For a watch brand that has a long and illustrious history, based on their ability to create timepieces that are perfectly suited and useful for pilots, and aviation enthusiasts, Breitling do have an unerring knack of creating fantastic Diver’s watches.

As an engineer who helps put together high volume assembly and test installations I am all too familiar with the phrase Average Time To Intervention (ATTI). Simply put, this is how long a piece of equipment can run until operator intervention is required and is a great way of cutting costs if this can be made as long as possible.

The ambient temperature may have been cold outside the Harrington & Hallworth Boutique in Ashton Under Lyne, but a warm welcome awaited guests as they entered this home to the “finer things in life”.

The Navitimer can be considered Breitling’s iconic timepiece. In Breitling’s own words the Chronomat Evo (now the superb in-house B01 range) is their flagship model. However, the Super Avenger has consistently been their best selling timepiece.

The Breitling TransOcean is the third watch to incorporate the brilliant in-house Calibre 01 movement.

Breitling was founded in 1884 and launched the Navitimer in 1952.