Breitling Unveils The Chronomat B01 Six Nations Watch Assortment 

Regardless of initially being created as a chronograph for mathematicians, the Breitling Chronomat has turn into the model’s multi-purpose sports activities watch assortment. Consequently, it solely is smart that the Chronomat can be the mannequin continuously chosen to function the idea for numerous sports-centric restricted version items. 2023 marks the second season that Breitling would be the Official Timekeeping companion of Six Nations Rugby, and to have fun the event and the latest forming of Breitling’s new Rugby Squad of ambassadors, the model has simply introduced a brand new restricted version sequence of Chronomat B01 watches.

Consisting of six totally different fashions, with every devoted to one of many unions and federations that make up Six Nations Rugby (England, Eire, Wales, Scotland, France, and Italy) the brand new Breitling Chronomat B01 Six Nations assortment is closely primarily based upon the design of the present chrome steel Chronomat B01 42 chronograph. Which means that except for their dials and caseback artwork, all of those new fashions are nearly equivalent to the standard-production 42mm chrome steel Breitling Chronomat watches, with the one variations being the particular dials and caseback artwork featured on them.

With onion-shaped screw-down crowns, rectangular chronograph pushers, sapphire crystals above their dials, and beneficiant 200-meter depth rankings, every thing in regards to the new Breitling Chronomat Six Nations watches is strictly in line what you anticipate from the modern lineup. Moreover, they even characteristic the identical chrome steel rotating timing bezel with “rider tabs” on the 15-minute markers, together with the mannequin’s signature “Rouleaux” bracelet that was revived with the newest generational replace to the Chronomat assortment. Equally, similar to common variations of the Breitling Chronomat B01 42, the brand new Six Nations Rugby restricted version fashions are powered by the model’s manufacture COSC chronometer-certified B01 automated chronograph motion, which runs at a frequency of 28,800vph (4 Hz) with an influence reserve of roughly 70 hours.

Though the dials of the Six Nations fashions all comply with the identical general format as the usual 42mm Chronomat chronograph with a trio of registers and a date window on the 6 o’clock location, every one seems in a unique shade and options the symbol of its particular Six Nations Rugby union contained in the sub-dial at 9 o’clock. The England mannequin is fitted with a silver dial, the Eire version will get a inexperienced dial, the Wales model receives a pink dial, and the France, Italy, and Scotland watches all have blue dials, though every one is totally different, with Scotland being the darkest and Italy the lightest so as to correspond with every of the competing union’s nationwide colours. Equally, whereas all six of the fashions have screw-down sapphire show casebacks, every one options the identical staff emblem from the dial additionally printed on the underside of the caseback window.

Along with the brand new sequence of 42mm Chronomat B01 Six Nations watches, Breitling can also be asserting its just lately fashioned Rugby Squad, which consists of seven high-profile gamers from every of the Six Nations Rugby groups. Representing Wales is high scorer George North; from Eire is three-time champion Conor Murray; from England is powerhouse prop Kyle Sinckler; from Italy is star fly-half Paolo Garbisi; from France is 2022 Grand Slam winner Gaël Fickou; and from Scotland is each Hamish Watson (the 2021 Participant of the Championship) and Stuart Hogg, who has twice been named the Championship’s high performer. Whereas these seven gamers make up the preliminary Breitling Rugby Squad, I wouldn’t be shocked to see different members added to it sooner or later ought to this initiative find yourself resonating properly with the general public.

Every of the six fashions that make up the brand new Breitling Chronomat B01 Six Nations sequence will likely be restricted to 150 examples worldwide, as indicated by the “One in every of 150 engraving on their casebacks. Moreover, every of the brand new Six Nations Chronomat watches will likely be accompanied by an official retail worth of £7,400 GBP (or $8,950 USD), which makes them barely costlier than the standard-production variations of the 42mm chrome steel Chronomat B01 chronograph. Though I think about the overwhelming majority of the folks considering buying these will likely be die-hard European rugby followers, I might additionally see some collectors shopping for certainly one of these limited-edition Chronomat fashions just because it permits them to get their palms on an uncommon small-batch variation of certainly one of Breitling’s most well-known fashions. For extra info, please go to the model’s web site.