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WATCHES: Timepiece nuts take note
If there’s a watch brand that is associated with the cachet, craft and provenance of flying, it’s Breitling
27 February 2020 - 05:00
If there’s a watch brand that is associated with the cachet, craft and provenance of flying, it’s Breitling. The Swiss company dates to 1884 but has been entrenched in this airborne world since the 1930s. In 1938 it launched a special aviation division, the Breitling Huit Aviation Department, to focus on onboard clocks for aircraft, and its clients included Britain’s Royal Air Force. You can imagine how busy the division was during World War 2.
Under the watch (pardon the pun) of new CEO Georges Kern, the brand is combining top tech and modern craftsmanship with this aviation heritage...
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