Breitling Goes For Gold With Chronoliner B04
Breitling’s Chronoliner hasn’t received a great deal of attention since its launch in 2015 having been, to some degree, overshadowed by bigger stories from the brand. But here at QP we’ve always warmed to it – the oversized, slightly finger-shredding bezel, the bold contrast of the chronograph subdials, the name… It isn’t blessed with a wide fanbase, but as a new model breaks ground – one with a crucial, endearing, difference – we are starting to think: is the Chronoliner set to be a bit of a sleeper hit? The Chronoliner channels the function of Breitlings from the 1950s and 60s aimed at commercial pilots, offering multiple timezones and chronograph minute scales suited to pre-flight checks, but the modern design does little to follow the form of its predecessors other than those telltale rectangular lume pots on the sub dial. Earlier this year a second, boutique-exclusive version of the Chronoliner was introduced with an in-house 28,800vph B04 automatic chronograph calibre inside r...