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So recently it came to our attention that the Breitling Emergency watch has some changes made to it’s distress frequency.The Breitling Emergency watch uses the 121.5 MHz distress frequency and the International Satellite System For Search and Rescue (COSPAS-SARSAT) will be terminating the 121.5 MHz emergency frequency satellite processing service on February 1st.So what does this mean for Breitling Emergency watch owners? Does this mean your current watch won’t have these features? That the Breitling Emergency watches won’t be for a�?emergenciesa�? anymore?No, if you were told that you were misinformed! This is how it works.?? COSPAS-SARSAT is terminating the satellite processing part of the 121.5 MHz which will affect boats, aviation, and personal beacons.?? However COSPAS-SARSAT won’t be terminating homing devices, which don’t rely on satellite, like the Breitling Emergency.So basically, your Breitling watch functions will still work.?? Because the Breitling Emergency watch is just to help locate you if you are in distress, and not meant to trigger an “alert” the new COSPAS-SARSAT changes won’t affect the Breitling Emergency Watch.For more information, here is the offical .pdf file released by Breitling.Via: Breitling

To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the launch of the first selfwinding chronograph movement, Breitling is introducing two limited editions of its Chrono-Matic model, featuring a look inspired by the 1969 original and equipped with precious leap-year or perpetual calendars.1969 was a great year for aviation, since it witnessed the first flight of the Boeing 747 Jumbo Jet and that of the supersonic Concorde, two legendary aircraft that made an indelible imprint on aeronautical history. But 1969 was also a landmark year in watch***, thanks to Breitling's pioneering launch of the very first selfwinding chronograph movement �C an invention that led to the development of a whole range of aptly named Chrono-Matic chronographs. Today's 49 mm diameter Chrono-Matic is a tribute to this forerunner of ultra-large watches. The circular slide rule confirms its family likeness with the Navitimer line, while the distinctive modernism of its seventies inspiration is expressed through a case design based on taut, angular lines highlighted by a rubber-molded bezel.Two limited series with calendarsTo celebrate the 40th anniversary of this movement and this legendary model, Breitling has created two limited series featuring refined horological complications. The first is a steel edition of 2,000 combining a chronograph with a calendar mechanism requiring adjustment only once every leap-year and thus endowed with a "memory" of 1,461 days �C hence its name, "Chrono-Matic 1461". The date, day and month are displayed on subdials by means of straight hands that accentuate the instrument panel look, while the optional woven steel Aero Classic bracelet lends an additional retro touch. The avant-garde case of the second watch, crafted exclusively in red gold and issued in a worldwide limited edition of 125, houses a chronograph along with an ultra-sophisticated perpetual calendar system embodying a daring blend of modern and traditional elements. The mechanism of this "Chrono-Matic QP" is a miniaturized marvel composed of almost 500 parts. It is programmed to indicate the date, the day, the week, the month, the season and the moon phases while taking account of leap-year variations. Like all Breitling models, both of these limited editions are equipped with chronometer-certified movements.