769
- Production
- 1942–1958
- Model
- Chronomat (Original)
- Case material
- Stainless Steel / Gold
- Case size
- 36mm
- Movement
- Manual
- Calibre
- Venus 175
- Dial colours
- Black, Silver / White
The Chronomat came before the Navitimer and gave it the idea. Breitling patented a circular slide rule for a wristwatch bezel in 1940 and launched this watch on it, aimed at engineers, scientists and anyone else who did arithmetic for a living — the name is chronograph plus mathematics. The aviation-specific scales that made the Navitimer famous came a decade later, built on the same principle.
Key dates.
- Breitling patents the circular slide rule bezel
- The bezel does multiplication, division and unit conversion by rotating one logarithmic scale against another — the same mechanism as a slide rule, wrapped into a circle.
Before you ask.
When was the Breitling 769 produced?
The 769 was produced from 1942 to 1958.
What movement does the Breitling 769 use?
The Breitling 769 runs the Venus 175, a manual movement.
How do I check a Breitling 769 with Watch Safe?
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