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Between 1924 and 1930, Bentley won the famous Le Mans 24 Hours race five times. This was the era of the legendary Bentley Boys. As Member of the British automotive, Breitling has chosen to celebrate the event by issuing a limited series dedicated to this competition high level.

Gifted athletes, fans and fiery real ladies' men, "the Bentley Boys raced primarily for honor, fired by a taste of the challenge. For four years, row, from 1927 to 1930, he won the race in style. Their names were "Benjy" Benjafield, a physician Harley Street, Tim Birkin, the best British driver at the time, Sammy Davis, editor of Autocar magazine, Bernard Rubin and Glen KIDSTON ... But most famous of all was Woolf Barnato, a billionaire South African diamond merchant. This flamboyant figure, who has done much to establish the legend of the Bentley Boys in the public imagination, won the 24 Hours of Le Mans race three years in a row. In 1928, the first with Rubin. In 1929, with Tim Birkin at the wheel a speed of 6, which has dominated the race from beginning to end, only rivaled by a trio of 4.5 liter Bentleys driving a hundred miles behind them. By 1930, won a historic victory for his last race.
An Ultra-exclusive Chronograph

To celebrate his presence alongside Team Bentley, replica watch has chosen to issue a chronograph dedicated to this legendary race. Bentley Le Mans chronograph is a limited edition of 1000. It is powered by a movement of 24 H-winding a reference to the duration of the race. This original mechanism and exclusive Breitling Caliber 22 ¨ C ¨ C also has a flyback function. In another reference to the aesthetics of Le Mans 24 Hours race, the engine turned bezel surface is modeled in the scoreboard end of Bentley, who won the race five times between 1924 and 1930: the Bentley 3-liter, 4 1 / 2 liter, 4 1 / 2 and the fans speed of 6 years.

Inspired by the race car, the Bentley Le Mans chronograph is equipped with a variable tachometer, another unique feature Breitling replica of the clock. Used in conjunction with the chronograph, this device can measure the average speed, whatever the time elapsed, distance traveled or the speed reached. In the same way as a slide rule, the variable tachometer is activated by rotating the outer bezel, resulting a pinion and MLA on the inner bezel. This clever mechanical solution guarantees accurate read-off from the rates measured. The chronograph Bentley Le Mans is a tax of 48.7 mm in diameter, which is the largest of all Breitling chronographs.

However, thanks to its ingenious construction which can fit most sizes of wrist: a niche in the bracelet moves freely on its axis to ensure a perfect fit on your wrist. Besides limited number of 1000 in the steel, chronograph collection is also available in yellow gold version, issued in three series of 24 worldwide. The silhouette of the Bentley Speed 8 appears on the back of each case.

Bently Le Mans

Movement: Breitling Caliber 22 replica watch, chronometer certificate winding automatic high frequency (28,800 vibrations per hour), 38 rubies. Displaying 24 hours. Totalizers hours 1/4th of a second chronograph, 30 minutes and 12, flyback function. Calendar. Subject: 1000 Steel limited series and the limited range of 3 to 24 in 18K yellow gold. Water resistant to 330 feet (100 m). Locking screw Crown. Rotating pinion bezel with variable tachometer: Diameter: 48.70 mm strap / bracelet leather, crocodile leather, buffalo leather / Speed bracelet.

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