Breitling Emergency

The Emergency is an expedition watch by Breitling, which was first introduced to the market in 1995. It is a watch with quartz movement, especially developed for adventurers and researchers. Via a built-in miniature transmitter it can establish contact with the outside world on the aviation emergency frequency 121.5 MHz. In flat terrain or at quiet sea a person can be located from a rescue plane, flying at 6,000 m, up to a distance of 167 km.

Thus in 2003 the two British pilots Steve Brooks and Hugh Quentin-Smith could be rescued after a crash of their helicopter in the Antarctic after activating their Breitling Emergency<ref>Breitling Emergency Watch Aids in Rescue (Timezone.com)</ref>. The world-famous American adventurer and millionaire Steve Fossett, in turn, also owned such a watch, but when he was lost at his flight on 3 September 2007, did not wear it at that time.

Movement: Quartz movement Breitling 76 (SuperQuartz), certified chronometer (current model) Case: Titanium (optional: white gold, yellow gold) D 43 mm, H 15.7 mm Sapphire crystal with anti-glare treatment on both sides Scaled rotating bezel with compass specifications Waterproof to 3 atm Dial: Dial with analog and digital indication in yellow, orange, black and blue Arabic numerals and luminous hands Functions: Analog indication of hours, minutes Digital indication of seconds, date and day of the week Chronograph with a precision of 1/100 sec. Countdown function Dual time zone, alarm function Warning signal when battery exhausted Working temperature –10° to 85°C Transmitter on 121.5 MHz (international emergency frequeny) with power 30 mW: max. 48 h Transmitter on 243 MHz (military frequency) with power 25 mW: max. 24 h Energy supply of the transmitter: 2 independant 3V lithium batteries Bracelet: Diver Pro / metal bracelet

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