The new Breitling Chronomat Six Nations is a limited-edition watch series dedicated to the unions and federations that make up Six Nations Rugby: England, Ireland, Wales, Scotland, France, and Italy.
The Guinness Six Nations kicks off on 4th February 2023, marking Breitling’s second season as the Official Timing Partner to Six Nations Rugby. This championship showcases men’s and women’s matches between its six competing unions: RFU (England), IRFU (Ireland), WRU (Wales), SRU (Scotland), FFR (France), and FIR (Italy).
The Swiss watchmaker also holds the title of exclusive luxury watch partner to Six Nations Rugby. To celebrate this association, Breitling has launched the Chronomat Six Nations Edition. This new series features a unique timepiece for each national team, limited to 150 pieces per watch.
Breitling Chronomat Six Nations Edition
Chronomat Six Nations watches have all the signature elements of the iconic Chronomat: the raised rider tabs at the 15-minute marks, the easy-grip onion crown, the triple-register dial with integrated date at 6 o’clock and the classic rouleaux bracelet.
Featuring stainless steel case and sapphire crystal caseback, all references house the Caliber 01. The Breitling Manufacture Caliber 01 is a COSC-certified chronometer movement with chronograph and date. It delivers an impressive power reserve of about 70 hours and carries a five-year warranty.
The 42-mm case and rouleaux bracelet are stainless steel. The hands are coated with luminescent Super-LumiNova®, and like all Chronomat models, it is water-resistant to 200 meters. Each caseback is specially engraved with the name of the union, “Six Nations”, and the “One of 150” limitation.
The Chronomat Six Nations is available in the UK and select EU countries. Each model sets itself apart by a dial that expresses the individual union’s colors, with its logo positioned in the subdial at 9 o’clock as well as on the sapphire crystal caseback.
Breitling Rugby Squad
Breitling has also formed the new Rugby Squad, a crew of seven notable players from each of the Six Nations Rugby unions and federations, who will represent the Chronomat in their home countries.
Representing Wales, top scorer George North; from Ireland, three-time champion Conor Murray; from England, powerhouse prop Kyle Sinckler; from Italy, star fly-half Paolo Garbisi, who made his test debut in 2020; from France, Gaël Fickou, a 2022 Grand Slam winner; from Scotland, Hamish Watson, the 2021 Player of the Championship; and also from Scotland, Stuart Hogg, twice named the Championship’s top performer.
Six Nations Rugby
Six Nations Rugby is the official organising body of the annual Six Nations Championships and Autumn Nations Series.
Working in partnership with its member unions and federations in England (RFU), France (FFR), Ireland (IRFU), Italy (FIR), Scotland (SRU), and Wales (WRU), Six Nations Rugby has responsibility for the promotion and operation of the renowned Six Nations Championships and Autumn International Series, as well as the negotiation and management of their centralised commercial rights.
The Six Nations Championship is the oldest international rugby tournament in the world, dating back to its original incarnation in 1883 and expanding to its current format of six teams in 2000. It consists of three highly competitive annual tournaments across men’s, women’s, and U20s rugby.
The Guinness Six Nations Championship kicks off February 4, when Wales hosts Ireland. The series runs until March 19, followed by the TikTok Women’s Six Nations, beginning March 25.
Breitling’s role as Official Timing Partner to Six Nations Rugby includes the Guinness Six Nations Championship, the TikTok Women’s Six Nations, the Autumn Nations Series, and the Rugby World Cup 2023 warm-up matches.
Technical details
Collection: Breitling Chronomat Six Nations
Movement
Breitling Manufacture Caliber 01
Diameter: 30 millimeters
Depth: 7.2 millimeters
Winder: self-winding mechanical, bidirectional with ball bearing
Power reserve: approximately 70 hours
Number of components: 346
Balance frequency: 28,800 a/h or 4 hertz
Chronograph: column-wheel, vertical clutch, 1/4th second, 30-minute and 12-hour counters
Display: hour, minute, second, date window
Certification: COSC-certified
Case
Material: stainless steel
Diameter: 42 millimeters
Thickness: 15.10 millimeters
Upper lug tip to lower lug tip: 50.5 millimeters
Water resistance: up to 20 bar (200 meters)
Glass: cambered sapphire, glare-proofed on both sides
Caseback: screwed steel, sapphire glass with rugby union logo, “ONE OF 150” engraving
Crown: screw-locked, two gaskets
Bezel: unidirectional ratcheted, with rider tabs, numerals, and indexes
Chronomat B01 42 Six Nations England, Reference: AB0134A71A1A1
White dial with tone-on-tone chronograph counters and England rugby union logo in the 9 o’clock subdial
Super-LumiNova® luminescent indexes and hands
Stainless-steel rouleaux bracelet with butterfly clasp
Chronomat B01 42 Six Nations Wales, Reference: AB0134A61K1A1
Caseback: screwed steel, sapphire glass with Wales rugby union logo, “ONE OF 150” engraving
Burgundy dial with black contrasting chronograph counters and Wales rugby union logo in the 9 o’clock subdial, Super-LumiNova® luminescent indexes and hands
Stainless-steel rouleaux bracelet with butterfly clasp
Chronomat B01 42 Six Nations Scotland, Reference: AB0134A51C1A1
Caseback: screwed steel, sapphire glass with Scotland rugby union logo, “ONE OF 150” engraving
Blue dial with white contrasting chronograph counters and Scotland rugby union logo in the 9 o’clock subdial, Super-LumiNova® luminescent indexes and hands
Stainless-steel rouleaux bracelet with butterfly clasp
Chronomat B01 42 Six Nations Ireland, Reference: AB0134A91L1A1
Caseback: screwed steel, sapphire glass with Ireland rugby union logo, “ONE OF 150” engraving
Green dial with white contrasting chronograph counters and Ireland rugby union logo in the 9 o’clock subdial
Super-LumiNova® luminescent indexes and hands
Stainless-steel rouleaux bracelet with butterfly clasp
Chronomat B01 42 Six Nations Italy, Reference: AB0134A41C1A1
Caseback: screwed steel, sapphire glass with Italy rugby union logo, “ONE OF 150” engraving
Blue dial with white contrasting chronograph counters and Italy rugby union logo in the 9 o’clock subdial
Super-LumiNova® luminescent indexes and hands
Stainless-steel rouleaux bracelet with butterfly clasp
Chronomat B01 42 Six Nations France, Reference: AB0134A81C1A1
Caseback: screwed steel, sapphire glass with France rugby union logo, “ONE OF 150” engraving
Blue dial with white contrasting chronograph counters and France rugby union logo in the 9 o’clock subdial
Super-LumiNova® luminescent indexes and hands
Stainless-steel rouleaux bracelet with butterfly clasp
