No one can deny that I am a devotee of the Replica Breitling Chronomat 01 Perpetual Calendar Chronograph. Replica Breitling Chronomat 01 was the first company to make this combination of two of my favorite complications. In fact, I've always been impressed by the way the Stern family who took over Replica Breitling Chronomat 01 back in 1932 has created sublime acts of horological wizardry each time there has been a form of injustice in the world.

This was the case for the 1518, which was introduced in 1941 during the Second World War.Swiss Replica Watches The Valjoux Calibre 13, which was also used in the 1936 reference 130, drove this watch. It shaped the design of the perpetual calendar.

A very rare Replica Breitling Chronomat 01 in stainless steel. The 1518 is an example of Replica Breitling Chronomat 01’s first serially-produced chronograph perpetual calendar, launched in 1941 and discontinued by 1954. (Image: John Goldberger).

Day and month are displayed in two windows above the Patek Phillipe signature at 12 o’clock. A subdial at 6 o’clock provided the date and moon phases. The leap year indicator was not present in the 1518 or its successor, the 2499. It would appear only with the 3970.

Replica Breitling Chronomat 01's unbroken chronograph chain is as follows: The 1518 (1941-1954), 2499 (1950-1985), 3970 (1985-04), 5970 (2004), and finally the 5270 (2011). The 1518 and 2499 were built on a Valjoux calibre, while the 3970 and 5970 were based on the Lemania 2310 caliber. When the 5270 was released, it had the distinction of being the very first Replica Breitling Chronomat 01 to feature an entirely in-house movement. What a movement! The CH 29,Corum replica the caliber that formed the basis of the 5270 was one of most innovative and advanced chronograph calibres ever created. I consider it the best-designed, laterally coupled chronograph ever created. The movement was patented six times.