Marking its first year as the official timekeeper of the Wheels and Waves festival, Breitling has released a new limited-edition watch dedicated to living life on the edge.
Wheels and Waves is a festival like no other. Each June, thousands of visitors find their way to Biarritz in France, where they are treated to displays of world-class surfing, motorcycle racing, and skateboarding.
This year, as Official Timekeeper, Breitling tapped into its rich heritage on land, in the air and under the waves. Available in two versions – 100 18-karat red gold pieces and 500 stainless steel watches – the Breitling Premier B01 Chronograph 42 Wheels and Waves Limited Edition features a case with a Breitling SPECIAL inscription on the left side and are set apart by their unique anthracite dial with golden hour markers, hour and minute hands, and a red central seconds hand.
The dial features a black tachymeter scale on a white inner bezel, with a red tachymeter inscription. These COSC-certified chronometers have contrasting black subdials (a chronograph minute counter at 3 o’clock and a small seconds subdial at 9 o’clock) – a mark that they are powered by Breitling’s flagship Manufacture Caliber 01.
The in-house mechanical movement, which offers a power reserve of about 70 hours, is visible through a transparent caseback. The caseback for the 18 k red gold version is engraved with a “ONE OF 100” inscription; the stainless-steel model is engraved “ONE OF 500”.
The red gold and the stainless-steel versions are presented on a brown nubuck leather strap.
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