Two Breitling Duographs, ref. 762
Next step in the series started yesterday and dedicated to the Venus 179 calibre : these two beautiful Breitling Duographs , ref. 762 . The steel case measures 36 mm Best, Emmanuel Other Venus 179 threads : A Ulysse Nardin Split-Second Chronograph A Parmi...
What a great looking watch.
Breitling has gone to their past with the 1959 Navitimer and the AVI 765. Wouldn’t it be great if the reproduced that one? Wishful thinking I’m afraid.
Absolutely classic
The Duograph is almost a synonym of Venus 179. If I could only have one Breitling, I'd choose Duograph over Navitimer. Other brands such as Record in 1940s also made split second chronographs using Venus 179, but no as prominently as Breitling.
I also prefer the Duograph to the Navitimer.
Indeed, Record and also Tourneau made Venus 179 chronographs: I might add them to the series. credit: Mitka.co.uk (Record) & bgm197 (Tourneau) ...