Breitling Aviator 8 B01 Chronograph Mosquito AB01194A1B1X2 Breitling Watch Review

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Aug 12, 2020

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The Breitling Aviator 8 B01 Chronograph Mosquito AB01194A1B1X2 is encased in 43mm of stainless steel surrounding a black dial on a brown leather strap. Features of this Breitling Aviator 8 B01 Chronograph Mosquito include hours, minutes, small seconds, date and chronograph. This Breitling watch also measures 14.1mm in thickness and 50.3mm from lug-to-lug.

For complete details, watch the full Breitling Aviator 8 B01 Chronograph Mosquito review by Tim Mosso!


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THE STORY
The Aviator 8 B01 Chronograph 43 Mosquito honors the De Havilland Mosquito, a British aircraft whose lightweight wooden construction made it one of the fastest planes in the skies during World War II. Mostly made of wood, the De Havilland Mosquito was a British aircraft that served in a variety of roles. Built between 1940 and 1950, the so-called “Wooden Wonder” was one of the fastest planes in the world – in fact, thanks to the wooden construction, it flew 20 mph faster than the famous Spitfire, which was equipped with the same engine. The Aviator 8 B01 Chronograph 43 Mosquito is powered by the in-house Breitling Manufacture Caliber 01 movement and features a brushed DLC-coated stainless-steel bezel with white numerals and a black dial with contrasting silver chronograph counters. The eye-catching red and orange accents recall the military roundels and markings featured on the fuselage of the De Havilland Mosquito and add to the watch’s allure. The De Havilland Mosquito played a key role in the history of aviation and Breitling is proud to commemorate a true legend of flight with the Aviator 8 B01 Chronograph 43 Mosquito.


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TECHNICAL DATA
MOVEMENT
CaliberBreitling 01 (Manufacture)
Movementself-winding mechanical
Power reserveapprox. 70 hrs
Chronograph1/4th second, 30 minutes, 12 hours
Vibration28,800 v.p.h
Jewel47 jewels
CalendarDial aperture
CASE
Water resistance100 m (330 ft)
BezelBidirectional
CrownScrew-locked, two gaskets
CrystalCambered sapphire, glareproofed both sides
DIMENSIONS
Diameter43.00 mm
Thickness13.97 mm
Weight (without strap)110.00 g.
STRAP
Lug23/20 mm
https://www.breitling.com/media/document/1/navitimer_8_b01_chronograph.pdf
 
i really like this one... prob my favorite of the Aviator line (though the Curtis Wright models are cool) my only hesitation would be the cost. I don't know that if I were to spend that much on a Breitling that I could choose an Aviator over a Navitimer.
 
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