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