This week’s Gents Watch of the Week is the impressive Breitling Super Avenger II Chronograph, now available at Banks Lyon after its unveiling at the Baselworld Watch Fair earlier this year. Boasting extraordinary craftsmanship, the Super Avenger II exudes Breitling’s mantra, that their watches are ‘Instruments for Professionals’.
Breitling’s heavily masculine design is no more overtly represented than in the Super Avenger II. The 48mm stainless steel case is purposefully larger than the standard case size to emphasise the power and functionality of this watch, yet the unidirectional bezel is unfussy and uncluttered, allowing for excellent readability around the entire circumference of the face. The face itself sports baton numerals with dials at the 6, 9 and 12 o’clock positions, with the numeric date aperture at 3 o’clock.
Water-resistant to 300 metres, the Super Avenger II is the ideal timepiece for any challenging circumstance, geared for even the most extreme missions thanks to its rugged construction. Equally, this imposing timepiece perfectly complements evening-wear, with its jet black leather bracelet and sleek, professional aesthetic blending effortlessly into any formal attire, whilst retaining its eye-catching dominance when displayed.
Breitling have made their name designing and producing watches that have become synonymous with three main areas; aviation, diving and luxury. The Super Avenger II blends the finest elements in each class to produce a watch of stunning design, indomitable quality and unparalleled professionalism. The selfwinding chronograph movement is COSC certified, and thus maintains the highest standards of accuracy and endurance in precision timekeeping.
For Breitling, this forms the basis of everything they do. Founded by Léon Breitling in Saint-Imier, Switzerland in 1884, Breitling is the quintessential Swiss watchmaker, manufacturing all their watches in Switzerland entirely from Swiss components. Over the years, Breitling have lead the way in watch innovation. In 1915 the brand produced its first wrist chronograph, followed in 1923 by the perfection of this design, allowing successive times to be recorded on the same watch without resetting the hands to zero.
As the years passed Breitling continued to be innovators in horology, taking on one its greatest challenges in 1969; designing and presenting the first selfwinding chronograph. To this day, this underpins all of Breitling’s work, and was successfully refined in 2009, when the company created the ‘Caliber 01’, the finest selfwinding chronograph movement wholly developed in-house at the Breitling Chronométrie.
At Banks Lyon, the Super Avenger II is one of the newest Breitling watches in our extensive collection. This chronograph from the pinnacle of watch making is available for just a 10% deposit and 24 monthly payments of £146.25. For more information on this imposing time piece please contact us and a member of helpful, professional and friendly team will be more than happy to assist you.
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