jet team . this article has multiple issues . please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages this article needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . february 2013 learn how and when to remove this template message this article s lead section may not adequately summarize key points of its contents . please consider expanding the lead to provide an accessible overview of all important aspects of the article . please discuss this issue on the article s talk page . march 2013 learn how and when to remove this template message breitling sa type private industry watch manufacturing founded 1884 1884 in saint imier switzerland founder l on breitling headquarters grenchen switzerland number of locations switzerland products wristwatches website www.breitling.com breitling sa german pronunciation bra tli is a swiss watchmaker based in grenchen switzerland . founded in 1884 by l on breitling in 1884 in saint imier . breitling is known for precision made chronometers useful to aviators . contents 1 history 2 products 2.1 emergency 2.2 emergency ii 2.3 breitling for bentley 3 sponsorship 4 references 5 external links history edit astronaut scott carpenter wearing a breitling cosmonaute inside the aurora 7 spacecraft on may 24 1962 . breitling sa was founded in saint imier bernese jura by l on breitling in 1884 . 1 breitling watches are made in switzerland using swiss components . breitling makes two movements the calibre b01 and calibre b04 a b01 with an added gmt module . 2 eta and valjoux are the primary suppliers of bauches used in certain breitling watches . the bauches are completed in the breitling chronometrie workshops before undergoing cosc contr le officiel suisse des chronom tres certification . in 2009 breitling developed the b01 a mechanical chronograph movement used in the breitling chronomat 01 the first watch produced entirely by breitling . the chronomat has ever since used a breitling movement with the latest addition 2012 to the range being the chronomat gmt limited a limited edition watch ; and the breitling chronomat 44 gmt both with the b04 movement . citation needed products edit the company fits certified chronometers in all models . 3 watches are usually marketed towards either diving superocean or aviation navitimer . aviation models such as the navitimer offer aviation functions largely as complications since their function in aviation has largely been replaced by modern electronic instruments . the styling of breitling watches is characterized by polished cases bracelets and large watch faces which are designed to improve readability . many models have an automatic winding mechanism that is purely mechanical i.e. using no electronic components and frequently have complications . breitling navitimer wristwatch with circular slide rule . in the 1940s breitling added a circular slide rule to the bezel of their chronograph models for use by aircraft pilots . this became the famous navitimer model . during the 1950s and 1960s a version of the navitimer was offered by the aircraft owners and pilots association with the aopa logo on the dial . in 1961 scott carpenter one of the original astronauts in the mercury space program approached breitling with idea of incorporating a 24 hour dial instead of the normal 12 hour dial . this was needed because of the lack of day and night during space travel . breitling complied and produced the 24 hour navitimer which carpenter wore on his 1962 space flight . breitling then proceeded to produce the 24 hour version as the so called cosmonaute navitimer under both breitling and aopa logos . 4 emergency edit breitling emergency wristwatch . the breitling emergency watch contains a radio transmitter for civil aviation use which broadcasts on the 121.5 mhz distress frequency and serves as a back up for elt type airborne beacons . 5 for military users the emergency has a miniaturized transmitter operating on the 243.0 mhz military frequency . under normal conditions flat terrain or calm seas the signal can be picked up at a range of up to 90 nautical miles 167 km by search aircraft flying at 20 000 feet 6 000 m . 6 since 1 february 2009 the cospas sarsat satellite system has not monitored the 121.5 243.0 mhz frequency ; however the signal transmitted by the emergency was never strong enough to be picked up by satellite and breitling has announced that as these frequencies will still be monitored by aviation particularly during the localization phase of a rescue attempt there are no plans to modify the signal s frequency . citation needed reuters reported that in january 2003 two british pilots squadron leader steve brooks and flight lieutenant hugh quentin smith crashed their helicopter in antarctica and were rescued after activating their breitling emergency transmitter watches . 7 the emergency is available for customers who do not hold a pilot s licence but they must sign an agreement stating that they will bear the full costs of a rescue intervention should they trigger the distress beacon . citation needed the model was heavily advertised by the breitling orbiter 3 both brian jones and bertrand piccard were wearing the emergency . breitling sponsored the orbiter 3 project which in 1999 became the first balloon to completely orbit the earth without landing . a commemorative orbiter 3 version of the emergency watch was subsequently produced with a production run of 1 999 . emergency ii edit in april 2013 breitling announced a new version of the emergency watch . 8 this upgrade transmits on the 121.5 mhz frequency but adds the 406.04 mhz signal that is monitored by satellites . it has a separate rechargeable battery for the transmitter . breitling for bentley edit as part of 10th anniversary of a breitling bentley motors partnership the bentley b04 gmt b05 unitime and b06 based on cosc certified breitling calibre b04 b05 and b06 respectively were produced . 9 sponsorship edit aero l 39 albatros aircraft of the breitling jet team perform at riat fairford england breitling sponsors aeronautical endeavours including the first circumnavigation of the globe by balloon breitling orbiter the fixed wing jet pack flights of yves rossy aerobatics teams including the breitling jet team and breitling wingwalkers and the reno air race . breitling was a sponsor of team bentley during their le mans 24 hours campaign running from 2001 to 2003 . to commemorate this it created the breitling bentley 24 le mans watch . citation needed in the 1965 james bond movie thunderball bond is given a breitling top time by q who tells him it is also a geiger counter . the geiger counter in the watch enables bond to track down two stolen nuclear warheads . after the movie was filmed the watch disappeared . in 2012 it resurfaced in a car boot sale in england where it was bought for gb 25 . it later sold at auction at christie s auction house for over gb 100 000 . 10 11 references edit companies portal breitling sa private company information . bloomberg businessweek . retrieved january 4 2011 . new calibre breitling launches chronomat b01 . professionalwatches.com . may 28 2009 . retrieved 2011 03 02 . bues jonathan 2010 11 02 . cosc an external referee . worldtempus . retrieved 2014 10 10 . http www.breitling.com en models navitimer navitimer cosmonaute ganapati priya 2008 10 03 . fossett was not wearing a breitling emergency watch says watchmaker gadget lab . wired . retrieved 2013 03 07 . sonnenfeld barry 2005 05 01 . time saver . esquire . retrieved 2013 03 07 . morris steven 2003 01 28 . explorers or boys messing about either way taxpayer gets rescue bill uk news . the guardian . retrieved 2013 03 07 . biggs john 2013 04 29 . breitling releases the emergency ii a watch that can save you if you re trapped on the island . techcrunch . retrieved 2013 07 01 . breitling for bentley celebrates 10 years with 3 new watches james bond watch with geiger counter sells for 160 000 . reuters . 2013 06 26 . retrieved 2013 07 01 . original thunderball geiger counter watch found by bond fans bond lifestyle . jamesbondlifestyle.com . 2013 05 16 . retrieved 2013 07 01 . external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to breitling . official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title breitling sa & oldid 742802354 categories watch brandswatch manufacturing companies of switzerlandcompanies established in 1884luxury brandsbreitling saswiss watch brandshidden categories articles needing additional references from february 2013all articles needing additional referenceswikipedia introduction cleanup from march 2013all pages needing cleanuparticles covered by wikiproject wikify from march 2013all articles covered by wikiproject wikifyall articles with unsourced statementsarticles with unsourced statements 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