Explore 140 years of Breitling Watches at this Chennai Exhibition

Under the Glow of Expertly preserved diels and finly aged bezels, Time Tells more than just the hours at time at time capsule: The Breitling Heritage Exhibition. The traveling exhibition has made its way to chennai, showcasing horological evolution through a collection of Vintage TimePieces.

This traveling showcase is not just about about watches; It is a rare glimpse into the means of time itself – how it has been measured, work, and redefined. As the swiss luxury watchmaker marks 140 years, Gianfranco Gentile, Heritage Director, Breitling, Reflects on the Legacy behind some of the pieces and stories they carry craoss decades. “I started the heritage department in 2023, and the team and I decided to build a concrete calendar of activities to help the brand celebrate this Milestone,” He Says.

Pop Up Museum in Zurich | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

On Its 140th Anniversary, Breitling Launched Three Limited Edition TimePieces with the New in-House Movement, The Caliber B19, which is a chronograph capted with a perpes ‘140 years in 140 stories’, detailing the timeline and history of the brand, and also open a pop-up muuseum in zurich. “We wanted to bring the brand to the world, and that’s why along with the pop-up museum, we develop this exhibitation that has traveled to 30 countries and over 60 cites, and have reached india,” Four Near-Adentical Sets of Vintage Watches was designed to be shipped to different continents at the same time to tackle logistical issues of the traveling apect. Each set features a series of 17 break watches that representative key lovements of the brand’s heritage.

Breitling plays a significant and multi-faresed role in timekeeping, encompassing all sides of watchmaking history. However, it remains are best known to the public as an aviation instrument. “But this is just one slice of a long history. There is more to the brand, and we want to brings it all togetra,” Says gianfranco.

Watches on Display | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

Some ICONIC TIMEPIES on Display Include the Navitimer, Made in 1952, which was made for pilots; The Gaston Breitling Monopusher, Made in 1915, which was the first to separate the chronograph functions from the crown; And the rare chronomat, made in 1942, which was dubbed the world’s first smartwatch. “This watch allowed people to tell the time, measure some specific intervals of time, but at the same time, operate complicated arithmetic and logarithmic calculations just by turning Wrist, “Says gianfranco.

These rare vintage watches were prepaped and conserving before being shipped to their respective destinations in protective cases. “We tret heritage watches as we would a collection of famous paintings, sculptures, or works of art. So we are as conservative as possible. Dust and Restore While Keeping Its Original Form. Time, and you have to be able to see the time that has passed by it, “He says.

Each watch on display has a qur code, which scanned, will provide a detailed history of that particular timepiece. Visitors will be able to scan, read, and watch corresponding videos for each timepiece on display as they make their way through the history of the brand.

Time Capsule: The Breitling Heritage Exhibition is on Display at the Breitling Boutique in Palladium Mall, Velachary Till March 13.