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LonginesSpirit FlybackL3.821.4.93
Longines Spirit Flyback
BreitlingAviator 8 B01 Chronograph 43AB0119131C1
Breitling Aviator 8 B01 Chronograph 43

General

Collection
Not known
MultiChron Pilot
Not known
Status
In production
In production
Not known
Introduced (differs)
2023
Not known
2019
Retail price (differs)
US$5,000
US$4,400
US$9,300

Case

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

Movement

Type
Automatic
Automatic
Automatic
Origin
Not known
Not known
In-house
Power reserve (differs)
68 h
65 h
70 h
Frequency
28,800 vph (4 Hz)
28,800 vph (4 Hz)
28,800 vph (4 Hz)
Jewels (differs)
28
Not known
47
Certification
COSC
Not known
Not known
Functions (differs)
  • Hours, minutes, small seconds at 9 o'clock
  • Chronograph mechanism: central 60 seconds hand and 30 minutes counter at 3 o'clock
Not known
  • 1/4th second, 30 minutes, 12 hours
  • Dial aperture
Complications (differs)
  • Chronograph
  • Flyback chronograph
  • Small seconds
  • Chronograph
  • Chronograph
  • Date
  • Small seconds

Dial

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

Bracelet

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