| As a partner to the British car manufacturer, | | | | 1/2 Blowers and the Speed 6. |
| Breitling has chosen to mark the occasion by | | | | |
| issuing a limited series dedicated to this | | | | Inspired by motor-racing, the Bentley Le Mans |
| top-level competition. | | | | chronograph is equipped with a variable |
| | | | tachometer, another exclusive Breitling |
| Gifted sportsmen, genuine amateurs and | | | | replica watch feature. Used in conjunction |
| high-spirited ladies' men, the Bentley Boys | | | | with the chronograph, this device enables one |
| raced primarily for honor, fired by a taste | | | | to measure average speed, whatever the time |
| for challenges. For four consecutive years, | | | | elapsed, the distance covered or the speed |
| from 1927 to 1930, they won the race in great | | | | reached. In much the same way as a slide |
| style. Their names were "Benjy" Benjafield, a | | | | rule, the variable tachometer is activated by |
| Harley Street doctor; Tim Birkin, the best | | | | the rotation of the outer bezel, which drives |
| British driver of the period; Sammy Davis, | | | | a pinion and arbor acting on the inner bezel. |
| chief editor of The Autocar magazine; Bernard | | | | This clever mechanical solution guarantees |
| Rubin and Glen Kidston... But the most famous | | | | precise read-off of the measured speeds. The |
| of all was Woolf Barnato, a multimillionaire | | | | Bentley Le Mans chronograph is an imposing |
| South African diamond merchant. This | | | | 48.7 mm in diameter, making it the largest of |
| flamboyant figure, who did much to establish | | | | all Breitling chronographs. |
| the legend of the Bentley Boys in the public | | | | |
| imagination,won the Le Mans 24 Hours race | | | | However, thanks to its ingenious |
| three years in a row. In 1928, he came first | | | | construction, it can adapt to most wrist |
| with Rubin. In 1929 with Tim Birkin at the | | | | sizes: a hollowed recess in the case enables |
| wheel of a Speed 6, he dominated the race | | | | the bracelet to swivel freely on its axis to |
| from start to finish, scarcely rivaled by a | | | | ensure a perfect fit on the wrist. In |
| threesome of 4.5 Litre Bentleys driving a | | | | addition to the limited series of 1,000 in |
| hundred or so kilometers behind them. In | | | | steel, this collector's chronograph also |
| 1930, he won an historic triumph for his last | | | | comes in a yellow gold version, issued in |
| race. | | | | three series of 24 worldwide. The silhouette |
| | | | of the Bentley Speed 8 appears on the back of |
| An ultra-exclusive chronograph | | | | each case. |
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| To celebrate its presence alongside Team | | | | Bently Le Mans |
| Bentley, replica watch has chosen to issue a | | | | |
| chronograph dedicated to this legendary race. | | | | Movement: Breitling replica watch Caliber 22, |
| The Bentley Le Mans chronograph is a limited | | | | chronometer-certified, selfwinding |
| edition of 1,000. It is powered by a | | | | high-frequency (28,800 vibrations per hour), |
| selfwinding movement with 24-hour display, an | | | | 38 jewels. 24-hour display. 1/4th of a second |
| allusion to the length of the race. This | | | | chronograph, 30-minute and 12-hour |
| original and exclusive mechanism ¨C | | | | totalizers, Flyback function. Calendar. Case: |
| Breitling Caliber 22 ¨C also has a Flyback | | | | limited series of 1,000 in steel and 3 |
| function. In another aesthetic reference to | | | | limited series of 24 in 18K yellow gold. |
| the Le Mans 24 Hours race, the engine-turned | | | | Water-resistant to 330 ft (100 m). |
| surface of the bezel is inspired by the | | | | Screw-locked crown. Rotating pinion bezel |
| dashboard finish of the Bentleys which won | | | | with variable tachometer: Diameter: 48.70 mm |
| the race five times between 1924 and 1930: | | | | Straps/bracelet: leather, crocodile leather, |
| the 3 Litre Bentleys, the 4 1/2 Litre, the 4 | | | | buffalo leather/ Speed bracelet. |