Breitling Aerospace watches

The Breitling Aerospace is the brand's analogue-digital pilot's chronograph. Breitling launched it in 1985 as a multifunction chronograph, and it was once part of the Navitimer line: the earliest versions were 40 mm titanium, and the original reference 80360 carried Navitimer on its dial. Every function is worked through the small crown at 3 o'clock, which doubles as the pushpiece.

The Aerospace Evo, which Breitling presents as the heir to the original, keeps the look in a 43 mm titanium case 10.8 mm thick, with 22 mm between the lugs, 100 m water resistance and a unidirectional ratcheted bezel. Inside is the Breitling 79, a thermocompensated SuperQuartz movement with hands and a 12/24-hour LCD, officially chronometer-certified. It times to 1/100th of a second and adds a countdown timer, a second time zone, an alarm, an audible time signal Breitling calls a minute repeater, and a digital day and date programmed for 4 years. The backlight is compatible with night-vision goggles.

The earlier Aerospace references E7936210.B781, E7936210.M513 and E7936210.G606 are 42 mm titanium watches 10.4 mm thick with black, grey and silver dials; the R7936211 is the rose gold version with a bronze dial. The Evo comes with black, blue or grey dials, on a titanium bracelet, rubber, calf leather or a fabric military strap. The Night Mission versions put the Evo in DLC-coated titanium with a black dial, and the yellow-dial Night Mission 30th Anniversary is limited to 300 pieces. The blue-dial Frecce Tricolori edition is named for the aerobatic demonstration team of the Italian Air Force.