It’s a very special year for Boeing – after more than half a century since the first Boeing 747 flight, the last of the 747 aircraft is getting ready to be delivered to Atlas Air this week. This huge ...

In what must be the most extravagant Navitimer ever released, the B19 Chronograph Perpetual Calendar now comes in a full ...

Created in 1952 for the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA), the Navitimer united a chronograph with Breitling’s patented circular slide rule, allowing aviators to perform flight ...

Commercial airline travel just isn’t what it used to be, to put it gently. October 24, 2003, marks the end of the last golden age of public aeronautical travel. On that day, the Concorde was retired, ...

Breitling is one of the most revered luxury watchmakers in the world, loved just as much for their rich Swiss heritage as ...

With its deep-rooted influence in the history of aviation, the Navitimer has links to some of the most legendary planes ever ...

In a roll call of the 20 th century’s most notable wristwatches, the 1952 Navitimer, a “navigational timer” for pilots and the oldest mechanical chronograph in continuous production, hardly needs a ...

More than 70 years ago, Willy Breitling added a circular-designed slide rule to a chronograph wristwatch, so pilots of the day could make calculations mid-flight. Originally deployed on an early ...

Prior to the introduction of flight computers, pilots relied solely upon analog instruments to ensure their safety. A smooth and successful flight depended upon the accuracy of dash-mounted altimeters ...

You’ve heard it before, travel is back. And if you’ve flown commercially any time in the last few months you know it’s back with a bang. So leave it to Breitling—a Swiss watchmaker with a long history ...

From the time it taxied onto the runway for the first time in 1969, the Boeing 747 was an instant game changer. It was more than twice the size of its predecessor (the Boeing 707, with two aisles and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. You’ve heard it before, travel is back. And if you’ve flown commercially any time in the last few months you know it’s back with a ...