Breitling Chronomat

The Breitling Navitimer steals a lot of the limelight, but it's always played second fiddle to the original slide-rule aviators watch - the Breitling Chronomat.   In point of fact, the Chronomat was actually the second slide-rule watch ever to be produced, patented the same year as the Mimo-Loga, the first pilot's watch to incorporate the slide-rule bezel.  However, the Mimo-Loga enjoyed a very small production run and has never taken on much favor with collectors.   While the Mimo-Loga beat Breitling to the slid-rule function, Breitling's Chronomat included a chronograph feature with a 45-minute minute counter - a highly useful complication for any pilot of the era - and a manufacturing quality that many feel outshined the competition. Originally coming in steel and plated cases with square pushers, the Chronomat was a sizable piece that set itself apart as a sturdy and reliable co-pilot throughout the war and became so well received that it led to the production of the civilian-g