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BreitlingAviator 8 B01 Chronograph 43AB0119131B1
Breitling Aviator 8 B01 Chronograph 43
LonginesSpirit Zulu TimeL3.812.4.63
Longines Spirit Zulu Time

General

Status
Not known
In production
In production
Introduced (differs)
2019
2015
2022
Retail price (differs)
US$9,300
Not known
US$3,450

Case

Shape
Round
Round
Round
Diameter (differs)
43 mm
43 mm
42 mm
Thickness (differs)
13.97 mm
11.43 mm
14.1 mm
Lug to lug
Not known
Not known
49.4 mm
Lug width (differs)
23 mm
21 mm
22 mm
Material
Stainless steel
Stainless steel
Stainless steel
Bezel (differs)
Bidirectional rotating
Unidirectional rotating
Bidirectional rotating
Caseback (differs)
Display (sapphire)
Display (sapphire)
Solid
Crystal (differs)
Sapphire, Domed, Anti-reflective on both sides
Sapphire
Sapphire, Anti-reflective on both sides
Crown
Screw-down
Screw-down
Screw-down
Water resistance
100 m
100 m
100 m
Weight
Not known
Not known
113.9 g

Movement

Type
Automatic
Automatic
Automatic
Origin
In-house
In-house
Not known
Power reserve (differs)
70 h
60 h
72 h
Frequency (differs)
28,800 vph (4 Hz)
28,800 vph (4 Hz)
25,200 vph (3.5 Hz)
Jewels (differs)
47
40
21
Certification
Not known
COSC
COSC
Functions (differs)
  • 1/4th second, 30 minutes, 12 hours
  • Dial aperture
  • Date
  • Hours and minutes
  • Power-reserve indicator
  • Seconds
  • Stop seconds
  • Hours, minutes, seconds and date. 24 hours hand with time zone mechanism
Complications (differs)
  • Chronograph
  • Date
  • Small seconds
  • Date
  • Hacking (stop) seconds
  • Power reserve indicator
  • Date
  • GMT / second time zone

Dial

Colour (differs)
Anthracite
Black
Anthracite
Pattern (differs)
Sunburst
Gloss
Sunburst
Indices (differs)
Arabic numerals
Mixed
Applied, Arabic numerals
Hands (differs)
Syringe
Baton
Baton
Lume
Not known
Not known
Super-LumiNova

Bracelet

Type (differs)
Metal bracelet
Rubber strap
Leather strap
Name
Brushed stainless steel 3-row bracelet
Not known
Not known
Material
Stainless steel
Not known
Stainless steel
Clasp (differs)
Not known
Folding clasp, Stainless steel
Folding clasp
Strap colour (differs)
Not known
Black
Beige