The Breitling Orbiter 3 actually shares its name Corum replica watches with a balloon, piloted by Bertrand Piccard and Brian Jones, that was the first team to make a trip around the world completely non-stop.And can you guess what kind of watch these two adventurers were wearing? You guessed it, a Casio Calculator watch from the 1980s.No no, it was a Breitling Emergency.This Orbiter 3, commemorating the trip of Piccard and Jones, was only released in 1999 copies made in steel, 20 in yellow gold, and 20 in white gold.
What we have found for you today is one of the 20 versions of the Breitling Orbiter 3 in white gold.This watch is pre-owned, features a quartz electronic movement, and the Breitling Orbiter 3 logo at 9 o'clock.It does come with the original box and s, and unlike replica watch gift most watches, you get some very serious boxes and s with an Emergency.This watch is selling for around $25,000, which considering the extremely limited run, and the fact that it's 18K white gold, seems appropriate.Click here for more details on this very rare 1999 Breitling Emergency Orbiter 3 made in 18K white gold, designed to commemorate the first non-strop trip around the world.This click might just save your life.
Hodinkee in Breitling, Breitling Emergency, Breitling Emergency Orbiter 3, Modern Classics Monday, October 27, 2008 at 1:28PM Some swiss replica watches companies are known for certain looks.Breitling, in particular, is known for massive, manly, sports watches that serve a particular purpose (see Navitimer, Emergency, etc).This Breitling however, circa the 4th decade of last century, is not massive, is not all that manly, and is definitely not a sports watch, and we like it a lot.
