Breitling Superocean Heritage watches

Is the Breitling Superocean Heritage a good watch?

Swiss watchmaking is often regarded as the finest quality and highest standards of horology through history. The Breitling Superocean Heritage embodies those same standards and the precision that is paired with that reputation. Within the range, there are four different movements used which are all officially certified Swiss chronometers.

All movements used by Breitling pass the certified chronometer standards but the B01 is the only movement manufactured in-house by Breitling. The B20 movement is a movement in the three hand version of the Superocean Heritage, a collaboration with Tudor watches that brought to life, a partially in-house watch movement with a 70 hour power reserve. There’s also the heavily modified swiss movement that uses an outsourced base for a separate chronograph version.

There’s a good way to tell whether the chronograph version features an in-house movement. When the sub-dials are located at 3, 6, and 9, the Superocean Heritage features a 100% manufactured movement. Another notable difference is the dual colored dials of these watches, I.E. a blue dial with black subdials.

All Superocean Heritage watches are now fully equipped with a ceramic bezel which improves the wear of the timepiece. While good, the previous version with a painted steel bezel would often scratch when impacted by a sharp edge or fade over time. The bezel is still ratcheted for fail-safe use and now incorporates a luminescent marker at the arrow for easier reading.

The bracelet version of the timepiece is equipped with the Heritage bracelet. This unique bracelet is a mesh style bracelet that brings to mind the classic “Milanese” bracelet. This version embodies a mature, cultured style that is not usually found in a dive watch. Beloved by Breitling fans, the Heritage bracelet hides almost all wear with its unique “braided” design.

The timepiece is also available on a water resistant heritage style rubber strap with a folding clasp which secures the watch to your wrist. If you don’t plan on going in the water and love the style but want to dress it up a bit you can pair it with a nice quality leather strap with either a tang buckle or folding clasp.

Whether you plan to use this watch under the ocean or on land, there’s so much to love about the swiss made Breitling Superocean Heritage.