{"product_id":"breitling-datora-racing-dashboard-dial-as07434","title":"Breitling Datora Racing 'Dashboard' Dial","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThere is perhaps no more versatile complication than the chronograph. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eFrom race cars to rocket ships, boats to battlefields, you are likely to find a chronograph being employed to measure a plethora of tasks and times. From the Greek \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ekhrónos \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e(“time) and\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e gráphō \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e(“to write”), a chronograph is a watch that has the ability to record time, generally via the addition of small sub-counters that register minutes and hours. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eOne of the most interesting and wide-ranging of 20th-century vintage chronographs has to be Breitling’s Datora line. The model family debuted with classic-looking chronographs featuring date complications in the 1940s, but the 1970s is when peak funkiness was achieved. One glance at a ‘70s Datora lets you know that you’re firmly in the time of disco!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThis particular Datora, a Reference 2030, dates to circa 1969 and features a 38mm stainless steel cushion case with an acrylic crystal, a signed crown, barrel pushers, and a polished bezel. It contains a matte black \u003cem\u003eexotic \u003c\/em\u003e‘racing’ dial with applied indices, an outer tachymeter scale, a dual-register chronograph layout with a date at 6:00, and a matching handset with a bright orange seconds hand. If this isn’t one of the coolest dials you’ve ever seen, full stop, then we’ll eat our hat!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ePowered by the venerable manually wound Valjoux 7734 movement, it comes paired to a fantastic Nero black Ralstra® rallye-style leather strap with an drilled steel pin buckle.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eWhether you’re a diehard automotive fanatic or you’re simply on the hunt for an unconventional chronograph, this Datora is a fantastic piece to snag.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Breitling","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39940117889111,"sku":"40940044","price":3850.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0809\/1255\/products\/AS07434_40940044_BREITLING_DATORADASHBOARDDIAL_2030-6.jpg?v=1662500504","url":"https:\/\/www.analogshift.com\/products\/breitling-datora-racing-dashboard-dial-as07434","provider":"Analog:Shift","version":"1.0","type":"link"}