Navitimer Silver / Alligator

Breitling version of the Valjoux 7753. Different versions available - either with or without hour totalizer.

The Navitimer was introduced in 1952 as a professional instrument for pilots, featuring a circular slide rule bezel that could calculate fuel consumption, climb and descent rates, and unit conversions — every calculation a pilot might need in the cockpit. It was adopted as the official watch of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA), whose winged logo appeared on early dials. The Navitimer's defining characteristic is its dense, information-rich dial — a design that has never been simplified for the sake of contemporary fashion. It remains one of the longest continuously produced pilot's watches in history and Breitling's most recognisable model.

In launching the Navitimer in 1952, Breitling gave pilots a genuine wrist instrument. Ingenious and efficient, this chronograph is endowed with a built-in “navigator computer”, a circular slide rule capable of performing all calculations a flight plan requires. The Navitimer thus became the official watch of the AOPA (Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association), the world’s largest grouping of pilots. In its fifty years of existence, the Navitimer has achieved cult object status, thereby joining the select circle of modern, ultra-functional and timeless objects that have made their mark on the 20th century. Since the famous “806” model in 1952, the Navitimer has found its way through the years unchanged in either form and spirit. Continuously produced throughout this period, it is now the world’s oldest chronograph.