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Best AAA Replica Breitling Chronomat B01 42 Vs. Omega Speedmaster ’57 Watches

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With the smell of fresh coffee filling the room, it’s time for a battle of chronographs — the Breitling Chronomat versus the Omega Speedmaster. More specifically, for this week’s battle, Jorg chose the Breitling Chronomat B01 42, and Thomas chose the Omega Speedmaster ’57 replica watches for sale. The first is an illustrious chronograph with roots in aviation, while the second is the modern version of the original Speedmaster from 1957. These two chronographs make for an interesting matchup on a Sunday morning. So grab a strong cup of coffee, and let’s get into it!

Thomas and Jorg face off in this week’s showdown. Both men have selected famous names from big brands to battle it out. While the Chronomat name might be rooted in aviation and the Speedmaster debuted as a racing chronograph, they are worthy opponents in this week’s battle. Jorg’s Chronomat B01 42 came into the news last week when Breitling introduced a beautiful 250-piece limited edition for the UK market. This toned-down version of the Chronomat was a great reminder of the initial Chronomat B01 42 that came out in 2020. Thomas’s Omega Speedmaster ’57 is a little younger, having debuted in its current form in 2022. The modern version of the first Speedmaster from 1957 was met with a lot of praise. Above all, both cheap fake watches celebrate the characteristic style of the past in a contemporary way. It’s time for you to decide which does that best!

Jorg: Breitling Chronomat B01 42

I have a bit of a rocky relationship with the Chronomat, Thomas. It’s certainly not all love from my side. When I first got into luxury 1:1 replica watches, the Chronomat represented a lot of what I didn’t like about luxury watches. For the longest time, the Chronomat was an oversized chunk of steel associated with shady characters who lived their lives at night and weren’t afraid to leave the imprint of the rider tabs on your face if you looked at them the wrong way. I am exaggerating, of course, but we all know the reputation of the previous generations of the Chronomat is well known among watch fans.

However, as with all perfect copy watches that have been around for a long time, it’s all about context. Once I started reading about the history of the Chronomat, it was easier to see the era that I am not a fan of as just one small part of the model’s history. The Chronomat dates back to the early 1940s as Breitling’s first watch with a slide-rule bezel and the predecessor of the Navitimer. Additionally, there is the story of the Chronomat from the early 1980s, created with Ernest Schneider at the brand’s helm. As I explained in the Buying Guide article on the best US Breitling replica watches from the 1980s, that version of the Chronomat represents the story of the brand’s renewed focus on mechanical watches.

Inspiration from the 1980s Chronomat

With the outside help of the Frecce Tricolori aerobatics team of the Italian Air Force, Breitling developed an aviation chronograph that set the tone for everything that came after. I love the top replica Breitling Chronomat ref. 81950 watches, which was first introduced in 1984. The watch introduced the characteristic rotating timing bezel with the rider tabs at each 15-minute interval. Additionally, the watch came with the great Rouleaux bracelet with its rifle-shell-style links. And it’s this watch that inspired Georges Kern to create the current Chronomat, one that celebrates the past and respectfully says goodbye to the previous era of the Chronomat that I just couldn’t love.

When the new Chronomat came out in 2020, I immediately became a fan, and to this day, it is my favorite model in the Breitling collection. I still love the “Kern-ification” of the current Chronomat four years later. However, I must say that I don’t feel the same about everything that came after. The long list of additions to the collection made me forget about the best model that started the current generation. Additions like the three-hand Automatic versions and the GMTs hardly stood out. The Super Chronomat stands out in size but misses the charm and refinement of its smaller brothers. Lastly, the string of limited editions might serve a purpose in targeting a specific audience, but I would not run to a Breitling boutique to pay €9K for a Six Nations-branded Chronomat.

Why the Chronomat B01 42 is the one Chronomat

No, it’s all about the Chronomat B01 42 that debuted in 2020. That is the high quality Breitling Chronomat super clone watches for me! So when I saw the new UK limited edition, I was immediately reminded of the Chronomat I want! The way that Kern and his designers reintroduced the characteristic elements from the 1980s Chronomat and combined them with a contemporary overall design creates an attractive modern chronograph. The stainless steel case measures 42mm in diameter, 15.1mm in thickness, and 50.5mm from lug to lug. In good Chronomat tradition, it’s a substantial size, but it wears like a charm. The brilliant Rouleaux bracelet adds a ton of comfort and style, and it sits perfectly on my wrist.

Thanks to the brand’s much-lauded in-house B01 caliber, fortunately, the designers never had to think about the Valjoux 7750 layout of the ’80s Chronomat. The self-winding B01 uses the traditional 3-6-9 layout and offers a fully integrated chronograph mechanism, a column wheel, a vertical clutch, and a 70-hour power reserve. Due to its sub-dial layout, the dial looks super balanced, is easy to read, and has a great sense of style. In particular, the copper-colored, panda, and reverse panda dials look great, and the new black and gray UK version would have been a great addition if it weren’t limited. All in all, though, the Breitling Chronomat B01 42 is one of the best-looking and most relevant chronographs out there.

Why the Chronomat is my pick over the Speedmaster ’57

So, why would I pick the Chronomat over the Speedmaster ’57? The answer is quite simple: the Chronomat B01 42 is the one Breitling that I would buy. Despite loving the Speedmaster ’57 a lot, it’s not the one Omega or even Speedmaster that I would buy. That’s why I would gladly pay the current €8,650 retail price for the Chronomat and save almost €2K for the right Omega. I know it might be an unpopular opinion in Fratello land, but it’s my choice. That said, I am still open to hearing your thoughts on the matter, Thomas!

Thomas: Omega Speedmaster ’57

Thank you, Jorg! I sympathize with your description of your sentiment towards the Chronomat. All of us have our bonds and associations with specific China replica watches in that exact way. Sometimes we have it with watches that feel out of character for us. I feel this is the case for you and the Chronomat. For some reason, I cannot see it on you.

I will not go too deep into the Breitling Chronomat. I tend to be a little too harsh on my opponents in these SMS articles, so let me try to stick to my contender as much as possible this time. I will say, however, that I think the Breitling Chronomat lacks some refinement. It looks and feels a bit crude to me. And, let’s be fair, you don’t typically spot it on the wrists of professors of philosophy, do you?

Okay, sorry. I went too far again. I have problems, Jorg. Still, I just cannot help but feel that the Speedmaster ’57 is by far the more refined offering. Let me keep my Chronomat criticisms to myself and explain why the Omega fake watches for men is the one to pick.

Simplicity is the name of the game

Usually, you and I, Jorg, get down into the nitty-gritty of design. I think we should do the same here. The Speedmaster ’57, namely, is fantastic in that sense. I have to admit, I tend to be completely uninterested in derivative models that flank a core classic. Had you given me any Speedy Racing, DSOTM, or Chronoscope to defend, I would have struggled badly. But the Speedmaster ’57, especially with a blue or green dial, is the one that can give the legendary Speedmaster Professional a run for its money if you ask me.

Here’s the deal: the Speedmaster is one of the cleanest chronographs ever designed, the latest ’57 perhaps even more so than the Professional. The straight lugs and steel bezel maximize the clarity, the arrow hand makes it even more legible, and the two-sub-dial layout with a date at 6 o’clock is as balanced as they come. And that is coming from someone who generally strongly prefers no-date replica watches wholesale.

I often feel that contemporary Omega releases suffer from being over-designed. Too many embellishments and elements complicate the core form. The Speedmaster ’57 is a deliciously clean break from that trend. In fact, I checked my bank balance when we had the blue one in the office. The news wasn’t good, but hey, it tells you something, doesn’t it?

It is a travel watch too!

I know you have a massive soft spot for GMT fake watches site, Jorg. Few people realize you can use the Speedmaster ’57 in much the same way! The minute and hour counters for the chronograph are positioned in one sub-dial. This means that, if you plan it and start the chronograph at the right time, you can display an additional time zone with it.

The caliber 9906 inside is impressive for more reasons than just its hidden travel feature. This is subjective, but I like the rifled striping that Omega applies, especially on this caliber’s massive three-quarter plate. Aesthetics aside, the 9906 is antimagnetic to 15,000 gauss, and the twin-barrel construction provides 60 hours of power reserve. Most importantly, you get the METAS Master Chronometer certification with all the very stringent demands that it implies.

Cast your vote: Chronomat B01 42 or Speedmaster ’57

There you have it — two modern takes on heritage chronographs from juggernaut brands! Which would you pick? Jorg’s Breitling Chronomat B01 42 or Thomas’s Speedmaster ’57?

Scott Carpenter’s Swiss Cheap Fake Breitling Navitimer Cosmonaute Watches Revealed — An Event Showing The Best Of Willy Breitling’s Legacy

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On May 24th, Breitling held an event to release the 60th-anniversary edition of the Navitimer Cosmonaute. But the brand also succeeded in making attendees completely forget to check their luxury Breitling replica watches at a watch event. How did Breitling do it? Read on to find out.

“The silver spacesuit was the coolest of all the suits,” says Scott Kelly, a veteran of four space flights, while anchoring a panel discussion with six other guests before the reveal of Scott Carpenter’s watch. Looking at a gigantic picture of Carpenter fully suited-up for his mission, you feel the same way. At the time when Carpenter became the second astronaut to orbit Earth on May 24th, 1962 wearing a freshly delivered 1:1 US fake Breitling Navitimer Cosmonaute watches on his wrist, neither the current Breitling CEO Georges Kern nor Scott Kelly had even been born yet. Kris Stoever, Carpenter’s daughter and historian, was six years old at that time.

A pleasantly surprising, moving experience

“Imagine sitting there, you don’t know where you’re going. But you are sure you are not coming back to Florida.” The way Stoever commented on one of the many archive recordings of Carpenter heading to the sky was so captivating, I completely forgot the entire world for the next 60 minutes.

When I go to a press event, I don’t expect to form lifelong memories. I just assume I’ll see a new watch. I am not particularly crazy about space history, so I slept soundly the nights before the event. It’s too soon to say whether I will remember the day forever, but I can say for sure that Tuesday’s event was really moving, resonant, and memorable.

“I had the opportunity to meet Scott Carpenter at a dinner with the Mercury Seven astronauts. Scott wore a turtleneck, and he was the coolest of all of them,” said Scott Kelly, half-jokingly. At some point, Gregory Breitling pulled out a futuristic Sputnik-shaped desk clock and animatedly retold the story of how he and his father were listening to Sputnik beeping from outer space. To sit in a room with the son of Willy Breitling and listen to him remember his father storming the room, passionately relaying space news to his kids… That’s probably the closest contact you can have with the authentic and original high quality Breitling replica watches spirit and genius.

“We are going to design a special watch. A very special watch. A PRO-TO-TYPE. A watch that goes to space. They have lots of requests and we have to deliver it on time!” Gregory Breitling is almost shouting. I feel like I am there in the room with an ecstatic Willy Breitling who was fascinated by the space programs. All this was exciting and a fascinating part of history that helped to build Breitling’s watch empire. None of it would’ve happened, however, without Scott Carpenter. At that time, NASA had no official watches. As such, Carpenter had the freedom to choose the watch he wore to space. He saw the perfect Breitling Navitimer copy watches for the first time in Perth when he flew with the Royal Australian Air Force. “He was smitten,” says Stoever.

Carpenter’s ideal space watch — the Navitimer Cosmonaute

But a stock Navitimer was not good enough for Carpenter. “My father, he was always tinkering with things,” says Stoever, helping us to understand her father’s creative mind. Carpenter asked Willy Breitling for best replica Breitling Navitimer watches with four major modifications — a 24-hour dial, a simplified slide rule, a wider bezel for a better grip, and a stretchy metal bracelet to wear over his spacesuit. Willy Breitling didn’t let him down. He delivered the watch just five days before the start of the mission. Scott Carpenter didn’t let Breitling down either. He took the custom watch with him to space.

We all know what happened next. Due to a mechanical glitch, Carpenter “overshot” the planned landing area by almost 500 kilometers. He was on a raft on his own on the open sea for 39 minutes until they located him. Before the frogman jumped out of the heli and shared his candy bar with an exhausted Carpenter, the watch on his wrist had enough time to flood completely with saltwater.

Gone from view, but not gone for good

The public didn’t care much about the post-mission condition of Scott Carpenter’s watch. But Carpenter himself certainly did. As it needed “a bit” of attention, he sent it back to top Breitling fake watches store and got back a new one. For decades, devoted space watch fans and hunters of space-flight memorabilia couldn’t figure out what had actually happened to Carpenter’s original watch. On Tuesday, Gregory Breitling finally put an end to all the forum discussions about the watch’s fate with another moving memory.

“In the summer following the mission, our father told us during lunchtime that he had some incredible news to tell us. He took [Carpenter’s] watch out and said, ‘That is, kids, the first time Breitling went to space.’” The reaction of a young and confused Gregory Breitling was sweet. “But Papa, look, it’s damaged!” Willy Breitling had his response ready. “It is the vacuum of space that made it look so special.” Willy kindly declined suggestions from the young Gregory to restore the watch. “We have plenty of time to restore it,” he said. Thankfully, Breitling never did. When I spoke to Gregory after the panel discussion in person, he said that they first opened Carpenter’s watch in early 2000.

With my background and experience in advertising, I can tell you how difficult it is to organize an unforgettable event. It’s not only about the lineup of speakers but also the venue selection and the budget for visual effects. Well, the first-ever public showing of Scott Carpenter’s replica Breitling watches wholesale lost for more than half a century was mind-boggling.

Nothing beats authenticity

As I repeatedly recall fragments of Tuesday’s event, I see that Breitling achieved something unique. Kelly’s unbelievably authentic and almost indifferent way of talking allowed the hard facts from the mission to blend seamlessly with very personal and sometimes intimate memories in such a unique way. So much so, in fact, that many attendees said it was one of the best watch presentations in years.

Honestly, it was unique to watch three of Scott Carpenter’s children and Willy Breitling’s son Gregory discussing their great fathers and how they reflect on these monumental events. What made it even more special were a few unexpected anecdotes that each of them pulled out here and there. The speakers were happy to be there and the discussion felt natural, not scripted (even though it probably was).

Scott Kelly, his almost comedic talent, and glossary accuracy often punctuated the important message without much talking. Attentive eyes and ears could see proof of AAA Breitling super clone watches’ flexibility and the brand’s vision of perfection when organizing this event.

Scott Kelly’s anecdotes

The picture above was slipped in literally hours before the real kick-off. “You know, it was interesting to meet a cosmonaut wearing a Cosmonaute,” Kelly jokes and also explains why his twin brother Mark and Russian cosmonaut Sergey Volkov are hovering over a Breitling repair kit on the International Space Station. “Sergey’s Breitling must have gotten caught on one of the countless hooks in the space station.” The bracelet broke and they needed replacement bars to fix it. Shipping an emergency kit to space to get the Swiss made Breitling replica watches back on the wrist of a cosmonaut was probably one of few literally stellar customer services ever provided.

The key panel was followed by a short Q&A from the audience. If you know some bizarre pieces in my collection, you won’t be surprised which question I enjoyed the most. Someone asked Scott Kelly, the astronaut who was on a year-long mission on the ISS, what his ultimate “Cosmonaute” watch would look like. “I was actually writing notes on it, and I believe I eventually gave it to you, right?” said Kelly looking at Kern, who nodded. According to Kelly, it would have a really loud alarm because there are lots of different noises on the ISS. It should also have an emergency light and multiple timers because you always need to time something. Kelly added, “And it should have multiple timezones, as it’s good to know what time it is at home when you are calling there.”

Navitimer Cosmonaute — The first Swiss wristwatch in space

Kern says it’s a challenging request to combine multiple analog and digital requirements. Six decades ago, Carpenter wanted a simplified slide rule on his best quality Breitling fake watches that could help him figure out where he was if things went south. Carpenter was sent to space for five hours to make three orbits of Earth and to find out if humans could digest solid food in space. Kelly was in space for a year and he ordered a Breitling emergency repair kit from there. I hope Willy Breitling watched Tuesday’s event from somewhere high above with a pleased, ear-to-ear smile under his ‘stache.