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by CAROL BESLER
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The Breitling Aviator 8 Curtiss Warhawk Chronograph 43 mm.
 WITH VINTAGE-STYLE BREITLING
  In the 1930s and ’40s, Breitling was an important manufacturer
of aircraft cockpit instrumentation, and subsequently became one
of the leading producers of chronograph wristwatches designed for pilots. The name of the new Aviator 8 Curtiss Warhawk series is a tribute to that heritage. Aviator 8 is a nod to Breitling’s Huit Aviation Department, set up in 1938 to produce cockpit instruments. At the time, Huit (8 in French), referred to the eight-day power reserve of the on-board instrumentation.
The three-piece Aviator 8 Curtiss Warhawk collection specifically commemorates Breitling’s partnership with Curtiss Wright, the maker of the iconic P-40 Warhawk airplane, which it manufactured between 1938 and 1944. Two of the watches are chronographs, all with COSC- certified movements: one with the Breitling manufacture caliber 01 and the other with Breitling caliber 13. The third is a three-hand model with Breitling automatic caliber 17. All three have a military vibe, with matte green dials and straps and plenty of Super-LumiNova on
the hands and numerals. All have date functions as well.
The Aviator 8 B01 Chronograph 43 Curtiss Warhawk has silver subdials with 12-hour and 30-minute chronograph counters, along with a date and a small seconds subdial. It contains the COSC-certified Breitling caliber 01, with a 70- hour power reserve. The 43 mm case is stainless steel.
The second chronograph, Aviator 8 Chronograph 43 Curtiss Warhawk contains the Breitling caliber 13, also an automatic movement, with a 42-hour power reserve. Like the B01 version, it has a green dial with Super-LumiNova on the hands and numerals, but with a different arrangement of subdials and a day indicator, as well as date. The 43 mm case is stainless steel.
The Aviator 8 Automatic 41 Curtiss Warhawk is a three-hand model with an COSC-certified automatic movement with a 40-hour power reserve. The 41 mm stainless steel case is DLC-coated.
The Breitling Aviator 8 Curtiss Warhawk B01 Chronograph 43 mm.
 The Breitling Aviator 8 Curtiss Warhawk 41 mm.
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