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BreitlingAviator 8 B01 Chronograph 43AB0119131C1
Breitling Aviator 8 B01 Chronograph 43
RolexSky‑Dweller336938
Rolex Sky-Dweller
LonginesSpirit FlybackL3.821.4.93
Longines Spirit Flyback

General

Collection
Not known
Sky-Dweller
Not known
Status
Not known
In production
In production
Introduced (differs)
2019
2023
2023
Retail price
US$9,300
€58,900
US$5,000

Case

Shape
Round
Round
Round
Diameter (differs)
43 mm
42 mm
42 mm
Thickness (differs)
13.97 mm
14.1 mm
17 mm
Lug to lug
Not known
Not known
49.5 mm
Lug width (differs)
23 mm
22 mm
22 mm
Material (differs)
Stainless steel
18k yellow gold
Stainless steel
Bezel
Bidirectional rotating
Bidirectional rotating
Bidirectional rotating
Caseback (differs)
Display (sapphire)
Screw-down
Display (sapphire)
Crystal (differs)
Sapphire, Domed, Anti-reflective on both sides
Sapphire
Sapphire, Anti-reflective on both sides
Cyclops
Not known
Yes
Not known
Crown
Screw-down
Screw-down
Screw-down
Water resistance
100 m
100 m
100 m
Weight
Not known
Not known
127.4 g

Movement

Type
Automatic
Automatic
Automatic
Origin
In-house
In-house
Not known
Power reserve (differs)
70 h
80 h
68 h
Frequency
28,800 vph (4 Hz)
28,800 vph (4 Hz)
28,800 vph (4 Hz)
Jewels (differs)
47
40
28
Certification (differs)
Not known
Superlative Chronometer
COSC
Functions (differs)
  • 1/4th second, 30 minutes, 12 hours
  • Dial aperture
  • Centre hour, minute and seconds hands
  • 24-hour display on off-centre disc
  • Second time zone
  • Instantaneous annual calendar at 3 o'clock and rapid-setting of the date
  • Month display via 12 apertures around the circumference of the dial
  • Stop-seconds for precise time setting
  • Hours, minutes, small seconds at 9 o'clock
  • Chronograph mechanism: central 60 seconds hand and 30 minutes counter at 3 o'clock
Complications (differs)
  • Chronograph
  • Date
  • Small seconds
  • Annual calendar
  • Central seconds
  • Date
  • GMT / second time zone
  • Hacking (stop) seconds
  • Month
  • Chronograph
  • Flyback chronograph
  • Small seconds

Dial

Colour (differs)
Blue
White
Blue
Material
Not known
Brass
Not known
Pattern
Sunburst
Sunburst
Sunburst
Indices (differs)
Arabic numerals
Baton
Applied, Arabic numerals
Hands (differs)
Syringe
Baton
Baton
Lume (differs)
Not known
Chromalight
Super-LumiNova

Bracelet

Type (differs)
Metal bracelet
Metal bracelet
Textile strap
Name (differs)
Brushed stainless steel 3-row bracelet
Oyster
Not known
Material (differs)
Stainless steel
18k yellow gold
Stainless steel
Clasp
Not known
Folding clasp
Folding clasp
Strap colour
Not known
Not known
Blue