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BREITLING CHRONOGRAPHS Even as an apprentice watchmaker he was obsessed by the idea of further developing the measurement of short period of times with the help of special watches. There is little wonder therefore that it was a chronograph that took shape shortly after the end of his training - that chronograph started the professional career of Leon Breitling.
The first chronographs with counters, signed by the inventor and produced in his home-town of Saint-Imier, made their appearance in 1884.
In 1892, the young entrepreneur set up G. Leon Breitling S.A, Montbrillant Watch Factory in neighboring La Chaux-de-Fonds which continues today to be the heart of Swiss watchmaking. In 1914, his son Gaston Breitling began his career in the family firm and pushed ahead with the development of chronographs for the wrist. Willy Breitling took over the company in 1932 and was to introduce a chronograph for aircraft cockpits in 1936.
The “Chronomat” with a disc calculator was the first in 1947, and in 1952 the “Navitimer” with improved calculating features. This model went on to become one of the companies most successful, and is still manufactured today in almost exactly the same design. In 1962, a Breitling Chronograph missioned into space on the wrist of the astronaut Scott Carpenter.
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