The new Breitling Superocean Heritage collection is released in 2025
The new collection is the first major update since 2017, retaining the connection with Breitling’s first diver’s watch and fine-tuning it for today.
While most of us naturally think of chronographs and its history as an aviation supplier when we think of fake Breitling, the company’s history certainly covers a wider range of watches (although technical watchmaking for the aviation and aerospace sectors remains key to Breitling’s identity even today). Many enthusiasts already know that Breitling produces a variety of diver’s watches in the Superocean and Superocean Heritage collections, but may be surprised to learn that the first Breitling diver’s watches – the Superocean references 1004 (time only) and 807 (chronograph) – were introduced as early as 1957, making the Superocean part of the first generation of diver’s watches that also included the Omega Seamaster, Rolex Submariner and Blancpain 50 Fathoms.
Over the next few decades, Breitling would continue to produce high-spec deep-sea diver’s watches rated to 1,000 meters (starting with the ref. 81190 in 1983) and eventually 2,000 meters, as well as introduce automatic diver’s chronographs and innovations such as the “Slow Motion” ref. 2005 in 1964 – a modified diver’s chronograph with a central chronograph hand that rotated once per hour rather than once per minute to help track dive times.
Breitling introduced the Superocean Heritage collection in 2007 to mark the 50th anniversary of the original watch. The new collection retained the bezel design and hands of the 1957 Superocean, but with smaller hour markers than the elongated triangular markers on the original dial. In 2017, Breitling launched the Superocean II, which upgraded the steel bezel of the 2007 Superocean to a matte ceramic bezel and the movement from the ETA 2824-based caliber 19 to the B20, Breitling’s update to the Tudor MT5612.
Today, Breitling has just announced the third major update to the Superocean Heritage collection.
The new Superocean Heritage watches reflect the collection’s focus on core design and universal design features and will completely replace the previous Superocean Heritage watches. All watches in the new collection share some common features, including an all-steel case, a rubber or steel Milanese mesh bracelet that tapers toward the clasp, and a ceramic bezel. The bracelet and strap are now flush with the case, and the dials, hands and hour markers throughout the collection have been slightly adjusted to echo the original 1957 model. Like its predecessor, the Superocean Heritage collection differs from the Superocean collection in many details, such as the absence of the crown guard on the Heritage models.
With the exception of the 36mm models, which will use the Breitling B10 movement (Sellita SW 300 or ETA 2892 base), all watches (except the chronograph 42 and 44 models) will use the Breitling B31 movement, which was launched at the Top Time B31 in Geneva last March. high luxury store
As expected, these chronographs will be equipped with Breitling’s in-house developed B01 automatic movement, a modern vertical clutch column wheel chronograph movement with a power reserve of 70 hours. All new watches will be chronometer-certified by the COSC (Official Swiss Chronometer Testing Institute), including the 36mm model.
The color scheme will be a matching combination of the dial bezel in green, blue, black, and for some models, a very nice combination of black or blue with gold hands, indexes, bezel markers, and red gold bezel and crown.
Specifically:
Heritage Automatic 36, green and blue
Heritage B31 Automatic 40, black and green,
Heritage B31 Automatic 42, blue, green, black, and black with rose gold
Heritage B31 Automatic 44, green, black, and blue with rose gold
Heritage B01 Chronograph 42, blue, green, and black with rose gold
Finally, Breitling has also teamed up with surfing superstar Kelly Slater to create a new watch for the surfing world. Slater, a record 53-year-old World Surf League champion, has unveiled a special edition of the Breitling Superocean Heritage watch. The dial features a leaf pattern that Breitling says was inspired by “the light and shadow of a tropical tree canopy.” The Kelly Slater watch is available in limited editions.
Despite all the changes, the watches remain instantly recognizable Superocean Heritage watches and inherit all the unique features and technical prowess of their predecessors. Another update to the collection is a subtle but clear link to the 1957 original – first seen on ref. 1004 and ref. The split circle and wedge-shaped index at 12 o’clock on the 807, as well as the pointed hands and indices, are now used on all models, replacing the split indices at 12 o’clock in the outgoing series.
Breitling Superocean Heritage: All models are stainless steel, water-resistant to 200 meters and COSC-certified. All B31 models are equipped with Breitling Caliber B31 (B10 for the 36 mm model) and Caliber B01 for the chronograph models. The Heritage B31 Automatic 40 Kelly Slater is a limited edition. All models are available with a rubber strap or a stainless steel mesh bracelet with a butterfly clasp. All models have a curved sapphire crystal and a sapphire crystal back.
Breitling Superocean Heritage Automatic 36: Case, 36 mm x 10.42 mm, blue or green. Reference: AB31101A1C1S1 or AB31101A1C1A1
Breitling Superocean Heritage B31 Automatic 40: Case size: 40 mm x 11.73 mm, available in black or green. Model: AB3110241B1S1, AB3110241B1A1, AB3110361L1S1 or AB3110361L1A1
Breitling Superocean Heritage B31 Automatic 42: Case size: 42 mm x 12.03 mm, available in black, blue, green or black gold with 18K Four styles are available in red gold. Model: AB3111241B1S1, AB3111241B1A1, AB3111161C1S1, AB3111161C1A1, AB3111361L1S1, AB3111361L1A1, UB3111241B1S1 or UB3111241B1A1
Breitling Superocean Heritage B31 Automatic 44: Case size: 44 mm x 12.17 mm, available in black, green or blue gold. Model: AB3112241B1S1, AB3112241B1A1, AB3112361L1S1, AB3112361L1A1, UB3112161C1S1 or UB3112161C1A1
Breitling Superocean Heritage B01 Chronograph 42: Case size 44 mm x 12.17 mm, available in blue, green or black with 18K gold; blue and gold. Model: AB0156161C1S1, AB0156161C1A1, AB0156361L1S1, AB0156361L1A1, UB0156H11B1A1 or UB0156H11B1S1
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