Review the Breitling Bentley Mulliner Tourbillon 49 MM Chronograph Replica
Produced since 2005 and part of the permanent collection of Bentley watches (considered a rare "watch and car" success story), this is a Breitling for Bentley Mulliner Tourbillon chronograph replica - it's available at retail for more than $250,000. The watch is designed to match Bentley's most revered cars from their Mulliner, which is where they do a lot of their personalization work. If you're the type of person who gets a custom Bentley, then this nearly 49mm wide Swiss Made Tourbillon Lifestyle Sport Watch replica that matches your car seems like a smart choice.
The Dial
The Breitling for Bentley Mulliner Tourbillon Chronograph replica is the 18841 collection within Breitling, and the versions are further separated into subname such as the K18841 in 18k yellow gold, and the L18841 collection in 18k white gold (also the K18841, H18841, and J18841). Breitling can make the watches with all forms of gold cases as well as platinum. Both black and white dials are available, with a series of crocodile strap options. Some of the little details are incredible, such as the use of cut mother of pearl for the hour markers, and the ability to match the bezel texture on the tourbillon bridges. Additional decorative details include the ring of real wood (multiple veneers are available) around the periphery of the movement as seen through the back of the watch. I also like the uncommonly well-finished movement that is decorated to pretty high standards.
The Movement
The movement is known as the Breilting caliber 18B. It is not produced by Breitling, but likely nearby to them in one of the traditional hearts of Swiss watchmaking. The movement is very classic in form and elegant in decoration and execution. While not technically innovative, the movement is about attractiveness in form and combining a tourbillon and a chronograph in a single manually wound movement. The movement also has a date dial. The Breitling Bentley 49 mm chronograph replica also only goes for 15 minutes. This is a rather uncommon dial layout, which helps add rarity and quirkiness to this timepiece model. Perhaps the quirkiest part of the chronograph is that the second hand moves once around the dial each 30 seconds, as opposed to each 60 seconds. This gives the dial a unique set of markers around the periphery. The idea was to help read fractions of a second (1/6 of a second precision here) better in a 3Hz frequency movement. It is really hard not to love weird, complicated stuff like this. Also rare for a tourbillon movement, the caliber 18B is COSC chronometer-certified (like most other Breitling watches).
The Bezel
One of my favorite things to do with this particular Breitling Bentley watch replica for Bentley case design is rotate the bi-directional bezel. Unlike ratcheting bezels, this one is geared. People who operate geared things like certain tripod heads or particular camera equipment will understand the sensation. It offers a real level of resistance to make sure you can turn it precisely, as well as a smooth consistent motion as you turn it in either direction. Geared knobs and wheels such as this are for stable, precise movements. The watch wears large given its size, but it is actually a bit sporty with the case which has 100 meters of water resistance. You can see part of the gearing system of the bezel on the side of the case, which also has an inset corrector to adjust the date on the dial.
Comments
Post a Comment