I. Victorinox Chronopro

The Victorinox Chronopro is Victorinox's premiere mechanical chronograph. It comes is a 42 mm stainless steel case, with an open caseback that affords a view of the Valjoux 7750 movement. Screw down pushers and crown ensure 100 meter water resistance. The price is excellent for a Swiss chronograph of this quality. Read more about the Victorinox Chronopro here.

Retail $1,650, Victorinox

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This photo was taken during the 2008 Olympics.  LeBron James (on the left) looks like he is wearing a Nike watch, which makes since considering he is sponsored by Nike.  And Chris Paul (on the right) is clearly wearing a Breitling Navitimer, possibly a Bentley version.

Check out more celebrities wearing watches here.

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WORLD FIRST FOR YVES "JETMAN" ROSSY: THE BIRD-MAN FLIES IN FORMATION WITH THE BREITLING WINGWALKERS

Buochs, July 2nd 2010 - Yves "Jetman" Rossy has performed his first formation flight at Buochs in Canton Nidwald, Switzerland. After a drop-off from a Pilatus PC-6 at an altitude of 3,500 meters, he joined the two Boeing Stearman Breitling Wingwalkers planes that were waiting for him at an altitude of 2,500 meters. The two planes and the first jet-propelled flying man flew together for over six minutes within just a few meters of each other, an amazing feat when one considers that the jet wing is guided only by the pilot's body.

Source: Breitling

Photos: Alain Ernoult

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Breitling has issued a new version of their Chronospace quartz pilot watch. The movement, like all Breitling movements, is COSC chronometer-certified. Passing the chronometer standards that the COSC sets is actually fairly easy for a mechanical timepiece, however, for a quartz caliber, it must be much more accurate in terms of rate. The end result is a movement ten times more accurate than an ordinary quartz movement - SuperQuartz™.

Ever since Breitling launched the Navitimer in the 1940s, with a navigational slide rule bezel, they have been known for their professional use pilot watches. And like the Navitimers of past and present, the Chronospace features the famous circular slide rule bezel for handling essential calculations regarding airborne navigation.

The Chronospace, however, is designed for "intensive professional use", according to Breilting's press release. And on top of having a slide rule pilot's bezel, the Chronospace also features an impressive list of useful functions - a 1/100th of a second chronograph with split times, Coordinated Universeal Time (UTC), perpetual calendar, 24-hour military time, alarm, countdown timer, dual timezone display with independent alarm. Powering the watch and assuring precision, is a thermo-compensated chronometer quartz movement (meaning it is accurate to about 5 seconds per month, versus a mechanical chronometer, which is accurate to about 5 second per day).

To display the time, the dial features traditional central hour, minutes and seconds hands. The luminous hands are big and easy to read. To display the nunerous functions, dual digital LCD readouts are used. To guarantee optimal visibility, day or night, the LCD screens are equipped with high-performance NVG (Night Vision Google) compatible backlighting system. And to simplify operation, all functions are controlled by pushers at 2 and 4 o'clock. This unique ana-digi configuration allows pilots to access all of the functions, along with the time, quickly and easily.

When using the alarm, the sound signal is very high, to guarantee audibility. This is possible because of a specially designed double caseback, which amplifies the sound to 90 db (decibels). The circular rack-and-pinion mounted slide rule is easily and accurately rotated using the star-shaped bezel - an original and extremely ergonomic design. The Chronospace is available on various wristbands, including a new bracelet in satin-brushed woven steel with a little vintage touch, and a sporty looking perforated rubber strap.

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Breilting Marketing Director, Lisa Roman, just informed me that they will be opening a new three level flagship store on 57th Street in New York City.

Breitling, luxury Swiss watchmaker since 1884 will be opening its first US store in New York at 5 E. 57th Street this fall.

The 8,500 square foot, three level store will showcase Breitling's entire collection of fine timepieces from the Breitling, and Breitling for Bentley lines as well as an assortment of special limited edition models. The store will also feature a Breitling technical center for after sales service.

Marie Bodman, President of Breitling US, comments, "Breitling is delighted to be a part of such a rich retail environment on this venerable street".

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The Breitling Blackbird Chronograph Limited Edition Blacksteel is one of the my favorite introductions by Breitling this year. It features a stainless steel case that has a high-tech Diamond Like Carbon coating. The bezel is DLC with a matte finish. Everything else, the case, the crown and the pushers are polished DLC. The shiny stealth grey finish almost reminds me of a pearl grey paint job on an Audi. The finish looks really good, and it's extremely scratch resistant.

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Lisa Roman, Marketing Director at Breitling, just sent me this:

"We are happy to bring you a sneak preview of the new Bentley Masterpiece
being unveiled at Baselworld 2010. Please see the attached release
which details the unique features of this one-of-a kind pocket-watch.

In the past, our unique pocket watches have been sold at auction or to
private clients in the range of $250, 000 to $300,000."

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Black, robust and highly technical. The most remarkable feature of the Breitling Avenger Seawolf Chrono Blacksteel, its magnetic pushpiece system, is hidden inside its case. With this exclusive, patented device, the watch can be activated through the metal case without any direct mechanical contact. As most chronographs cannot be used when diving, this device means that the Avenger Seawolf Chrono is the only instrument of its kind that is totally water-resistant and functional to a record depth of 1,000 metres. Its SuperQuartz TM movement - another exclusive Breitling creation - guarantees a precision ten times greater than ordinary quartz movements; it measures times to 1/10 of a second and indicates intermediary times. Limited series of 2,000.

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