A Week On The Wrist: The Breitling Navitimer 8 B01 Chronograph
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- Опубликовано: 25 авг 2024
- The original Breitling Navitimer is probably the most specific, in terms of purpose and function, of all pilot's watches, but the term covers what's actually a fairly diverse range of timepieces. The chronograph is strongly identified with aviation (to a significant extent, this is thanks to Breitling) but pilot's watches can certainly be highly accurate time-only watches intended to aid in navigation (often with shielding against magnetic fields) and the category can include GMT and two time-zone watches as well. Some of the most distinctive watches ever made were pilot's watches, including the Longines-Weems Second-Setting watch, and the Longines Hour-Angle. Like its brother-in-arms, the diver's watch, the days of a pilot's watch as an essential piece of gear in the cockpit are past; navigation today is a matter of GPS satellites and radar. But like diver's watches, pilot's watches still appeal, because the virtues of the world to which they are connected - bravery, the manifestation of hard-won skills, coolness under pressure - remain universally compelling. Behind every pilot's watch is a dream of being, as they say, "a natural-born stick-and-rudder man."
Which brings us to the Breitling Navitimer 8 B01 Chronograph. As any student of aviation watches knows, Breitling probably has more street cred as an aviation supplier than any other single watch manufacturer. The company started making cockpit instruments in its "Huit Aviation" department in the 1930s - its first aviation chronograph was made in 1936 (a black-dial model with radium hands and numerals). The first Chronomat, with a slide-rule bezel for general calculations, was produced in 1940 and of course, in 1952, the most famous of Breitling's pilot watches was introduced: the Navitimer, with a bezel that's essentially a miniaturized version of the E6B circular slide-rule flight computer (nicknamed the "whiz wheel" or "prayer wheel" by pilots) the first version of which was introduced all the way back in 1933.
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I think it looks really nice. The Navitimer name doesn't really matter to me, it's just looks like a good watch and of course the looks are a matter of taste. Breitling build quality is always impeccable and the B01 movement hasn't ever let me down. It's robust and resistant to "mistakes" that would break other chronograph or date complication watches. I do believe the B01 movement was actually released in 2009, not 2013, as I own a Transocean Chronograph from 2009 which uses this movement.
Look at was has become of breitling....
Does Hodinkee ever has any constructive criticism when it comes to watches ?
Looks like they don't, money talks I guess.
Someone has to pay for that plane to go up in the air !
"Navitimer"
Cant agree with others in the comment section. I like this new design way more than the "normal" navitimer. Besides, you could still buy the "normal" one, so why complain about the navitimer 8?
The black/white Chronometer is a gorgeous watch. Can be worn casually as well as very formally. Elegant and also sporty at the same time.
Impressive. I’m fed up with all my watches breaking down as soon as I take them on board an aircraft.
🤣😂 I see what you did there
I really like Jack Forester but this is a pretty ridiculous video lol. They flew a watch up in a plane to see if it could "perform" in that environment? Are you kidding me?!
By that logic, a Daniel Wellington is a pilots watch LMFAO
this feels like a spoof of a watch review
Next week they should take a patek into an office environment to see how it performs
Modern watches are mostly about aesthetic, and aviation is a big part of the Breitling aesthetic. Why not take it up in a plane? Makes for a better, and more fitting video than just sitting in the hodinkee office chatting about it.
@@indiefruit but to suggest that the watch might not work is so dumb, and is just Kool-aid for those who are willing to drink it
Why do people think of things as a "tool" anymore? Saying a 10k watch is a tool is a complete lie. Its a luxury symbol of wealth, and not much more.
A spanner is still a spanner even if we have no need for it. Jack mentions that we don't need them as tools anymore, but part of the 'tool watch' aesthetic is that it still feels fit for it's original intended purpose, even with all the fancy shit added on top.
There's many examples of "tools" that are used more for the art than practical purposes. E.g. people that can barely play guitar that drop $5k on a Gibson Les Paul, or people that don't race that buy a $100k AMG Mercedes. Appreciation of the tool's capability is a big part of the appeal.
As a countless Noble prize winner, I just passed my PHD preliminary examination for NASA in preparation for my Moon landing in 2033 utilizing my Breitling Navitimer. So yes, it is a tool watch sir.
I couldn't care less what it's called, it looks great and has a great movement.
bought one a couple months ago and I love it!
This watch isn’t for me but I loved the offer - “Tony, do you wanna try this watch on?” Classy touch to get a candid reaction...
Well done Jack! I really enjoyed this piece.
Beautiful Breitling Navitimer 8 B01 Chronograph and nice airplane
I loved the old, iconic Navi. This just looks like a wannabe Daytona.
Agree
More like a wannabe IWC (Portugese). I had the Navi 8 on the wrist, the blue is cool... but nothing else.
You can still get those in Navitimer 01
This in blue dial is gorgeous. I'm really glad to see the pilot getting to try on, too. Fits like a glove like he said :)
What a ridiculous premise on which to base a watch review.
better than zooming in on the watch for 20 min from one angle and talking about it. There is enough of that from others.
Great video!
The day Breitling decided to remove the wings off the dials, that day I stopped buying this brand.
edu danel And when did you start?
Edu Breitling has models without the wings logo on all her catalogs over time !! Soh is her best seller since 2007 and has no wings ... so you probably want to say something else or you just have less knowledge about breitling ☺
The plain "B" logo actually predates the winged logo. I do think it is good that Breitling makes a move towards more classy looking watches, rather than the big "in your face bling" watches they have been producing for a while.
Everything progresses in life. Nothing every stays the same. Learn to adapt or get left behind.
Hello Hodinkee, you guys and gals do some very good stuff.... Please don't try this hard ever again.
Why in the world would they put Navitimer on that dial ! Should’ve called it a new model with its own name! RIP Breitling
I, too, would agree that this newer version of the navitimer is far less desirable than the previous versions. Th production quality of the episode is top notch as usual, though.
Hodinkee is not becoming a marketing window. It was, and it is now.
Sad to see them move away from the original
Paul Not removed from the original, the original is there and will always be! This is just a new model and is fantastic !
People who like the old school design of the navitimer should check out the Sinn 903. Sinn secured the rights to produce the watches with the Navitimer design from Breitling. But were not allowed to use the name ‘Navitimer’...
Yes, i agree completely, the Sinn 903 is a very beautiful "Navitimer".
Anyone else missing the Friday lives?
Problem is, in this market they are up against the IWC Portuguese which KILLS IT
Hodinkee has gone so geeky it's trying to change things up with videos like Time and Tide to communicate adventure. Doesn't work. I was bored from the beginning. Hodinkee will never be James Bond cool.
Next Speedmaster Limited Edition release will have Jack Forster on board a Space X rocket headed to planet Mars.
Cool video
RIP Breitling
It does look very nice. Nice blue dial with while subdials. I like the layout of the numbers and markers around the dial. Easy to read the time, and very well proportioned dial. But this just doesn't feel like a Navitimer. Maybe they should have gone with a different name for this model. Like others have said in the comments, might as well get a Zenith El Primero or an IWC instead of this Breitling.
At least A Blog to Watch is transparent when it’s a paid advertisement.
100% of Shitter watches can pass this "flight test."
This model has ZERO roots in Breitlings history.
Matt McLoughlin you're absolutely wrong if you believe that. Check their Instagram page to look at the watch from the 30s it's based upon.
Oughta be based on the Navitimer, considering that's what they CALL IT. I don't buy into that 30s model nonsense. It's a lazy run of the mill chrono, 400% more expensive than a Longines because it says Breitling on it.
Matt McLoughlin You can literally make that argument for many high end watches. At the end of the day you're paying for a brand name more than the movement. Most in house engineered automatic Chronographs costs more than $8,000.
Sayeef Khan that is true.
I would like to see Breitling release a limited edition of the 806 navitimer hand wind...probably won’t happen though.
Good that there are still plenty of regular Navitimer with wing logo available.
The watch isn’t bad but you could change the name on the dial to Omega, Tag or any other name as it’s look is a bit common.
The Navitimer bezel on this piece is sort of useless.
I liked the video guys, cinematography was great as usual and jack you did a great job but it doesn’t make that watch any better.
Happy to have my winged Avenger ...
Doesn't feel like an 8k watch to me.
Yeah, maybe 2k but not from Breitling.
WOW! Best content from you guys so far! not because of the watch btw.
might as well buy a nomos
Not too bad for a Kickstarter watch
I lost my respect for Breitling - this watch does not bring it back! (You missed the opportunity to show how a pilot would use a Navitimer - if they still did.)
1000000$ Question: What's up with that bezel?
does this model still exist? whats the name of this model?
I'd much rather have any of the IWC Pilot watches.
I had them all... in fact looking to sell my last one and get as breitling navitimer
I love everything about this episode
Is this a joke?
Nice watch... but that clasp looks very difficult to open with short fingernails. Don't think I would buy it simply because of that.
Pretentiousness (ie. flying in a private jet) doesn't win anybody over. 1:21 there's your answer about it's usefulness as an aviation instrument. Oh, and 3:40 is total BS. Your audience would prefer it if you could actually be critical with the watches you review, or is this what journalism has become?
Very nice watch. However, despite their marketing, Breitling haven't sold watches to pilots in decades.
And Rolex doesn't too many Submariners to divers.
Ehh, that's not quite true. They're still popular with pilots, but only because of their history and cool factor. I know that a lot of pilots will buy/receive one as either a graduation gift when they get certified or, more common, when they get hired for their first job.
Didn't know that, thanks for the info. But I would guess that it's not used for actual piloting anymore, unlike dive watches which are still somewhat useful and sometimes necessary for divers
Oh yeah no, sorry, didn't mean to imply it was. They definitely don't serve any practical purpose anymore other than telling the time. I suppose if you really know how to use one properly it can serve as a last-ditch backup in case your other instruments fail, kind of like how dive watches now, when worn, only serve as a backup in case the dive computer fails.
Great excuse to expense a private plane outing.
I don't agree with the popular opinion on this one. I think this actually a COOL watch. It's just the 8k. For that price you need to be getting a whole lot more than just cool. Just my opinion
You have a good point. I think it is because most of us are partial to the "old" navitimer look - Myself included. That said, it is probably a decent watch.
Lol you don't have to take it to flight to exaggerate how cool it is. 10$ Casio watch will work in a cockpit I guarantee you.. worst hodinkee episode ever
He probably just wanted to use his company's funds to fly. And to that i say, good on him 😂
@@belc5778 lol that's what they do in hodinkee watch reviews like in some GMT watch with Pepsi Basel the guy was touring.. but almost every one do touring but no one do flying except pilots.. so the idea don't fit here for me
Calm down Comic Book Guy
Looks cheap. RIP Breitling
I don't know if it looks cheap, I would have to see it in person, but it doesn't look right for some reason
Typical Sponsored Post. 50% of video is wasted on things not related to watch at all and the other 50% is PR. Oh, contrary to many people here, I really like the watch.
Breitling has just become an abomination of a brand. Wouldn't consider them if they were a third their price.
why would anyone get this over an iwc pilot chrono?
For that matter, why would anyone spend money on an IWC?
Bill Cosgrave Because it keeps value better than this Breitling ever will and doesn't look like it has the bezel of a Samsung Gear s3 smartwatch .
ThePhiltastic IWC may hold its value but is it a better pilot watch?
ThePhiltastic If you want to buy watches to sell them buy rolex and patek ... Breitling is targeted at people who buy something because they like it and they want to wear it and not to resellers!
In relation to iwc ...in which one do you refer to?the iwc in-house pilots is alot more expensive then this ine and if you say 3777 then put opposite the valjoux navitimer 8 ... and no .. the iwc is not better watches than this breitling! ☺
Seriously underwhelmed by this watch...👎
Stunning
Not impressed, if it ain't broke don't fix it. Go back to what it was. Aesthetics 👎 movement,👍
Navitimer 46 blacksteel
It’s not a pilots watch. It’s a luxury watch made to look like a pilot watch. However I love the watch design.
8K 😥 for that
Don't worry, depreciation is going to hit hard.
Looked good until I saw the price.
Jesus!! These guys don't know what to do with their youtube budget.....
It's not a breitling. And it certainly isn't a navitimer.
Honestly, the staggering number of people commenting here, that have no idea what they're talking about, is amusing.
Aircraft. Watch reviews. What great job! Any vacancies? :-) Wouldn't pay that price for that watch though.
Sign me up!
This is pure cringe....
Breitling has become "Boring". Sadly, it's a dying brand.
Cheaply made watch and strap, embarrassing!
Blue is better, this looks pretty crap tbh
this is a lame video. Could you guys try a little harder to make something out of this..? Paid reviews...
Nice watch but hideously overpriced..no wonder why it’s going for 45% off RRP on grey market sites
Nice vid but not a nice watch
I enjoyed watching the plane fly. But this isn't a review. This is a payed for commercial. There is nothing wrong with that if Hodinkee disclosed that. This channel is turning into a shit show.