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BreitlingAviator 8 B01 Chronograph 43AB0119131B1
Breitling Aviator 8 B01 Chronograph 43
BreitlingAviator 8 B01 Chronograph 43AB0119131C1
Breitling Aviator 8 B01 Chronograph 43

General

Collection
Yacht-Master II
Not known
Not known
Status
In production
Not known
Not known
Introduced (differs)
2026
2019
2019
Retail price
€59,500
US$9,300
US$9,300

Case

Shape
Round
Round
Round
Diameter (differs)
44 mm
43 mm
43 mm
Thickness
Not known
13.97 mm
13.97 mm
Lug width (differs)
22 mm
23 mm
23 mm
Material (differs)
18k yellow gold
Stainless steel
Stainless steel
Bezel
Bidirectional rotating
Bidirectional rotating
Bidirectional rotating
Bezel insert
Cerachrom ceramic, Blue
Not known
Not known
Caseback (differs)
Screw-down
Display (sapphire)
Display (sapphire)
Crystal (differs)
Sapphire
Sapphire, Domed, Anti-reflective on both sides
Sapphire, Domed, Anti-reflective on both sides
Cyclops
No
Not known
Not known
Crown
Screw-down
Screw-down
Screw-down
Water resistance
100 m
100 m
100 m

Movement

Type
Automatic
Automatic
Automatic
Origin
In-house
In-house
In-house
Power reserve (differs)
72 h
70 h
70 h
Frequency
28,800 vph (4 Hz)
28,800 vph (4 Hz)
28,800 vph (4 Hz)
Jewels
47
47
47
Certification
Superlative Chronometer
Not known
Not known
Functions (differs)
  • Centre hour and minute hands, small seconds hand at 6 o'clock
  • Programmable countdown with mechanical memory and on-the-fly synchronization
  • Stop-seconds for precise time setting
  • 1/4th second, 30 minutes, 12 hours
  • Dial aperture
  • 1/4th second, 30 minutes, 12 hours
  • Dial aperture
Complications (differs)
  • Chronograph
  • Hacking (stop) seconds
  • Small seconds
  • Chronograph
  • Date
  • Small seconds
  • Chronograph
  • Date
  • Small seconds

Dial

Colour (differs)
White
Anthracite
Blue
Material
Brass
Not known
Not known
Pattern (differs)
Matte
Sunburst
Sunburst
Indices (differs)
Baton
Arabic numerals
Arabic numerals
Hands
Not known
Syringe
Syringe
Lume
Chromalight
Not known
Not known

Bracelet

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