To create this 43 mm Aviator 8 Mosquito with B01 caliber, Breitling was inspired by the design of the clocks designed by his department Huit Aviation in the 1930s and 1940s as well as its reference 765 AVI known as the Co- Pilot. This novelty pays tribute to an aircraft built almost entirely of wood, the de Havilland Mosquito.Breitling created this watch to pay tribute to De Havilland Mosquito, a British aircraft that, thanks to its lightweight wooden construction, was one of the fastest aircraft in the air in the early 1940s.
More specifically, this "pilot" is equipped with a 43 mm steel case (100 meters waterproof) and a black ADLC coated brushed steel bezel with a red mark, indexes and Arabic numerals. Its black dial features silver-colored counters that remind us that the watch is animated by the Manufacture Caliber 01, the Breitling house movement.
"The ADLC coating of this model" says the brand in its release, "is even darker than the standard DLC coating (...) The ADLC coating is a deeper black compared to the anthracite tone of the standard DLC. He recalls the role of night hunter, also played by de Havilland Mosquito.
Breitling Aviator 8 Mosquito: tribute to the De Havilland plane
The hour and minute hands and the central seconds hand are distinguished by their eye-catching orange color. They are coated with Superluminova, which makes it possible to read the time even in conditions of limited luminosity. The red and orange accents are reminiscent of the insignia and markings affixed to the de Havilland Mosquito fuselage.
The small seconds counter hand is coated with a black lacquered finish. A date window between 4 and 5 o'clock completes the dial. The Manufacture Caliber Breitling 01 COSC, visible through a transparent sapphire crystal back, offers a nice power reserve of about 70 hours.
This watch is presented on a vintage inspired brown leather strap with a pin buckle or folding clasp.
Breitling Aviator 8 Mosquito: tribute to the De Havilland plane
Composed mainly of wood, the de Havilland Mosquito was a British aircraft used for various interventions. Built between 1940 and 1950, "The Wooden Wonder" was one of the fastest aircraft in the world. Indeed, thanks to its wooden structure, it exceeded 30 km / h the famous Spitfire equipped with the same engine.
In 1940, during the Second World War, Lord Beaverbrook, the then Minister of Aeronautical Production, thought that the construction plans for the Mosquito should have been abandoned.
However, Geoffrey de Havilland was able to convince him of the potential of this aircraft and, supported by air marshal Sir Wilfrid Rhodes Freeman, pursued in the greatest secrecy the development and production of a plane destined to become a major classic aviation.
"Military historians recall that the Spitfire won the Battle of Britain, but the Mosquito won the war," says Alistair Hodgson, curator of the Havilland Aircraft Museum in England.
And to continue, "the use of wood testifies to the knowledge and insight of Geoffrey de Havilland. He had anticipated the fact that the UK would lack aluminum. The government needed a light bomber for the Royal Air Force (RAF). De Havilland proposed to him to make a plane in plywood and balsa which would be as efficient and fast as a light fighter plane, while being able to carry bombs ".
The de Havilland Mosquito has distinguished itself throughout the 1940s. The arrival of the jets and their technology in the 1950s, however, sounded the death knell of this wooden hero. This extraordinary aircraft has played a key role in the history of aviation.
The Breitling Aviator 8 Mosquito chronograph is priced at $7,710,With 100M of water resistance and a 70-hour power reserve provided by the in-house B01 movement, the Aviator 8 Mosquito could certainly be an everyday watch that fulfills the needs of contemporary buyers.
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