The Breitling Chrono-matic series of watches in steel case made their first appearance in 1969. These line watches is a fitting compliment in time to the illustrious founder of the company, Leon Breitling in 1884. The watches derive their power from a self-winding automatic movement developed in-house. The watches pageant a traditional style. However, in the making of these great watches highest technology is employed making the pieces very cherished in the world of high-end luxury watches .

Crafted in 49 mm diameter cases with straight hands in the dial, the Breitling Chrono-Matic watches have rotating bezels with the rubbed padded circumference for easy sliding. This is indeed an innovative feature of the watch that one can not miss. There are three versions of the watch. All have self-winding movements and rugged steel cases. A version comes with black dial in which is incorporated the silver sub dials; it has a black leather strap. Another version has mesh like bracelet, silver sub dials in the background of bronze. In the third version the theme is slightly modified presenting black sub dials in the marvelous silver background.

The watch has rare technical perfections also to boast of. The power reserve of the watch is for 42 hours. 38 jewels have been used in its making. The bezel of the watch is bi-directional with rubber sliders for better grip. The fusion of the rubber in steel is indeed an amazing feature. It is of course a slightly oversized watch packing many features including a calendar slit cleverly incorporated in the sub dial. The thickness of the watch is 14 mm. The ergonomical feature of the watch takes into consideration easy visibility. The letters are large and bold. The sapphire crystals both on the dial and on the back of the case are not only scratch proof but also glare proof. It is a marvelous feature in keeping with the illustrious tradition of the watch which was meant to function in the trying battle conditions.