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CREDITS TO WWW.BREITLING.COM BREITLING NAVITIMER WATCHES HAVE BUILT IN SLIDER WHICH MAKES THEM SUITABLE FOR CALCULATING AIRCRAFT SPEED AND MEASUREMENT OF FUEL CONSUMPTION . A USEFUL FEATURE FOR PILOTS SHOULD THEIR ONBOARD MEASUREMENT TOOL TO FAIL.

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C RE D IT S T O W W W. B RE IT L IN G . C O M

BREITL ING NAVIT IMER

WATCH E S H AV E BU I LT IN

SL IDE R WH ICH MA K E S TH E M

SU ITA BL E FO R CALCULATING

A IRCRAFT SPEED AND

MEASUREMENT OF FUEL

CONSUMPTION . A USE F UL

FE ATUR E FO R P I LO TS SH O UL D

TH E IR O NBOAR D

ME ASUR E ME NT TO O L TO FA I L .

AS A WAY OF C OMIN G B AC K TO T HE

MAR K E TP L AC E AFTE R A B AD

P E R IOD FOR THE C OMPAN Y , N E W

ULYSSE NARDIN OWN E R S

SHOC K E D SWISS WATC HMAK E R S

AN D T HE WORLD W ITH T HE N E W

DE S IG N RAN G E ‘ FREAK ’ , WH IC H

‘LOST’ KEY WRIST WATCH

FEATURES : D IAL , HAN DS AN D A

C RO WN

C RE D IT S T O W W W. U LY SSE - N ARD IN . C O M

W H E N F O R M U L A O N E C E O

BERNIE ECCLESTONE WAS

AT TACKED A N D H A D H IS

H U B LO T WATC H S T O L E N , T H E

C O M PA N Y U S E D T H E S T O RY IN

I T S M A R K E T I N G C A M PA IG N .

S H O W I N G B E R N IE ’ S B R U IS E D

FAC E T H E F O L LO W IN G TAG L IN E

WA S U S E D : “ SEE WHAT

PEOPLE WILL DO FOR A

HUBLOT ” .

C RE D IT S T O W W W. HU B LO T. C O M

T H E CREATOR O F T H E B RAND

FRANCK MULLER IS ST ILL

AL IVE , UNL I KE M O S T O F T H E

O T H ER LUXURY S W IS S WATC H

B RAND S . I N FAC T , H E I S VERY

M UC H I N T H E P UB L IC EY E W IT H

T H E EXC EP T I O NAL ANNUAL

L AUNC H EVENT S G RAND S C AL E

O P EN I NG S W O R L D W ID E .

C RE D IT S T O W W W. F RAN C K MU L L E R. C O M

FORTIS I S A N OFF I C I A L WR I S TWATCH S UPPL I ER F OR RUSSIAN SPACE

MISSIONS FOR THE L A S T 10 YEA RS . I T A LS O BEEN CONF I RMED A S A

WATCH PROV I DER FOR THE F I RS T M I S S I ON TO MA RS , CA LLED ‘MA RS

500 ’

C RE D IT S T O W W W. B RE GU E T. C O M

BREGUET BOA S T S O F A LO NG L I S T

O F W ELL K N O W N PATRONS WH I C H

I NC LU DE C ELEB R I T I E S , WR I T ER S ,

DU K ES , KINGS AND QUEENS . M O RE

K N O WN T O U S , G E NE RA L P U B L I C ,

W O U LD B E LEO TO LS T OY , V I C T O R

H U G O , W I NS T O N C H U RC H I LL ,

G E O RG E WA S H I N G O N ( Y E S , T H E 1 S T

P RE S I DE NT O F T H E U S ) , NAPALEON

BONAPARTE A N D C H A R LES P R I NC E

O F WA LE S ( P H I L I P G E O R G E ) .

C A N D I N O S P O N S O R E D T H E F IRST C IRCUMNAVIGATION IN A SOLAR

POWERED BOAT – P L A N E T S O L A R. T H E BOAT C A R R IE D 1 0 0 O F C A N D IN O

‘ P L A N E T S O L A R ’ WATC H E S A L L T H E WAY A R O U N D T H E W O R L D .

TIFFANY & CO , CARTIER A N D BVLGARI O F F I C I A LLY BUY AUDEMARS

P IGUET M A D E WATC H E S A N D R E B RA N D T H E M A S T H E I R O W N .

C RE D IT S T O W W W. AU D E MARSP IGU E T. C O M

THE C OM PA N Y C ELEBRAT ED

THE I R 140TH A N N I V ER S A RY

BY UN V E I L I N G THE R EC OR D

BR EA K I N G THINNEST

MECHANICAL WATCH IN

THE WORLD : A LT I P L A N O

900P , M EA S UR I N G AT 3 . 65

M M

C RE D IT S T O W W W , P IAGE T. C O M

F O R M O R E ‘ I N T E R E S T I N G FAC T S ’ A BOU T S W I S S WATC H M A K E R S

VIS IT ‘ IT IS MADE IN EUROPE’ WEBSITE

F O R U N I Q U E S PA N I S H WATC H BOX M A D E W I T H O U T G LU E O R N A I L S

F O R C OM P L E T E S W I S S WATC H G U I D E ( W I T H P R I C E G U I D E )