Breitling Montbrillant

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The name "Montbrillant"

The name "Montbrillant" derives from the Rue Mont Brilliant, a street in the watchmaker town of La Chaux-de-Fonds, where Léon Breitling opened his watch factory in 1892 after relocating from Saint-Imier.

The pilot's chronograph Montbrillant by Breitling is a chronograph from the Navitimer series with classic appeal. Current models of this series are chronometer-certified. As a dial emblem it bears, unlike most other Breitling models, not the winged "B", but a curved logo with the brand name in the style of the 1940s or 1950s.

Montbrillant models

• Montbrillant (base model, see below)
• Montbrillant 1461 Jours, with perpetual calendar and moon phase (1997-2000)
• Montbrillant Eclipse, with italic hour numerals (1999-2000)
• Montbrillant 1903: Anniversary edition of 2003 for the 100-year anniversary of the beginning of aviation
• Montbrillant Datora, 24h indication (since 2002)
• Montbrillant Olympus, with perpetual calendar and moon phase (since 2005)
• Montbrillant Légende, the largest model with 47-mm case (since 2007)
• Montbrillant Edition, with manual winding (since 2007)

Breitling Montbrillant (base model)

Reference: H30030 gold Ab 1999 A41330, A41030 stainless steel H41330 Movement: Self-winding movement Breitling 41 (basis ETA 2892-A2) with 28,800 A/h Official chronometer with COSC certificate 38 jewels Power reserve 42 hours Case: Stainless steel, steel/gold, gold Ø 38 mm, height 13 mm Screw-in caseback Rotating ratchet bezel with adjustable tachymeter (slide rule) Domed mineral glass with anti-glare treatment on both sides (since 2008: sapphire crystal) Waterproof to 3 atm Dial: Black / silver Functions: Hours, minutes, small seconds, date Chronograph: ¼-seconds, 30-minutes and 12-hours counters Slide rule function Bracelet: Metal bracelet «Navitimer» with folding clasp / leather strap with folding clasp (or tang-type buckle)

Literature

• Breitling. Die Geschichte einer großen Uhrenmarke. 1884 bis heute; Author: Benno Richter; ISBN 3766711350
• Das ZEITGEFÜHL-Uhrenbuch; Author: Gerd-Lothar Reschke; ISBN 3-938607-61-0