Saturday, April 11, 2009

Breitling Aerospace and Airwolf comparison

I made a comparison of the two high-quality watches from the Breitling Professional series: the Breitling Professional Aerospace and the Breitling Professional Airwolf. I found out that the Airwolf is heavier, has more functions (a crown and 2 pushers), has a more significant design and it's therefore more expensive. It looks more like a tool than a wristwatch. On the other hand, the Aerospace has a more simplistic dial design, with no second hand, a crown without pushers (See this user manual for the Aerospace) and it's one of the lightest Breitling watches. The tastes are different and it's up to you to chose the right timepiece for you. I'd chose both of them if I had the chance, but I hope that one day I can afford at least one of them. The green exclamtion mark (!) means the watch is better in this category. It was a close call, but in comparison of the most important aspects the winner (or my winner) is Airwolf. But compare for yourself.

Breitling Professional Aerospace


Production years: 2007-current
Caliber: Breitling 79
Movement: SuperQuartz
Chronograph: 1/100th second,
to 59min 59.99sec then hrs/min/sec to 48hrs max
Calendar: digital, day/date programmed 4 yrs
Display: Analog and 12/24h digital
Hands: Hr/min
Backlighting: NVG* compatible
EOL* indicator: Yes
Power reserve: (380) 3-4 Years (!)
Water resistance: 100m (!)
Bezel: Unidirectional , ratcheted
Case: Titanium (!)
Crown: Push-down (see user manual)
Pushers: none
Crystal: Sapphire, double glareproofed
Diameter: 42mm
Thickness: 10.4mm (!)
Weight: 38g (!)
Bracelet: Professional Titanium II (!)
Lug width: 22mm
Price: around 2600eur
Complications: Perpetual calendar, dual timezone,
chronograph, alarm, countdown timer


*NVG: night vison goggles
*EOL: end-of-life indicator

Breitling Professional Airwolf

Production years: 2007-current
Caliber: Breitling 78
Movement: SuperQuartz,
Chronograph: 1/100th second, max. 99 days,
23hrs 59min 59.99sec, with split times (!)
Calendar: digital, perpetual (!)
Display: Analog and 12/24h digital
Hands: Hr/min/sec (!)
Backlighting: NVG compatible
EOL indicator: Yes
Power reserve: (CR2320) 2-3 Years
Water resistance: 50m
Bezel: Bidirectional, compass scale (!)
Case: Stainless steel
Crown: Push-down
Pushers: 2 (!)
Crystal: Sapphire, double glareproofed
Diameter: 43.5mm
Thickness: 16.7mm
Weight: 106.7g
Bracelet: Professional II
Lug width: 22mm
Price: around 3100eur
Complications: Perpetual calendar, chronograph,
countdown timer, dual timezone, alarm (enhanced
with the turbine caseback design) (!)

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