Breitling Super Chronomat Collection

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The Super Chronomat, Breitling’s boldest Chronomat to date, is the ultimate choice for those who want a timepiece mastering the balance between sturdy and stylish.

Inspired by the Frecce Tricolori watch that Breitling created for the hotshots of the Italian Air Force’s aerobatic fleet in 1983, the Breitling Super Chronomat is a supercharged, all-purpose sports watch that’s elegant enough for the evening as well.

“This is a watch you’ll get noticed in without having to worry about it,” says Breitling CEO Georges Kern. “This watch is tough enough for every pursuit, but it won’t get in the way of your sense of style.”

True to the original Chronomat, the rider tabs protect the sapphire crystal. The ones at 3 o’clock and 9 o’clock are interchangeable, so the wearer can use them for countdowns as well as counts. With a case measuring 44 millimetres, the Breitling Super Chronomat collection is the boldest of its kind. Key new features include a stainless-steel bezel with a ceramic insert – a first on a Chronomat – plus the choice of a Rouleaux-inspired rubber strap or our iconic metal one with a butterfly clasp. The new rubber strap is created with state-of-the-art injection moulding techniques. Its three distinct textures – matte, slick, and woven-looking – give it a remarkable depth.

Three colour schemes

The Super Chronomat B01 44 comes in three versions. Two are encased in stainless steel with blue or black dial-and-bezel combinations. The third is a rich brown dial-and-bezel combination with a case in 18 k red gold. All feature contrasting silver chronograph counters powered by the COSC-certified Breitling Manufacture Caliber 01, which provides about 70 hours of power reserve. This Super Chronomat is water-resistant up to 200 meters.

For those wanting something extra special, there’s a black dial version with a UTC-module embedded in a Rouleaux bracelet. Referring to Universal Time Coordinated, this provides a way to keep track of a second time zone and is a quirky Breitling feature dating back to the 1980s.

Once every leap year

As its name implies, the Super Chronomat 44 Four-Year Calendar has a semi-perpetual calendar mechanism that needs adjusting just once every leap year – or every 1461 days. It comes in two versions: black dial with tone-on-tone chronograph counters, a stainless-steel bezel with a black ceramic bezel insert, and 18 k red gold elements, or blue dial featuring tone-on-tone chronograph counters and a bezel in 18 k red gold with a blue ceramic insert. Water-resistant up to 100 meters, this timepiece is powered by the Breitling Caliber 19, a COSC-certified chronograph movement with a semi-perpetual calendar with day, date, month, and moon phase indicators.

An icon of its era

When Breitling introduced its Chronomat in 1984, it signified the comeback of mechanical Swiss timepieces after quartz watches had dominated the market throughout the 1970s.
The impressive new mechanical watch proved to be a winner – challenging its skinny quartz rivals with its bold proportions and becoming an icon of its era.

The Chronomat also helped Breitling celebrate its centenary in style, marking the return of the mechanical chronograph on which the brand had built its global reputation. This technical legacy, combined with particularly stylish design codes, made the Chronomat the ultimate sport-chic watch of its time. Today, it’s doing it again for everyday superheroes in pursuit of the next great adventure.

Breitling Super Chronomat Collection Technical Specifications

SUPER CHRONOMAT B01 44

Reference: AB0136251B1A2

Movement

Caliber: Breitling Manufacture Caliber 01
Diameter: 30 millimeters
Depth: 7.2 millimeters
Winder: self-winding mechanical, bidirectional with ball bearing
Power reserve: approximately 70 hours
Number of components: 346
Balance frequency: 28,800 a/h or 4 hertz
Chronograph: column-wheel, vertical clutch, 1/4th second, 30-minute and 12-hour counters
Display: hour, minute, second, date window
Certification: COSC-certified

Case

Material: stainless steel
Diameter: 44 millimeters
Thickness: 14.45 millimeters
Water resistance: up to 20 bar (200 meters)
Glass: cambered sapphire, glareproofed on both sides
Case back: screwed steel, sapphire crystal
Crown: screw-locked, two gaskets
Bezel: stainless steel with black ceramic insert, unidirectional ratcheted, indexes and Super-LumiNova® coated rider tab numerals

Dial & Hands

Black with silver contrasting chronograph counters
Super-LumiNova® luminescent indexes and hands

Strap & Buckle

Stainless-steel Rouleaux bracelet with UTC module and folding clasp

UTC Module

Movement

Caliber: Breitling Caliber 61
Diameter: 9.0 millimeters
Depth: 1.95 millimeters
Movement: quartz
Battery life: 60 months

Case

Material: stainless steel
Diameter: 26.1 millimeters
Thickness: 6.0 millimeters
Water resistance: up to 20 bar (200 meters)
Glass: cambered sapphire, glareproofed on both sides
Case back: steel with screws
Crown: non-screw-locked, two gaskets
Bezel: fixed stainless steel with numerals

Dial & Hands

Black
Super-LumiNova® luminescent indexes and hands

SUPER CHRONOMAT B01 44

Reference:

Movement

Caliber: Breitling Manufacture Caliber 01
Diameter: 30 millimeters
Depth: 7.2 millimeters
Winder: self-winding mechanical, bidirectional with ball bearing
Power reserve: approximately 70 hours
Number of components: 346
Balance frequency: 28,800 a/h or 4 hertz
Chronograph: column-wheel, vertical clutch, 1/4th second, 30-minute and 12-hour counters
Display: hour, minute, second, date window
Certification: COSC-certified

Case

Material: stainless steel
Diameter: 44 millimeters
Thickness: 14.45 millimeters
Water resistance: up to 20 bar (200 meters)
Glass: cambered sapphire, glareproofed on both sides
Case back: screwed steel, sapphire crystal
Crown: screw-locked, two gaskets
Bezel: stainless steel with black or blue ceramic insert, unidirectional ratcheted, indexes and Super-LumiNova® coated rider tab numerals

Dial & Hands

Black or blue with silver contrasting chronograph counters
Super-LumiNova® luminescent indexes and hands

Strap & Buckle

Stainless-steel Rouleaux bracelet with butterfly clasp or colour-matching Rouleaux-inspired rubber strap with folding clasp

SUPER CHRONOMAT B01 44

Reference:

RB0136E31Q1R1
RB0136E31Q1S1

Movement

Calibre: Breitling Manufacture Caliber 01
Diameter: 30 millimetres
Depth: 7.2 millimetres
Winder: self-winding mechanical, bidirectional with ball bearing
Power reserve: approximately 70 hours
Number of components: 346
Balance frequency: 28,800 a/h or 4 hertz
Chronograph: column-wheel, vertical clutch, 1/4th second, 30-minute and 12-hour counters
Display: hour, minute, second, date window
Certification: COSC-certified

Case

Material: 18 k red gold
Diameter: 44 millimetres
Thickness: 14.45 millimetres
Water resistance: up to 20 bar (200 meters)
Glass: cambered sapphire, glareproofed on both sides
Case back: screwed steel, sapphire crystal
Crown: screw-locked, two gaskets
Bezel: stainless steel with black or blue ceramic insert, unidirectional ratcheted, indexes and Super-LumiNova® coated rider tab numerals

Dial & Hands

Brown with silver contrasting chronograph counters
Super-LumiNova® luminescent indexes and hands

Strap & Buckle

18 k red gold Rouleaux bracelet with butterfly clasp or brown Rouleaux-inspired rubber strap with folding clasp

SUPER CHRONOMAT 44 FOUR-YEAR CALENDAR

Reference:

Movement

Caliber: Breitling Caliber 19
Diameter: 29.50 millimetres
Depth: 7.70 millimetres
Winder: self-winding mechanical, bidirectional with ball bearing
Power reserve: approximately 42 hours
Balance frequency: 28,800 a/h or 4 hertz
Chronograph: vertical clutch, 1/4th second, 30-minute and 12-hour counters
Display: hour, minute, second, day, date, month, moon phase
Certification: COSC-certified

Case

Material: stainless steel
Diameter: 44 millimetres
Height: 14.55 millimetres
Water resistance: up to 10 bar (100 meters)
Glass: cambered sapphire, glareproofed on both sides
Case back: screwed steel
Crown: screw-locked, two gaskets
Bezel: stainless steel with black ceramic insert and 18 k red gold elements, unidirectional ratcheted, indexes and Super-LumiNova® coated rider tab numerals

Dial & Hands

Black with tone-on-tone chronograph counters
Super-LumiNova® luminescent indexes and hands

Strap & Buckle

Stainless-steel Rouleaux bracelet with butterfly clasp or black Rouleaux-inspired rubber strap with folding clasp

SUPER CHRONOMAT 44 FOUR-YEAR CALENDAR

Reference:

Movement

Caliber: Breitling Caliber 19
Diameter: 29.50 millimetres
Depth: 7.70 millimetres
Winder: self-winding mechanical, bidirectional with ball bearing
Power reserve: approximately 42 hours
Balance frequency: 28,800 a/h or 4 hertz
Chronograph: vertical clutch, 1/4th second, 30-minute and 12-hour counters
Display: hour, minute, second, day, date, month, moon phase
Certification: COSC-certified

Case

Material: stainless steel
Diameter: 44 millimetres
Height: 14.55 millimetres
Water resistance: up to 10 bar (100 meters)
Glass: cambered sapphire, glareproofed on both sides
Case back: screwed steel
Crown: screw-locked, two gaskets
Bezel: 18 k red gold with blue ceramic insert, unidirectional ratcheted, indexes and Super-LumiNova® coated rider tab numerals

Dial & Hands