Breitling Watches and Their History!

Breitling watches are loved the world over for their performance, functionality, precision and accuracy. Their different collections have proved time and again that when it comes to offering quality products that are a lifetime investment they have never failed or disappointed. They are a must have in one’s collection of high end luxurious watches that can be easily passed down from one generation to another.

Breitling watches, a Swiss watch manufacturing company is a privately owned company with its headquarters located in Switzerland. Established in the year 1884 by Leon Breitling, the company is well known for their Swiss models and Swiss components. So far they have several collections to their credit. By the year 2000, they began to offer timepieces with certified Chronometers in namely three categories which are classified as Navitimer watches, Diving watches and the Luxury watches. Their specialty lies in offering timepieces with an oversized dial which enhances the readability factor along with polished cases and bracelets.

Unlike its competitors, Breitling watches don’t only feature Swiss components in their timepieces but they manufacture it in their factory as well. Raw movements are brought from their factories located at ETA and Valjoux which are then modified and customized as per the model and its requirements before they are certified. If you are wondering how did the company come into existence since in the initial days it was involved in making different movements and parts only? Well the answer is simple. They did this in the initial years, by 1892 the company had grown significantly and had gained recognition for their movements and precision counters and relocated their office to La Chaux de Fonds, where they started manufacturing Swiss timepieces on full swing.

By the time 2000 came, the company had covered nearly 100 years of watch manufacturing. By now the company had shifted its office and relocated it at Grechen in Switzerland. This latest branch has the most updated modern administration building with a state of the art manufacturing unit where all the Breitling watches are made before they are distributed throughout the world so that watch lovers across the globe can easily access their timepieces. Their ability to create all the parts of the watch and then assemble it to create their highly advanced timepieces has ensured that they remain the top favorite of watch lovers across the globe. This strongly reflects on their commitment, dedication and zeal to offer timepieces that are not only technologically advanced but are exceptional in matters of performance, accuracy and precision as well.

In the present day Breitling watches enjoy a cult like status amongst watch lovers across the globe. They are appreciated and loved by celebrities, sport stars, politicians across the globe for their accuracy and precision. They have been supplying timepieces to both the armed forces as well as the Royal Air Force for a long time now. No other contemporary Swiss watch manufacturing company enjoys this status and position. This is the only company that has earned the respect of the international community in spite of being a relatively small company compared to the others. They have continually launched several collections that are not only incredible but also high on quality and performance.