Breitling Co-Pilot Chronograph Leather the Zenith El Primero

the Zenith El Primero

whose CEO—Fiechter—happened to be an amateur diver himself

lulling you into quiescence as you mediate on those beautiful blued steel hands

since it’s still in production)

and a matching blued-steel ‘sword’ handset

Breitling Co-Pilot Chronograph Leather the Zenith El PrimeroLike the Breguet Type 20, the Breitling Reference 765 or AVI was designed for helicopter pilots in the French army. Eager to secure the contract, in 1953 Breitling designed a watch that they thought would be perfect for the job. Unlike the Navitimer, the dial of the AVI displayed only the most essential information pilots needed the requisite hours and minutes, indicated by large luminescent hands, and registers for running seconds, 12 hours, and 30