Breitling - Super AVI Chronograph GMT 46 Mosquito Night Fighter

Breitling presented the all-black Super AVI B04 Chronograph GMT 46 Mosquito Night Fighter to honor the de Havilland Mosquito. Price €11,950

Breitling's Super AVI collection was inspired by famed aircrafts from the past.

The latest addition to this line is the new Super AVI B04 Chronograph GMT 46 Mosquito Night Fighter that wants to honor the de Havilland Mosquito, an aircraft that made extensive use of wood in an an era when aluminum and steel shortages were common. 

But the main reason for using wood was because its designer Sir Geoffrey de Havilland felt confident that a wooden aircraft could be lighter and more streamlined. In fact, the “Wooden Wonder” - as it was nicknamed - outperformed its metal contemporaries and become one of the fastest planes built between 1940 and 1950. 

One of its variants was the Night Fighter 2, an all-black two-seater aircraft meant to slip stealthily through the night sky. 

In a similar way, the new  Super AVI B04 Chronograph GMT 46 Mosquito Night Fighter comes in a sturdy 46 mm x 15.9 mm black ceramic case with titanium pushers, crown, caseback, and buckle. The knurled black bezel provides optimal grip, even in a pilot’s gloved hands.

The black dial features anthracite subdials arranged according to a 3-6-9- layout, with 30-minute and 12-hour chronograph counters at 3 and 6 o'clock respectively and running seconds at 9 o'clock. Numerals, indexes, and hands are treated with blue-emitting Super-LumiNova for improved legibility even in low-light conditions.

The watch offers the possibility to track a second time zone using the 24-hour marking on the inner bezel and the white-tipped GMT hand. 

The engine of the Super AVI is the COSC-certified Breitling Manufacture Caliber B04 movement, beating at 28,800 vibrations per hour and providing approximately 70-hours of power reserve. The movement is visible through the open titanium caseback, etched with the Night Fighter’s outline.

Water resistant to 100 metres / 330 feet, the watch is complemented by a black military leather strap secured to the wrist by a titanium folding clasp.

The Breitling Super AVI B04 Chronograph GMT 46 Mosquito Night Fighter ref. SB04451A1B1X1 has a price of Euro 11,950. breitling.com