Breitling
Impeccable Style Meets Purpose and Substance in the Breitling Premier B01 Chronograph 42
Breitling
Impeccable Style Meets Purpose and Substance in the Breitling Premier B01 Chronograph 42
The history of the Premier goes back 80 years to 1943, when Willy Breitling, the third-generation of Breitling’s owners, was in charge and busy building some of the brand’s most iconic collections, including the Navitimer and the Superocean. Around 1943, Willy Breitling wanted to inject some glamor into the traditionally practical world of the chronograph, linking purpose with style in a way few had done before.
Breitling has favored the classics for this debut collection, offering black, blue, salmon, green and cream dials — all with tonally matched subdials and applied dial hardware. The dial design is classical and restrained, with finely printed numerals, an outer tachymeter scale, a well-integrated date at six, and polished Arabic hour markers. The main hour hands are in the syringe style, elegantly pointed, and generously filled with luminous material. The cream and black dials are the most traditional, while the blue and green have a more contemporary flavor. However, the standout for many will be the salmon, a warm and pleasing hue that only accentuates the vintage flair of the Premier. The red gold model is offered with a cream dial that plays very nicely with the warm metal case.
Tech Specs
Breitling Premier B01 Chronograph 42 in steel
Movement: Self-winding Breitling Manufacture Caliber 01; 70-hour power reserve
Functions: Hours, minutes and seconds; date, chronograph
Case: 42mm x 13.6mm; stainless steel; water resistant to 100m
Strap: Alligator leather in a range of colors with folding buckle or a seven-row steel bracelet with a butterfly clasp
Breitling Premier B01 Chronograph 42 in red gold
Movement: Self-winding Breitling Manufacture Caliber 01; 70-hour power reserve
Functions: Hours, minutes and seconds; date, chronograph
Case: 42mm x 13.6mm; 18K red gold; water resistant to 100m
Strap: Brown alligator leather with an 18K red gold folding buckle or 18K red gold seven-row bracelet with a butterfly clasp