Breitling Superocean Automatic 44

Up to any challenge...

The Breitling Superocean Automatic 44 impresses with its stylish appearance, which offers far more uses than just diving or other water sports. The dial, set on the robust stainless steel case with a diameter of 44 mm, is clearly structured and easy to read thanks to the large digits - thanks to the generous use of luminous colors (digits, indices, hands), even in the dark or under water. The rotating bezel, which looks like a gear, also gives the watch a masculine touch. Each model is water-resistant to 1,000 meters (approx. 100 bar).

The Breitling watch house

The history of the Breitling company began in 1884 as a family business around the founder Léon Breitling in Saint-Imier, Switzerland. Initially, the focus was clearly on aviation. In addition to on-board clocks for Royal Air Force aircraft, Breitling later also developed wristwatches for their pilots. The first diving watch was not launched until 1958. It is therefore no surprise that the last Breitling in the family, Willy Breitling, sold the brand and name rights to a pilot in 1979. Ernest Schneider had production moved to Grenchen (also in Switzerland), where Breitling is still based today. The company also owes its focus on the development of chronographs, Breitling's most important product today, to him. The Schneider family retained complete ownership of the Breitling company for many years until early 2017, when CVC Capital Partners, a British investor, took over 80 percent of the company from them. At the end of 2018, the investor also took over the remaining 20 percent from the family.