New and hands-on review: Breitling Chronomat

Another new addition to the Breitling Chronomat replica watches swiss collection, with numerous styles, all featuring the new Rouleaux bracelet with butterfly clasp and equipped with the Breitling B01 chronograph movement.

The new Chronomat inherits the coat of the old Chronomat all-around sports watch, and its design cues continue the DNA of the original. All models share the same case and movement. The difference is only in the dial and case material.

The iconic rotating bezel, highlighted by a rider label, not only protects the crystal, but also makes handling of the bezel easier. These are the tabs at 3, 6, 9, 12 and they are set like trapezoids and slightly raised from the rest of the bezel.

Rider labels at 3 and 9 o’clock remain the same as the original and are interchangeable, so the wearer can use them for the “count up” or “count down” function.

The Breitling 1:1 replica watches case retains the time-tested shape of the old Chronomat, but the case size has been reduced from 44mm to 42mm. Aesthetically, the edges aren’t as rounded as earlier models, and the case looks like it’s been carved from a solid block of steel. The feeling is huge and solid, and frankly, very comforting and inspiring.

The bezel is quite wide and features the iconic rider labels at 12, 3, 6 and 9. The labels at 3 and 9 can be unscrewed in the Replica Breitling Watch workshop and exchanged to allow the watch to be used as a watch chronograph or countdown. The rest of the bezel is cleanly polished and only has a scribe line at each hour, except for the upper half which also has minute markers.

The top of the bezel and the pushers of the chronograph are polished. The crown retains the unusual conical shape of the Chronomats of the past, like an onion, but without bulges, with corrugated sides for easy gripping.

In practice, Fake Swiss Breitling Watch works because the crown is easily time-setting and winding. The rehaut is a slanted and marked tachymeter. The main dial itself features decal markers filled with SuperLuminova. And transfer the printed minute markers on the peripheral. The chronograph subdial is located at the 3/6/9 positions required by the B01 movement.

The links are small and cylindrical in shape, hence the name rouleaux. It feels very soft and comfortable on the wrist as it follows the contours of the anatomy so well. Visually, we also thought it was very beautiful, with the polished links on the alternating cylinders providing a visual link to the label and contrasting with the brushed cylinders.

The 1:1 Breitling Replica movement is a proper sports chronograph. The full-size rotor ensures sufficient winding capacity to replenish the mainspring with a power reserve of 70 hours. A traditional column wheel is used to control the chronograph functions, and the balance wheel operates at 28,800 bph. The movement is certified by the COSC Observatory.

Movement finishing is not at the level of haute horlogerie, but at an appropriate price level. It’s executed so well at a high engineering level that any sports watch would be proud to have it. The Breitling first copy pusher runs smoothly with good firm positive feedback on every push to confirm start, stop and reset. The case is rated for a performance of 200m and complies with ISO 6425 diving specifications, fully compliant.

Breitling replica vs real dominates because the elements are more harmonious – from the case and bezel to the hands and dial. All of these point to better design integration than the Tudor. For example, the Black Bay Chronograph has giant snowflake hands that, while it may be traditional, block the chronograph sub-dial in several places.