Breitling SuperOcean Heritage Chronograph GAS Line The watch’s classic cushion case

The watch’s classic cushion case measures 40mm in diameter

He purchased it in Singapore in 1970

Originally designed as a chronograph for auto racing

a venerable workhorse movement that would find its way into the original Geophysic Chronometer a decade later

Breitling SuperOcean Heritage Chronograph GAS Line The watch’s classic cushion caseBreitling has long been purveyor of chronographs to pilots, but in the 1950's, the popularity of dive watches like the Rolex Submariner and Blancpain Fifty Fathoms pushed Breitling to enter that race. In 1957, Breitling released both a time only dive watch, the SuperOcean Reference 1004, and a chronograph in the form of the Reference 807. These watches would be the start of a long lasting and ever evolving line of nautical watches loved by many. The