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He did it again. Georges Kern, perfect Breitling replica watches‘ highpowered CEO, has relaunched another important watch line based on his “Modern Retro” design concept. The instructions were the same as for the Superocean Heritage, the Premier and the Chronomat: Take a historical Breitling model and design a new watch on that basis, but not an exact copy. Instead, the essential components are carefully selected, brought together in a modern format, and combined with additional elements to meet today’s expectations for style and comfort. As a rule, this produces an attractive new UK AAA Breitling fake watches that is offered in a range of different versions.
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The numbers prove it. CVC paid around 800 million euros for an 80-percent share, and by autumn 2021, top Breitling copy watches was valued at an estimated 3 billion euros. At that time, the Partners Group, another investment company, purchased approximately 25 percent of Breitling for a rumored three-quarter of a billion euros.
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That idea was a complicated one and did not last. But the design with the eye-catching hand, reflecting the look of the block-like hour markers, inspired Georges Kern and his team and served as a basis for the new best quality copy Breitling Superocean watches. This model is not, however, a chronograph, but a three-hand watch with a centrally mounted, sweep seconds hand. The distinctive hand with its square insert is now the minute hand, and the dive time is measured, as is usual, with the rotating bezel. The functional indicator and small seconds subdial are gone.
The new replica Breitling watches site features three essential design elements: the distinctive minute hand, the block-like hour markers and the wide white inner rehaut. The markers are now applied metal with beveled edges and luminous filling and have a much more high-end look than those on the previous model. The rehaut connects the dial and bezel and is a unifying feature of all Superocean models — whether they measure 36, 42, 44 or 46 mm in diameter.
The new Superocean does not have much in common with the previous version. Its design is geared more consistently toward diving, with everything concentrated around the unusual minute hand. But because the square is quite far away from the minute markings on the bezel, legibility during a dive is not enhanced. The three large Arabic numerals for 6, 9 and 12 o’clock have been omitted, and the winged logo and anchor were also dispensed with, in favor of the past signature Breitling “B.” And remaining is the historical wavy text, “SuperOcean,” which was also found on the Slow Motion. Unfortunately, the water resistance has been reduced again. While the past model offered water resistance to a depth of “only” 500 meters (its immediate predecessor offered 1,500 meters), today the Swiss movements Breitling fake watches guarantees only 300 meters. But its design profits from the loss because the Superocean is now thinner, with a height of 12.56 mm rather than 13.3 mm.
The Superocean comes in the four sizes previously mentioned and is also available in many colors, which makes more sense for a dive watch than for a pilots’ watch. For our test we chose a 42-mm model — the Superocean Automatic 42 Kelly Slater Limited Edition, limited to 1,000 pieces. Kelly Slater is a well-known professional American surfer who has been linked with such stars as Pamela Anderson, Gisele Bündchen and Cameron Diaz, and is now a brand ambassador and part of the Breitling Surfer Squad. Slater chose the color combination of an orange dial and a green rubber strap, and wearing the luxury Breitling replica watches UK showed that this combination has a similar polarizing effect as the minute hand. Reactions ranged from open disdain to wholehearted enthusiasm.
Even though Kelly Slater is a surfer, we wanted to examine the dive watch elements of the Superocean. We took a close look ourselves and tested the watch with two professional divers in an underwater cavern in Germany. The Superocean didn’t have to prove itself at great depths. This test was more about ease of operation, wearing comfort and legibility. Our divers consistently praised its legibility. Even in the darkest corners, the orange color of the dial was easily visible, and the size and brightness of the markers and hands, coated with Super-Lumi-Nova, as well as the bezel markings, also coated with luminous material, made a good impression. The scratch-resistant ceramic bezel inlay proved beneficial in narrow spaces. And with the dive extension piece in the folding clasp, which can be extended in several steps up to 15 mm, the divers could easily put on the replica Breitling watches shop over wetsuit gloves. Gloves also posed no problem in turning the bezel. However, the extension was insufficient to use with drysuit gloves. And in one situation, the clasp opened by itself, which should never happen.
On land, and on the Witschi timing machine, the Superocean showed its qualities as a certified chronometer with a deviation in the range of -4 and +4 seconds in the six positions within a 24-hour period. The Breitling Caliber 17, which is no longer based on the ETA 2824 but now on the almost identical Sellita SW200, stayed within the chronometer standard.
What is less understandable is the pricing, even during these times of high inflation. In contrast to its predecessor, which also had a stainless-steel case and a rubber strap, the new model costs about $1,000 more, even with reduced water resistance and no in-house movement.
So, to conclude: The Superocean is an attractive, well-designed, high quality dive watch. By adapting a historical design to meet current demands, and one that works well in a range of sizes and colors, Georges Kern’s Modern Retro program has been implemented successfully. Interested customers will easily find a model to match their taste and preferences. In contrast to the new Navitimer, which might have too wide an appeal, here we have a detail — the distinctive minute hand — that polarizes opinion and makes the fake Breitling watches for men even more interesting. The Superocean was never an iconic timepiece and will not become one now, simply because its appearance has changed over time. It will be exciting to see how it continues to develop with the next relaunch in another few years. Perhaps by then, Georges Kern will have found another completely different basis for a Modern Retro design in the Breitling archives.
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Finding that sweet spot between too much and too little has proven to be a challenging endeavor: Balancing rarity with reasonable accessibility, if you will. How well the brand hits that sweet spot often becomes apparent on the secondary market. For example, if the secondary prices are 200% above retail, perhaps production was too low, at the same time if the high quality replica Breitling watches is 40% off retail on the secondary, perhaps too many were produced.
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Concluding Thoughts
All in all, these features give birth to what I consider a very appealing model and a more than worthy sequel to the first Zurich Edition with its monotone ice blue dial (limited to 70 pieces, commemorating 70 years since the Navitimer’s launch in 1952). The number of units for the Zurich Edition 2 is double its predecessor’s so it will take longer for them to sell out. It is available exclusively in 1:1 2025 Breitling replica watches‘ Zurich boutique and will set you back CHF 9200.- including tax. It comes standard on a 7-column bracelet and is powered by China online copy Breitling watches’ esteemed B01 caliber. A respected column wheel chronograph movement backed by 5 years of warranty and storing 72 hours of power reserve. According to the boutique staff, this model is moving quite fast, but rest assured there are still pieces left. As a bit of an anomaly within the Navitimer lineup with the proportions and color, it will probably be sold out by Spring – so if you’re interested in it, don’t wait too long!
