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General

Collection
Not known
Air-King
Status (differs)
Limited edition
In production
Introduced (differs)
2024
2022
Retail price
US$12,300
€8,000

Case

Shape
Not known
Round
Diameter (differs)
38 mm
40 mm
Thickness
11.88 mm
Not known
Lug width (differs)
20 mm
21 mm
Material (differs)
Stainless steel
Oystersteel
Bezel
Not known
Smooth
Caseback
Screw-down
Screw-down
Crystal (differs)
Sapphire, Anti-reflective on both sides
Sapphire
Cyclops
Not known
No
Crown (differs)
Push-pull
Screw-down
Water resistance
100 m
100 m

Movement

Calibre (differs)
Breitling 17
Rolex 3230
Type
Automatic
Automatic
Origin
Not known
In-house
Power reserve (differs)
38 h
70 h
Frequency
28,800 vph (4 Hz)
28,800 vph (4 Hz)
Jewels (differs)
25
31
Certification
Not known
Superlative Chronometer
Functions (differs)
  • Dial aperture
  • Centre hour, minute and seconds hands
  • Stop-seconds for precise time setting
Complications (differs)
  • Date
  • Central seconds
  • Hacking (stop) seconds

Dial

Colour (differs)
Black mother-of-pearl
Black
Material (differs)
Mother of pearl
Brass
Indices
Not known
Arabic numerals
Hands
Not known
Baton
Lume
Not known
Chromalight

Bracelet

Type
Metal bracelet
Metal bracelet
Name (differs)
Polished/brushed stainless steel Rouleaux bracelet
Oyster
Material (differs)
Stainless steel
Oystersteel
Clasp
Not known
Folding clasp