He later went on to form a little airline called Air France.So we know the Breguet family has a strong ties to both watch and aviation, and the replica Omega 1501.30 watch culmination of this was a piece called the Breguet XX Fly Back Chronograph.The XX (named in sequence with the legendary Breguet XIX airplane) was a watch introduced in 1954 as a tool for French Air Force pilots.The watch quickly gained notoriety the world over and is considered the most important aviators wrist watch of the post-war era.It is often thought that the XX was the first piece to have a "Fly Back" movement, which allowed the chronograph to be reset just by pushing the bottom button.
This effectively reduced a three-stop process to one, and replica Omega 2210.50 watch pilots sung the praises of this ingenuity.However, Longines did have an aviator's Fly Back movement a few years before, but that never caught on like the Breguet.Ok enough rehashing, on to the watch.Today's Breguet XX is truly exceptional.As we mentioned above, the XX was released in 1954 to the French National Marine Aeronavale, and that is exactly the watch we have for you today; a 1954 Breguet Type XX with French Military markings.
This watch is absolutely beautiful, and to find a first production of this replica Omega 2294.52 watch in this condition is a dream come true.We LOVE the minute register on this watch, and the case back engravings really put this watch on another level.If there is one vintage chronograph currently for sale that we'd love to put into the Hodinkee stable, this is the one.There will always be Newman Daytonas and Broad Arrow Speedmasters available, but the likelihood of finding another original Marine Aeronavale Breguet Type XX in this condition with the original case back is practically nil.This, folks, is a dream watch.
