,000 m (3,300 ft). Screw- locked crown. Unidirectional ratcheted bezel. Cambered sapphire crystal, glareproofed on both sides. Diameter: 44 mm. Dial: Volcano black. Bracelets: rubber Ocean Racer or Diver Pro.