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BreitlingAviator 8 Automatic 41A17315101B1
Breitling Aviator 8 Automatic 41
RolexDatejust 41126300
Rolex Datejust 41

General

Collection
Not known
Datejust
Not known
Status (differs)
Discontinued
In production
Limited edition
Introduced (differs)
2019
2017
2020
Discontinued
2019
Not known
Not known
Retail price
US$5,100
€8,750
US$6,000

Case

Shape
Round
Round
Round
Diameter (differs)
41 mm
41 mm
42 mm
Thickness (differs)
10.74 mm
Not known
9.99 mm
Lug width (differs)
21 mm
21 mm
20 mm
Material (differs)
Stainless steel
Oystersteel
Stainless steel
Bezel (differs)
Bidirectional rotating
Smooth
Bidirectional rotating
Caseback
Screw-down
Screw-down
Screw-down
Crystal (differs)
Sapphire, Domed, Anti-reflective on both sides
Sapphire
Sapphire, Domed, Anti-reflective on both sides
Cyclops
Not known
Yes
Not known
Crown (differs)
Screw-down
Screw-down
Push-pull
Water resistance
100 m
100 m
100 m

Movement

Type
Automatic
Automatic
Automatic
Origin
Not known
In-house
Not known
Power reserve (differs)
38 h
70 h
42 h
Frequency
28,800 vph (4 Hz)
28,800 vph (4 Hz)
28,800 vph (4 Hz)
Jewels (differs)
25
31
25
Certification
Not known
Superlative Chronometer
Not known
Functions (differs)
  • Dial aperture
  • Centre hour, minute and seconds hands
  • Instantaneous date with rapid setting
  • Stop-seconds for precise time setting
  • Chronometer
  • Hours
  • Minutes
  • Seconds
Complications (differs)
  • Date
  • Central seconds
  • Date
  • Hacking (stop) seconds
  • Date

Dial

Colour (differs)
Black
Slate
Black
Material
Not known
Brass
Not known
Pattern (differs)
Sunburst
Gradient
Not known
Indices (differs)
Arabic numerals
Baton
Mixed
Hands (differs)
Syringe
Baton
Arrow
Lume
Not known
Chromalight
Not known

Bracelet

Type
Metal bracelet
Metal bracelet
Metal bracelet
Name (differs)
Brushed stainless steel 3-row bracelet
Jubilee
Polished stainless steel mesh bracelet
Material (differs)
Stainless steel
Oystersteel
Stainless steel
Clasp
Not known
Folding clasp
Not known