It’s almost as if Breitling has taken the place of Seiko so far in 2024, keeping the releases coming thick and fast. Coming hotly on the tail of the UK-exclusive Chronomat B01 42, we now have the UK-exclusive Superocean Automatic 44. Evidently the UK market is an important target for Breitling this year having produced two exclusive models in such quick succession.
I really like the addition of the Superocean Automatic 44 because it adds a lot more context to that original UK Chronomat with the two watches sitting well together as a pair. Automatic 44 because it adds a lot more context to that original UK Chronomat because the two watches sit together as a pair. They share similar monochromatic designs focussing on black, white and anthracite grey. The new Superocean makes this colour scheme really apparent by having a black ceramic bezel, anthracite inner bezel, black dial, white numerals and white lume across the hands and hour markers. It’s almost as if the watch is wearing a Saville Row tux.
Beyond the monochromatic design of the display, this is the Superocean 44 as we already know it, based on the 2022 collection revamp. It has a 44mm stainless steel case that’s water resistant to 300m, presented on a rubber strap or a steel bracelet. It also has the retro square minutes hand inspired by the Slow Motion edition from the 1960s and which has become something of a collection signature.
Beneath the surface of the UK-exclusive Superocean Automatic 44 the Breitling Calibre 17, and automatic movement with a 38-hour power reserve. It’s based on the Sellita SW 200-1 COSC chronometer movement, providing heaps of reliability and accuracy. Although you can’t see the movement’s refined finishing as it’s protected by a solid steel caseback.
That caseback also bears an engraving that denotes the watch’s limited edition number out of the 500 pieces that are being produced. As a UK-exclusive it is only available from UK boutiques and the UK online webstore at a price of £4,150 on rubber strap or £4,300 on bracelet. I do wonder if these limited editions – the Superocean and previous Chronomat – are a touch too subtle. Realistically you wouldn’t be able to tell the difference between them and the standard black versions from across the room. However, there’s a kind of quiet, retiring charm to that fact which in itself is very British.
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