Founded in Saint-Imier, Switzerland in 1884 by Léon Breitling, the brand has built its entire identity around precision instruments for aviation and professional use. The original Navitimer, launched in 1952, became the definitive pilot's chronograph — worn by astronauts, test pilots and aviation professionals worldwide. The Navitimer 8, introduced in 2018, takes a deliberate step back in time to draw inspiration from Breitling's pre-Navitimer aviation watches of the 1930s and 1940s: cleaner, more instrument-like, and stripped of the slide rule bezel that defines the classic Navitimer.

Reference A17314101B1A1 is a 41 mm stainless steel automatic three-hand watch, 10.74 mm in thickness, with a brushed and polished case and a screw-down crown. The black sunray dial carries luminescent Arabic numeral hour markers, a fine printed inner minutes track and polished hands with luminescent fill — a nicely structured layout that reads as a direct evolution of 1940s cockpit instrument design. A date window sits at six o'clock. At its heart beats the Breitling Calibre 17, COSC-certified, running at 28,800 vph with 25 jewels and a 40-hour power reserve. The cambered sapphire crystal carries anti-reflective coating on both sides for clear visibility. The bidirectional rotating bezel features a knurled stainless steel construction. Water resistance is rated to 100 metres. The watch is fitted on a brushed stainless steel Professional III bracelet with a deployant clasp.

This Breitling Navitimer 8 Automatic 41 is in near mint condition and comes as a full set.