Live Pics: Breitling Releases a New Set of Travel-Ready Chronomats

Since its rebirth two years ago, the entire Chronomat line has been a best seller for Breitling. With its universally appealing sportiness, the line has been available in brawnier 44mm chronograph versions down to svelter 32mm three-hand versions.

But more Goldilocks-leaning watch fan looking for sizing and functions that are “just right” are the people for which the new Breitling Chronomat GMT 40 and Super Chronomat Automatic 38 were made.

Let’s take a look!

Let’s start off with a taste of the brand-new Chronomat on the rocks. The just-debuted Breitling Super Chronomat 38 Origins represents a company-first (and high-bar setting), with its bejeweled approach that introduces a new level of material quality. Moreover, as Breitling’s first traceable watch line, all the new Super Chronomat 38 models use responsibly sourced artisanal gold, lab-grown diamonds, and supply-chain traceability.
 

But this commitment to making luxury more sustainable comes with no little amount of effort. A provenance record of the owner’s blockchain-backed NFT details the verified measures taken for each gorgeous timepiece.

“Breitling is on a mission to create beautiful products and experiences with better materials and better manufacturing,” said Georges Kern, CEO of Breitling. “Our roadmap begins here with the proof-of-concept Super Chronomat Origins.”

To wit, gold for the new timepiece is sourced from a single mine, Columbia’s Touchstone Mine, which meets the Swiss Better Gold Association’s criteria for improving workplace conditions and living and environmental conditions for smaller gold-mining communities.
 

The lab-grown diamonds are identical to mined diamonds and subject to the same rigorous quality testing, except sourcing lab-grown diamonds won’t disturb the natural environment. The company has pledged to bring these practices to all its gold- and diamond-enhanced timepieces by 2025.
 

Instead of adding the chronograph feature that many observers expected, Breitling opted for larger Chronomats with a travel-friendly dual-time zone complication. Besides, the new Chronomat Automatic GMT 40 timepieces present a sleeker, more simplified look that takes nothing away from its rugged stainless-steel good looks.
 

Available in striking colored dial executions from black to white, with steely blue, deep green, and metallic anthracite in-between, all the new GMT 40s share the Breitling COSC-certified Calibre 32 movement, an eye-catching red-arrowed GMT hand, steel bezel, intriguing steel rouleaux bracelet with a butterfly clasp, and a list price of $5,600.