Introducing The Breitling Navitimer B19 Chronograph 43 Perpetual Calendar

Since its founding in 1884, Breitling has built much of its identity around the chronograph as an instrument shaped by real-world use. That legacy is especially clear in the Navitimer, a watch that has long stood at the intersection of aviation history, technical design, and popular culture. Few pilot’s watches have moved so convincingly from cockpit equipment to enduring icon.

Within Breitling’s modern collection, the Navitimer continues to occupy a special place because it carries some of the brand’s most recognizable codes. First introduced in 1952 for the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, it brought together a chronograph and a circular slide rule in a way that made the watch genuinely useful to aviators. Over the decades, that original idea evolved into something larger than a tool watch. The Navitimer became one of the defining faces of Breitling itself, a model able to absorb changing tastes without losing its essential character.

Following the release of its first perpetual calendar movement two years ago in red gold, the brand now introduces the Navitimer B19 Chronograph 43 Perpetual Calendar. It is presented in two versions, one in stainless steel and one in full platinum.

In the steel model, Breitling combines a stainless steel case with a platinum bezel, while the more exclusive version is crafted entirely in platinum. The familiar Navitimer silhouette remains intact, with the bidirectional bezel framing the circular slide rule and preserving the technical identity that has defined the watch for generations. Even at this more elaborate level, the case still reads immediately as a Navitimer. It measures 43 mm in diameter and 15.14 mm in thickness.

Around the back, Breitling fits each watch with a screwed sapphire caseback, allowing a view of the movement within. The steel version uses a stainless steel caseback, while the full platinum model receives a platinum one. Water resistance is rated at 30 meters.

The dial comes in anthracite for the steel version and marine blue for the platinum model. Both are fitted with luminescent hour and minute hands and Super-LumiNova-filled indices, ensuring clarity in low light. The central hands indicate the hours and minutes, while the chronograph seconds hand is also mounted centrally. The subdials carry the remaining calendar and chronograph indications, while the moonphase at 12 o’clock stands out as one of the most eye-catching elements on the dial.

Powering both watches is the Breitling Manufacture Caliber B19, an automatic movement beating at 28,800 vph (4 Hz) with a power reserve of 96 hours. This caliber combines chronograph functionality with a perpetual calendar, placing it among the most mechanically advanced movements currently used by the brand. Breitling also certifies it as a COSC chronometer.

The strap options further distinguish the two executions. The stainless steel reference is offered either on a brown alligator leather strap with a folding buckle or on a stainless steel seven-row bracelet with a folding clasp. The full platinum version is paired with a blue alligator leather strap secured by a white gold folding buckle.

In terms of edition status, the full platinum Navitimer B19 is limited to 75 pieces, while the stainless steel version joins the collection as a regular production model. As for price, the stainless steel model costs EUR 32,000 / AED 135,610 on a strap and EUR 32,500 / AED 137,760 on a bracelet, while the full platinum edition is priced at EUR 49,000 / AED 210,945.

For more information, visit Breitling’s official website.