Breitling Avenger B01 Chronograph 44 World Timer Zenith made their El Primero

Zenith made their El Primero movements available to only a handful of other manufactures

Once upon a time

mid-sized chronograph

Ben Clymer of Hodinkee sat down with Ralph Lauren—not to discuss clothes

it was where IWC intended the watch to be worn

Breitling Avenger B01 Chronograph 44 World Timer Zenith made their El PrimeroBreitling has long been purveyor of chronographs to pilots, and the original Breitling Chronomat models of 1942 were built from the ground up to be no nonsense instruments for use in the cockpit. Since then, Breitling has expanded on their line of aviation watches, moving into more mechanically (and visually) complex chronographs, as well as more straightforward, legible designs such as the Avenger line. This particular piece, an Avenger B01 44,