BREITLING – NAVITIMER B12 Chronograph 41 Cosmonaute Edition

 

BREITLING – NAVITIMER B12 Chronograph 41 Cosmonaute Limited Edition 140th Anniversary 2024

 140 Years of Firsts: Navitimer 41 and Cosmonaute B12

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Breitling honors its aviation and space icons with an array of releases: the Navitimer GMT and Automatic 41, and a limited-edition self-winding Cosmonaute. Sports superstars Erling Haaland and Giannis Antetokounmpo headline the Navitimer campaign as Breitling celebrates its 140th anniversary.

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As Breitling turns 140, it’s marking the occasion with stories of its many incredible firsts, from breakthroughs in timekeeping for air, land, and sea, to milestones in sustainability. This month, the brand recognizes two of its icons. The Navitimer, the first wristwatch for pilots to combine a chronograph and a computational slide rule. And the Cosmonaute, a 24-hour take on the Navitimer that became the first Swiss wristwatch in space. 

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Breitling has just unveiled new versions of these lines: the Navitimer GMT and Automatic 41, along with a new self-winding Cosmonaute.

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“All this year, we’ll be talking about our 140 Years of Firsts,” says Georges Kern, CEO of Breitling. “And when it comes to these two watches—the Navitimer and Cosmonaute — you cannot overstate the significance they’ve had for our brand, for aviation, and for watchmaking as a whole.”

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 GROUNDED ELEGANCE:
THE SELF-WINDING COSMONAUTE B12

In 1962, Mercury Seven astronaut Scott Carpenter approached Breitling with a unique request: to modify the Navitimer’s design for space exploration. 

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Admiring its computational prowess, Carpenter asked for a 24-hour dial to distinguish day from night in orbit. Breitling met the challenge, and the customized Navitimer, later dubbed the Cosmonaute, accompanied Carpenter on his May 24, 1962, mission to become the first Swiss wristwatch in space.

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To mark Breitling’s 140th anniversary, it is releasing a limited edition of the 24-hour timepiece. This time, however, the main modification isn’t for zero-g but for everyday life: a self-winding chronograph movement, the Breitling manufacture caliber B12.

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The new release is limited to 250 pieces and only available through Breitling’s online and in-store boutiques. It features an 18 k red-gold case, beautifully complemented by its deep green dial, golden numerals, and black alligator leather strap.

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Flip the watch to see the open caseback view of the contrasting oscillating weight capping the B12 movement. The manufacture caliber provides approximately 70 hours of power and comes with a 5-year warranty. A caseback engraving states the “One of 250” limitation and reveals the watch’s incredible story: “First Swiss Wristwatch in Space/Navitimer Cosmonaute May 24,1962.”

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Inspired by astronauts, adapted for life on Earth, the new Cosmonaute limited edition merges storied heritage with modern ease of wear.

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

 Model : BREITLING – NAVITIMER  B12 Chronograph 41 Cosmonaute Edition

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 Reference: RB12302A1L1P1   - Green

MOVEMENT
Caliber:    Breitling Manufacture Caliber B12
Diameter:    30.4 millimeters
Depth:    7.33 millimeters
Winder:    self-winding mechanical, bidirectional with ball bearing
Power reserve:    approx. 70 hours
Number of components: 332
Balance frequency:    28,800 a/h or 4 hertz
Chronograph:    column-wheel, vertical clutch, 1/4th second, 30-minute and 12-hour totalizers
Display:    hour, minute, second, date window
Certification:    COSC-certified
CASE
Material:    18 k red gold
Diameter:    41 millimeters
Thickness:    13.6 millimeters
Height (upper lug tip to lower lug tip):    47.09 millimeters
Water resistance:    up to 3 bar (30 meters)
Glass:    cambered sapphire, glareproofed on both sides
Caseback:    screwed 18 k red gold, sapphire crystal
Crown:    non-screw-locked, two gaskets
Bezel:    bidirectional with circular slide rule
DIAL/HANDS
Green with contrasting chronograph counters
Super-LumiNova® luminescent hour and minute hand
STRAP
Black alligator leather strap with an 18 k red-gold folding buckle

 🔰Limited edition of 250 pieces

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Year: 2024
PRICE -Excl. Sales Tax  USD 22,000.00

 Warranty Duration (Years): 5
+3 years Mechanical Manufacture Breitling Movements 

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Press Release - 2024
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Press contact ROMY HEBDEN 
Head of Public Relations
E-mail: romy.hebden@breitling.com
BREITLING SA
Schlachthausstrasse 2
2540 Grenchen
Switzerland
Telephone: +41 32 654 54 54
Mobile: +41 79 731 90 28
E-mail: media@breitling.com

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