{"product_id":"breitling-navitimer-as03433","title":"Breitling Navitimer","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhy We Love It\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginally released in 1954, the Breitling \u003c\/span\u003eNavitimer has been in production longer than any other sporting chronograph. Complex yet elegant, the Reference 806 has a dial that you're bound to get lost in...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThis particular example, a Reference 806, features an extremely sharp 40mm case constructed from steel, the perfect choice for a purpose-built rugged tool watch. The reverse-panda twin jet dial is busy, but rightfully so. Watches used by those flying airplanes should be complicated, right? With that said, we know a lot of pilots. We're yet to meet one who actually knows how to use one of these as a navigational instrument.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eSo if you're the lucky one to scoop up this beautiful example and actually figure out how to use it - let us know!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Story\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Breitling designed the Navitimer in the early 1950s, the concept of a civilian tool watch was a novel idea. Watch companies produced a few purpose-designed pieces for military use in the early 20th century, but most watches that were sold at retailers were designed with purely fashion in mind. In the 1950s and 1960s, the tool watch market exploded, fueled by the popularity of SCUBA diving and the growing interest in aviation.  Breitling was one of the earliest manufactures to respond to the trend when they released the Navitimer in 1954.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost passers-by would refer to the Navitimer as a watch, but that’s not quite right. This is a wrist-worn navigational computer. The Navitimer’s most distinctive feature, the slide rule bezel, is used by pilots to calculate airspeed, ascent and decent rates, flight time, distance traveled, fuel consumption and even imperial to metric unit conversions. The Navitimer truly is a computer, and also happens to be one of the best damn looking watches out there. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Breitling","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":30325669789783,"sku":null,"price":5500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0809\/1255\/products\/AS03433.jpg?v=1582058547","url":"https:\/\/www.analogshift.com\/products\/breitling-navitimer-as03433","provider":"Analog:Shift","version":"1.0","type":"link"}