In an important move for Swiss watch brand Breitling, the company unveils new Navitimer watches in smaller 32mm and 36mm sizes – all with mother-of-pearl dials and some sporting lab-grown diamonds.

Prior to the introduction of flight computers, pilots relied solely upon analog instruments to ensure their safety. A smooth and successful flight depended upon the accuracy of dash-mounted altimeters ...

High-flying style for less. As you likely already know, however, a watch like the Navitimer is more than a tool: It’s a Swiss watchmaking masterpiece and a luxury statement that may be out of reach ...

Breitling has just given its legendary Navitimer a serious upgrade, and the result might be my favourite Navitimer model yet. The new Navitimer B19 Perpetual Calendar Chronograph takes everything that ...

My cousin’s husband used to be a test pilot in the US Air Force. In fact, at one point he ran the test pilot office at Edwards Air Force Base. He retired a full bird colonel. Why am I mentioning this?

It’s a very special year for Boeing – after more than half a century since the first Boeing 747 flight, the last of the 747 aircraft is getting ready to be delivered to Atlas Air this week. This huge ...

To celebrate its 140th anniversary, Breitling has released a trio of new Navitimer watches. The new Navitimer Automatic 41 and GMT have different coloured dials and strap variations, while the limited ...

From the time it taxied onto the runway for the first time in 1969, the Boeing 747 was an instant game changer. It was more than twice the size of its predecessor (the Boeing 707, with two aisles and ...

Breitling has unveiled a new variant of its Navitimer chronograph – and this one isn't quite what it seems. Based on the legendary Cosmonaute used by American astronaut, Scott Carpenter, there's more ...

“Breitling has always had a strong history in the female segment, even though we have that male aviation image,” says CEO Georges Kern as he presented a new offering of downsized 36mm and 32mm ...

The Navitimer 8 is Breitling’s answer to the demand for streamlined, simplified watches. “We don’t have to invent anything at Breitling,” said Georges Kern, the brand’s newly appointed CEO, at last ...

Welcome to Dialed In, Esquire's weekly column bringing you horological happenings and the most essential news from the watch world since March 2020. The Breitling Navitimer’s slide rule calculator, ...