Breitling – The Success Story

There are very few companies in the world who have a history and reputation of more than a century and which has over the years retained its position as the premier brand. Not a lot of companies last over a century and even if they do they would have run out of energy and would be overtaken by new and young competitors.

But the Breitling success story has continued well over a century and its popularity will ensure that it easily lasts another century retaining its global position as a luxury brand loved and preferred by all.

A watch which was originally designed for the pilots and which contained the tag line instruments for professionals has over the years won over the hearts of not just the pilots but most celebrities which includes Hollywood biggies like Brad Pitt, Tom Cruise, John Travolta, Leonardo Decaprio among others, musicians, TV stars, sportsmen and woman.

The reason for its enormous success has been its ability to keep up with the times and been able to understand the ever changing needs of its customers. No company can stick to a single product or model over a century and make a success story.

You need to innovate and keep coming up with new models to stay on top of your industry. The Breitling has successfully made the crossover from the 1940’s to 1990’s and well into the 21st century.

Let us look at some of the models or series that have been an important part of the journey of Breitling. We will restrict our self to the most popular and defining moments in the history of Breitling.

Navitimer collection which was part of the successful history in the 1940’s where due to a new innovation a circular slide ruler was added to the bezel and this made it extremely popular among pilots. It is also been touted as the oldest chronograph. Because of its success there were two other versions introduced of the same model known as Navitimer Montbrillant and Navitmer World.

The other interesting feature of the Navitmer World is that it is one of the largest watches ever made and the reason for this is that time zones of all important cities in the world are incorporated in the case back.

One of the best collaborations of all times between two reputed brands is the Breitling and Bentley collection. Whoever conceptualized the winning combination of watches and automobiles deserves praise and this association has very successful models to boast off. Some of the best known models are Bentley, Bentley Flying B and Bentley GMT.

The Bentley Flying B collection is in a rectangular case and is said to reflect a convertible. The Bentley GMT gave an entirely new look to the chronograph that we are all familiar with and the unique design is a big reason for its popularity.

Every year they come up with new models or new versions of the old model and they tend to get better and better with easy passing year. You can choose your Breitling replica watch online.