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As a consumer of fine watches, I think watch brands can hit the nail on the head in different ways. This can be in design, movements, historical accuracy, and — most relevant to the watch we will discuss in this article — fit and feel. The luxury replica Breitling Emergency II watches, while undoubtedly very capable, suffered from a size that was just not viable to regular consumers. At 51mm in diameter and almost 22mm thick, you’d either have to be a bodybuilder or a fighter pilot who wears it exclusively on the outside of your flight suit sleeve. To say the Emergency II was a niche product would still be an overstatement. There was virtually no one who could justify such a piece.

The first 43mm top UK Breitling Emergency fake watches (produced between 1995 and 2012 with incremental updates) was truly something that pilots could wear on their bare wrists or over their jackets using the bracelet extension. While still a chunky piece at 16mm thick, thanks to the titanium case and bracelet, it never felt heavy. Pilots aren’t superhumans with gigantic wrists, so mere mortals could wear it and feel like they still have a decently sized “instrument for professionals” (Breitling’s old tagline) on the wrist and not look crazy.

Quartz-powered luxury tools

I don’t think smartwatches should be the focus for luxury watch brands. I also think luxury brands should be cautious when making high quality Breitling replica watches of a noticeably lesser quality than their other models (I’m looking at you, Breitling Endurance). Therefore, if you’re going to make a battery-powered watch, why not have it make sense to have a battery in it?

Not to go on too much of a tangent, but let me talk about Omega’s Speedmaster X-33 Marstimer for a moment. It’s certainly not a watch for everyone, but you cannot say that it doesn’t handle it’s one job with flying colors. Let’s be real; an app on a smartwatch could give us the same information we receive from the Marstimer. However, Omega’s Marstimer refuses to be just that. Essentially, the Marstimer is a vehicle to display information relevant to (and on) Mars and our relationship with the planet. No more, no less. What it does, it does impeccably well. It boasts a brand-new battery-powered movement with no less than 155 components and 15 complications, housed in a titanium case with a matching bracelet.

It’s not what I’d call a “beautiful” watch by any means, but it is a heavy-duty, purpose-built piece of engineering. And for that reason, it is an excellent, admittedly niche watch. And you could argue that this ethos is what made the perfect Breitling Emergency copy watches such an essential and magnificent timepiece. I strongly believe it to be the shining star of all watch lines that the Schneider father-and-son duo created during their ownership of Breitling. I’d even dare to say that the Breitling Emergency is a more enthralling and remarkable watch than the Marstimer. After all, with its main feature, the Breitling Emergency was designed to quite literally save your life. This is a feature that no other watch (to my knowledge) can lay claim to.

The Breitling Emergency

Ultimately, pilots are the professionals that these instruments are for, so the complications are relevant to aviation. The Emergency includes analog time as well as two digital time displays, a 1/100th-second chronograph, second time zone, alarm, and perpetual calendar complications. The best Breitling replica watches also comes with two separate transmitter beacons that can send a distress signal up to roughly 160km away. This is far enough to alert airplanes in the relative vicinity.

The aforementioned 51mm Emergency II sends a signal that will reach satellites, providing a significantly more reliable chance of survival when activated. After unscrewing and pulling out the beacon’s crown, an antenna extends, which transmits a distress signal that will alert local rescue authorities and provide the wearer’s exact location. And this function was no joke. Upon purchasing, customers had to sign a document confirming that they would accept all responsibility for intentional misuse.

What if it were possible to create the “Emergency III” in a very wearable 43mm case with the capabilities of the Emergency II? It would be a huge step forward for Breitling in terms of innovation. Making such an accomplished piece of engineering inside a relatively small case will surely not be a small feat. But it would show that Breitling replica watches wholesale is indeed ready to up its “niche flex” game while also producing a watch — and I know I’m repeating myself — that could literally save your life.

Peace of mind on the wrist

I wore my Breitling Emergency replica watches online on countless motorcycle trips, including when I crossed the Swiss mountain passes to get to Italy. It may sound ridiculous to some, but I won’t lie, it was comforting to know that if I ever somehow lost control of my bike and ended up falling off the road where no one could find me, I would have a backup plan. This backup plan would be on my wrist, assuming my wrist hadn’t left my body! And yes, if this situation did happen, I would show off how my watch saved my life for the rest of my days.

People can debate all they want if Breitling’s Endurance or Swatch’s MoonSwatch are cash grabs or not. I’m in the camp that says if they make people happy and perhaps get new fans into the brands while giving the company more liquidity to make more awesome watches, then why not? As long as Swiss made fake Breitling’s typical high-quality watches remain the overwhelming majority of the brand’s collection, who am I to complain? I would wager that a new Breitling Emergency would be far from anything resembling a cash grab. It will be made for a niche clientele, but a clientele that is undoubtedly there. A clientele that I believe Breitling may not be paying much attention to at the moment.

It would be a watch for hardcore aviation enthusiasts, hobby pilots, or perhaps most commonly, adventurers seeking peace of mind that goes beyond hoping for a signal on their smartphone to call their local rescue service.

Final thoughts

Perhaps the next Emergency is already underway at Breitling… After all, Georges Kern has been on record (most recently, on Scottish Watches Podcast episode 436) for saying that the near future of the brand will be movement-focused. While the thought of mechanical, non-chronograph manufacture movements by the Swiss giant definitely excites me, I sincerely believe there is space for battery-powered movements as well. With the Emergency, the brand has proven that battery-powered movements shouldn’t only be used to make more affordable lookalikes of a mechanical watch. Instead, battery-powered China Breitling super clone watches can also be used in a way that directly befits the functionality and ana-digi layout.

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There is something to any vintage watch, but the best replica Breitling AVI ref. 765 “Lucy Digital” watches has it all. And I mean it. The size, the design, the movement, the twist, the originality, the legibility… and I could go on. It’s the ultimate vintage watch to own.

The analog UK 1:1 fake Breitling AVI ref. 765 watches is quite a popular watch and not so easy to come by. No wonder it became the role model for a re-edition three years ago. Equally, it was no surprise that the release was quite a success. The 15-minute totalizer with lumed indexes is so unique, and the super-cute, tiny syringe hand is a detail that will make you melt.

Staying cool and waiting for a 765 AVI “Lucy Digital”

Despite everything I just said, I never wanted to pull the trigger on either the original or the reissue. The reason was pretty prosaic: I knew another ref. 765 was out there but with a major twist — a date window that is not a date window at all. To explain, 10 out of 10 people and maybe 99 out of 100 people think it is a blurry date hiding in the square window. Only after you press the chronograph’s start pusher and wait for 60 seconds do you realize it’s actually a 15-minute counter.

Let’s start with Lucy

There used to be petty disputes about which brand was the first to present a watch of this style to the French Air Force, with Breguet Type 20 fans fighting for primacy. While Breguet ultimately won the contract thanks to a flyback function, history is not only about fables and rumors, and there are dates to rely on. Breguet presented the Type 20 prototype in 1954 but didn’t start delivering it until 1959. High quality Breitling replica watches not only presented the 765 AVI six years earlier in 1953 but also put it into production in April of that year. To end all the pointless discussions, the 765 AVI was nicknamed “Lucy,” like the remains of the earliest-known woman, the australopithecine dated to about 3.2 million years ago. To learn more about why Lucy was called Lucy, you can read my article on the Top 5 Unusual Watch Nicknames.

Analog vs. Digital

Since I learned that there was China copy Breitling 765 AVI Lucy Digital watches, the analog version always left me stone cold. I have seen it listed and offered online so many times, but not a single time did I even bother to look at the details. It seemed way too boring to me in comparison to the Lucy Digital. To catch the latter, however, is not so easy. There were only a couple of them that resurfaced in the last few years, and you want to be well educated on them before you decide to pull the trigger. You don’t want to end up with an incorrect bezel or hands.

Understanding Breitling 765 AVI Lucy Digital variations

Thanks to the precise archive work by Fred Mandelbaum, we know that there are four different Mks. Each one has a very specific setup, differing only in small details that might slip past the untrained eye.

Breitling 765 AVI Lucy Digital Mk1.1

In March 1953, the first 50 cases were assembled. This was just before Swiss made replica Breitling watches moved its headquarters to Geneva, so the dials are “pre-Geneve.” The fully lumed chrono seconds hand is unique to this execution, and it is combined with the slim, lumed syringe hands that we also see on the Mk1.2.

Breitling 765 AVI Lucy Digital Mk1.2

This was manufactured between late 1953 and 1956 after cheap Breitling fake watches had moved its headquarters to Geneva, so dials have the “Geneve” stamp. The richly lumed central chrono seconds hand was changed to a white hand with a teardrop-shaped lumed tip. As mentioned before, a correct Mk1.2 should have slim, lumed syringe-style hands for hours and minutes. The movements are marked “BOW” for US exports or carry no import code.

Breitling 765 AVI Lucy Digital Mk1.3 and Mk1.4

Mk1.3 was manufactured between 1956 and 1959, and its dials are marked “Geneve” too. The teardrop-shaped lumed chronograph seconds hand is combined with wider lumed syringe hands with a shorter “needle” on the hour hand. The movements are marked “WOG” for US exports, or they carry no import code.

And here comes Fred again, who helped me understand why my 765 Lucy Digital is a Mk1.4. The bezel on the Mk1.3 has 126 small beads, as do the Mk1.1 and Mk1.2. In 1960, perfect Breitling super clone watches fitted the 765 Lucy Digital with a similarly configured Mk1.4 bezel, but it “only” has 96 larger beads. There is a Lucy Digital listed on Chrono24 at the moment for a beefy €23K tag, but it’s fitted with a 765 Mk2 bezel. From the top, it might appear to be correct, but upon closer inspection of its coin edge, we see that it doesn’t belong to Lucy Digital at all. Be careful.

In love with the digital 15

Back to the design. Honestly, the idea of the digital minute counter blew my mind. I’ve always wondered why there weren’t more replica Breitling watches for men like that. I find reading a chronograph minute counter a bit tricky sometimes, especially if I don’t have much time or my attention needs to be somewhere else. For example, think of trying to read the elapsed time quickly while driving and keeping full attention on the traffic ahead. In such a situation, you will hardly find a more legible solution to ensure quick and precise time reading.

Best in class

Let’s dig deeper into why I claimed that the 765 Lucy Digital is the ultimate grail material. First of all, it’s the epic 40mm diameter for a watch from the mid-’50s. If you are used to strapping on decent 36mm vintage chronographs, you will see and feel the difference instantly. The sharp, beveled lugs give the Breitling fake watches store a pretty contemporary and sporty look. The airy dial provides a lot of space for oversized Arabic numerals for the hours. Especially when aged into sandy yellow tones, the dial makes for spectacular visuals. It’s only the orange-brown rust that biting into the tips of the snow-white hands that reminds you that this is a 60-something-year-old watch.

If you’ve never worn a 765 AVI before, the bezel might come as a surprise too. Besides the individualistic font to mark the 12 hours, it is quite sensational to use. When you rotate it with your fingers, you can feel how it always jumps off the secured position and clicks into another one when it reaches the next hour. This is a small but important detail that you won’t find on your Heuer Autavia. Details that matter would also include tiny screws on the side of the bezel, which you want to be original. The same applies to the specific crown with an angled inner side to glide freely around the beaded bezel.

Successful strap exercise

I hate thick leather straps, and that’s what you often get when you order a strap that’s 22mm wide. Straps of that size also don’t taper much, and they often bother me on the wrist. After instantly falling in love with the smooth and thin strap that I got for my Gallet Filmeter, I approached Jan from Watchstrapheaven again. I asked if he still had that soft leather, but this time, I asked to add boxed stitching and make it a hair thicker.

At first, I was a bit surprised by the contrasting lining that Jan put on the inside, but very soon, I found it to be an amazing detail. Notice also that dramatic tapering is down to 15mm. I was unsure what it would look like, but I decided to go for it anyway. I feared it might look comical with the best quality Breitling replica watches’ diameter and lug spacing, but the result is just perfect, both visually and practically. This strap is light and soft. It looks vintage, but apparently, the leather is fresh, and it looks original.

Last thoughts

It took me five years to find the right Breitling 765 AVI Lucy Digital. It’s strange to say it aloud, but it kind of ended the vintage Breitling pursuit for me. I got a calming and satisfying feeling that the search came to an end. Now I feel that I got the best of the vintage Breitling fake watches shop site out there, but we shall see how long that lasts… For now, I am so overwhelmed by this unique take on a chronograph, its majestic looks, and perfect wearability. Happy hunting!

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Who else here finds the rising prices of watches depressing? Okay, I see a few hands up, so I guess I’m not alone. Thankfully, the pre-owned market can offer some solace with many iconic watches that are still relatively attainable. These days, I believe the key is either to go neo-vintage or choose the variations that are off the beaten path. The perfect replica Breitling Navitimer watches line offers ample opportunity to do this, and I think it’s time we shared some intriguing options in our Pre-Owned Spotlight!

If you want to buy cheap UK fake Breitling Navitimer (chronograph) watches at retail today, you’ll have to fork over at least €7,700. That’s the price for the Navitimer Ref. 806 1959 Re-Edition, a watch that Mike reviewed back in 2019 here. It’s surprising that this 1,959-piece limited edition is still in Breitling’s catalog almost four years later. However, it’s markedly cheaper than the closest option, the €8,400 Navitimer B01 Chronograph 41 on a strap. Although I love the Navitimer and think the newest ones are brilliant, I doubt that I could bring myself to pay prices like that. For me, the sweet spot is €3K–5K. That makes a watch purchase feel special while not hurting too much. And though financial matters are always highly personal, I thought I’d share some lovely Swiss made Breitling Navitimer replica watches in this range. I believe they pack a proper punch for the deal-seekers among us, so let’s take a look!

Breitling Old Navitimer II ref. A13022 Replica Watches

This model is our entry point for today, as it’s a great, standard option for a reasonable price. While the listing simply calls this watch the “Old Navitimer,” this reference is actually the Old Navitimer II. Somewhat confusingly, it was the third in the Old Navitimer series, which began with the ref. 81600 in 1985. That model was the first 1:1 top Breitling Navitimer copy watches to come back into production after Ernest Schneider purchased Breitling six years earlier. It used a hand-wound Lemania movement with a 3-6-9 sub-dial layout, and it had a mineral crystal and a snap-on case back. The Old Navitimer I (ref. 81610) followed in 1989, housing the famous ETA/Valjoux 7750 movement (Breitling caliber 13). With it came a 12-6-9 sub-dial layout, but the snap-on back and mineral crystal remained. Finally, the Old Navtimer II (ref. A13022) came out in 1993, featuring a new screw-down case back and a sapphire crystal.

The luxury replica Breitling Old Navitimer II watches also saw the addition of the “script B” counterweight to the chronograph seconds hand. This is a design hallmark of the Schneider era, as is the “Breitling Wings & Anchor” logo at 3 o’clock. Despite the Navitimer’s busy look, the black dial, baton indices, silver registers, and white slide rule make this model quite legible. The blued hands in the sub-dials look awesome, and the lume on the central hour and minute hands appears to match the tritium pips on the dial. Size-wise, the Old Navitimer II is fairly traditional, measuring 41.5mm across the bezel, 48mm from lug to lug, and 14.2mm thick. This example comes on a black Breitling leather strap, measuring 22mm between the lugs and tapering to 18mm wide at the folding clasp.

Things to consider

Though this model looks to be in good overall condition for its age, there are some fairly deep scratches on the bezel near 1 o’clock. In addition, you may want to check with the dealer if the lumed hands do in fact match the tritium pips. And while you’re at it, see if you can get an idea of when the watch was last serviced and how it’s running. Finally, the watch does come with its original box and manual but no original receipt or warranty card. This China fake Breitling Old Navitimer II watches is for sale from the Japanese dealer Dealmaker via Chrono24 for ¥388,500 (approximately €2,847). Thankfully, the dealer has many good reviews and seems willing to answer questions if you reach out.

Breitling Navitimer 92 ref. A30021 Fake Watches

This one is a bit of an oddball, but it is one of the cleanest Navitimer chronographs out there. It forgoes the busy bezel and scales of the standard Navitimer in exchange for the simpler slide rule/telemeter bezel from the 1940s Chronomat. This model is also smaller than most replica Breitling Navitimer watches online. It measures just 38mm across the bezel, 44mm from lug to lug, and 11.5mm thick, including the sapphire crystal. That last measurement is particularly impressive when you consider that this is an automatic, modular chronograph. Indeed, the movement inside is the Breitling caliber 30, an ETA 2892-A2 with a Dubois Dépraz module. In contrast to the Valjoux 7750, this module has a vertical clutch for smoother engagement of the chronograph mechanism. Yes, it will likely be a bit more expensive to service, but I think it’s a fair tradeoff for such a slim case profile.

Despite the listing’s claim that this watch is from 1998, the Navitimer 92 (refs. A30021 and A30022) had a four-year production run from 1992 to 1996. That’s just a blip in the Navitimer’s 71-year history, but I’m glad it happened. The result was a pared-back, lovable weirdo — or was it the only “normal” member of the Navitimer family after all? Regardless, I adore how everything is so balanced, from the scales to the sub-dials and even the Arabic-numeral indices. The blue dial looks fantastic with its tritium patina, and I think the hour and minute hands may have tritium lume too. Again, perhaps ask the dealer to confirm this and check how the Breitling super clone watches store site is running as well.

From Italy

This watch comes on a 20mm-wide brown leather strap with a Breitling pin buckle. Unfortunately, it doesn’t come with the original box or papers, but if you only want to wear the best quality Breitling replica watches, that’s not the end of the world. You can find this Navitimer 92 for sale for €3,200 through the Italian dealer Gioielleria Brandizzi on Chrono24. For such a good-looking and wearable version of a legendary watch, you could do a lot worse.

Replica Breitling Navitimer Mecanique Série Limitée ref. A11022.1 Watches

When I found this one while preparing to write this article, I made, for lack of a better term, that “Oooh, dayum!” face. I had never seen this limited edition before, but I’m certainly glad that I have now (and this video too!). This Navitimer Mecanique ref. A11022.1 is from 1999. It was a 45th-anniversary tribute to the Swiss made fake Breitling Navitimer ref. 806 watches and part of a limited run of 400 pieces for the Japanese market. And if you love gold-on-black dials as much as I do, this one will immediately speak to you. There is no lume anywhere except for the hands, but the gold printing shimmers like the text on a true gilt dial. The old-school Breitling logo is a nice touch too, giving this model a vintage style long before vintage watches took off.

The case of this one measures 41.5mm across the bezel, 48mm from lug to lug, and 13.5mm thick. As all Breitling Navitimer replica watches for men did by 1999, it sports a sapphire crystal, but it also has a rather rare display back. Breitling reserved this case back for Série Limitée models, and through it, you can see the Lemania 1873 (Breitling caliber 11). If you’re a Speedmaster fan, as many around these parts are, you’ll know that this movement was also the base for the Omega 1861. As such, it is an 18-jewel hand-wound caliber with a 21,600vph (3Hz) frequency and a 48-hour power reserve. Interestingly, unlike Omega, Breitling opted to keep the Delrin chronograph brake, which is clearly visible. But despite this little quirk and its rather standard finishing, I find the movement and its architecture quite enjoyable to look at.

Things to keep in mind

It looks as though the original tritium-filled hour and minute hands have been replaced with modern hands with Super-LumiNova instead. In this case, that doesn’t bother me because there is no tritium on the dial, but it might be a no-go for some of you. The bracelet is also a more modern (but thoroughly awesome) 22mm-wide Breitling mesh bracelet from the Superocean Heritage series. Most examples of this model that I’ve seen online have come on a strap, which is likely how they came from the factory. Finally, this Breitling replica watches paypal is missing the original box and papers, but it received a service in June 2022 and is running at +7 seconds per day. This watch is available domestically through the Japanese dealer Herios for ¥468,000. Those outside of Japan, however, can purchase it through Timepeaks for approximately €3,715, which I highly recommend.