Some luxury brands perfect their specific niche so well that Breitling watches become inexorably linked with that very speciality

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It uses the classic 42mm steel case, with a big 42 hour power reserve. It of course uses the signature bi-directional rotating bezel with circular slide rule. This aids a pilot manually perform calculations for their flight plan. It also includes three sub-dials for its chronograph functions (hours, minutes, seconds), along with a date display. This limited edition comes dressed in a aurora blue breitling Bentley Barnato replica, matched with either a dark blue crocodile leather strap, air racer strap or Navitimer steel bracelet.

Anyone not familiar with the Hollywood star’s obsession with aviation, at 58, Travolta has had his pilot’s license since he was 23 and started taking flying lessons at only 15 years old. And his love for Breitling came at a young age too. When he was a teenager, his brother-in-law had a Breitling, which impressed him with its aviation tools. Now he has multiply pilots licences and a fleet of 11 private planes and jets. With flying himself and his family around the world such a huge hobby for Travolta, he actually has his own airstrip (pictured below). At his home in Florida, he has a commercial-sized private runway, complete with it’s own mini-traffic control tower. This is where him and his family hopped on board and flew straight to Singapore. His passion for replica cartier roadster have gone beyond Breitling, with an additional title of a official brand ambassador for Bombardier. And he also owns a collection of Breiting watches.

Playing a hardened gangster, Perlman was seen sporting a big, brash Breitling Bentley Chronograph. A replica was also used for this piece, but it’s a solid match for a Current Breitling Bentley Chrono with the same faceted bezel. The real version includes a date aperture that the movie replica does not, but looks like it fits on the same huge 48mm stainless steel case.

Some luxury watch brands perfect their specific niche so well that they become inexorably linked with that very speciality; so it is with Breitling and the aviation professions. From military airmen to commercial panerai Luminor replica, successful aviators the world over have embraced Breitling watches with overwhelming enthusiasm. Even Hollywood actor John Travolta – himself a seasoned pilot – can frequently be seen sporting a Breitling at parties and events. Founded in the Swiss town of Saint-Imier by Léon Breitling in 1884, Breitling started off as an ultra-exclusive timepiece manufacturer, going on to corner the aviation watch market further into the 20th century. Whether you are a pilot yourself or simply impressed with Breitling’s mythic status as a quality purveyor of gentlemen’s timepieces, you can never go wrong with one of their fine watches.

Breitling Bentley Flying B Chronograph is part of a long-running collaboration between Breitling and Bentley. I’ve avoided the more recognizable round, large face models to talk about the more interesting Flying B, with its soft rectangular shape. The bold Roman numerals are inlayed with mother-of-pearl, with a hollowed center that gives the small apertures a subtle effect of depth. The dials feature the same knurled motif as dials found on the Bentley switchgear.