Breitling Colt Collection, Edition 2014
Swiss watch brand Breitling has redesigned the entire Colt collection while reviving its original spirit: that of a military watch combining peerless performance with an efficient and understated style.
Colt was born in the 1980s and initially intended for the armed forces – like other Breitling watches such as the Navitimer and the Chronomat – before winning over a broad audience through its sturdiness, its reliability and its readability. It has since established itself as the most accessible Breitling model.
The newly revamped Colt features a design that reinterprets all the essential assets on which it has built its success. The broad unidirectional rotating bezel with a satin-brushed finish and engraved hour-markers is adorned with four rider tabs – a Breitling signature feature – ensuring excellent handling as well as enhanced protection of the sapphire crystal which is glare-proofed on both sides.
The polished steel case, water-resistant to 200 meters (660 ft), is equipped with a large screw-locked crown with protective reinforcements.
The black, blue or silver dials are enlivened by a fine circular raised motif and their readability is enhanced by oversized hands and hour-markers, accentuated by a luminescent coating.
The satin-brushed steel bracelet may be replaced by a rubber or leather strap. The new Colt comes in a range of four models: a 44 mm watch with a mechanical self-winding movement certified by the Swiss Official Chronometer Testing Institute (COSC) – the highest official benchmark in terms of reliability and precision; a watch and chronograph equipped with SuperQuartz TM movements, ten times more accurate than standard quartz; and a Lady watch with a smaller diameter and an optionally gem-set bezel.
Technical details
Model: Breitling Colt Chronograph
Movement: Breitling Caliber 73, officially chronometer-certified by the COSC, Thermo-compensated SuperQuartz TM, fast time-zone adjustment
Functions: 1/10th of a second chronograph, 60-minute and 12-hour totalizers with split times (split-second hand), Calendar.
Case: Steel, Diameter: 44 mm.
Water-resistant to 200 m (660 ft)
Screw-locked crown
Unidirectional ratcheted rotating bezel
Sapphire crystal, glare-proofed on both sides
Dials: Volcano black, Mariner blue, Stratus silver
Straps/bracelet: leather, rubber Ocean Racer, rubber Diver Pro/Professional
Model: Breitling Colt Automatic
Movement: Breitling Caliber 17, officially chronometer-certified by the COSC, Self-winding, high-frequency (28,800 vph), 25 jewels
Functions: Calendar
Case: Steel, Diameter: 44 mm
Water resistant to 200 m (660 ft)
Screw-locked crown
Unidirectional ratcheted rotating bezel
Sapphire crystal, glare-proofed on both sides
Dials: Volcano black, Mariner blue, Stratus silver
Straps/bracelet: leather, rubber Ocean Racer, rubber Diver Pro/Professional
Model: Breitling Colt Quartz
Movement: Breitling Caliber 74, officially chronometer-certified by the COSC, Thermo-compensated SuperQuartzTM, battery end-of-life indicator
Functions: Calendar
Case: steel, Diameter: 44 mm
Water-resistant to 200 m (660 ft)
Screw-locked crown
Unidirectional ratcheted rotating bezel
Sapphire crystal, glare-proofed on both sides
Dials: Volcano black, Mariner blue, Stratus silver
Straps/bracelet: leather, rubber Ocean Racer, rubber Diver Pro/Professional
Model: Breitling Colt Lady
Movement: Breitling Caliber 77, officially chronometer-certified by the COSC, Thermo-compensated SuperQuartz TM, battery end-of-life indicator
Functions: Calendar
Case: Steel, Diameter: 33 mm
Water-resistant to 200 m (660 ft)
Screw-locked crown
Unidirectional ratcheted rotating bezel
Sapphire crystal, glare-proofed on both sides
Dials: Volcano black, Mariner blue, Stratus silver
Strap/bracelet: leather/Professional
