Wristwatch

Till now, I have had many different brand of wristwatch. However, the memory of a Breitling watch caused can never be rubbed away from my mind.

Back to the time when I was in middle school, wristwatch was something that only exists in our imagination. Then the time for us to take college entrance examination came and I need a watch to know the time so that I can know the time when I was taking the exam.

Couldn’t buy a watch ourselves, my parents decided to borrow one for me. As most people in our area did not have a watch that time, my parents turned to a rich person to borrow a watch for me. When they gave me the wristwatch, they repeated again and again, “Be careful. Do remember to keep the watch well.” As it is a Breitling watch, I certainly knew that why my parents said that. And I paid great attention to it from the moment it has been passed to me.

Then, I brought the borrowed Breitling watch to examination room and began the examination. All went on well for the first section. Then, during the second section of the examination, I suddenly found that the watch did not work any more. The pointer stood still there. All in a sudden, my mind turned to be blank. I didn’t know how the examination got to its end. All I could think about was the broken watch.

When I got home, I confessed the truth to my parents. My parents were shocked. However, with no other ideas, my parents could only apologize to the lender and see if he can be sympathy to us. Out of expectation, when we told the truth to him, he laughed loudly, “It wasn’t broken, just because you did not wind it.” He continued, “And, it is my fault that I didn’t tell you it is only a replica Breitling watch, not a genuine one. So, it doesn’t cost much.”

The Story of Breitling

Have you ever observed the logo of Breitling watch carefully? Today, a story about it would be shared with us.

The logo was made up with a pair of wings with a ship anchor in the middle. And there is a beautiful “B”, which stands for Breitling on the top of the ship anchor.

Wings are always related to the flying. This is also applicable regarding to the logo of Breitling. Being the official supplier to Royal Air Force and American Air Forces, the name of the company is closely connected with the history of aviation. It produced various instruments for the aviation area. The most known is Chronomat – the first slide-rule chronograph and also Navitimer the first wrist navigation device. It is also the best witness for the golden age of propeller aircraft.

The shipping anchor in the logo shows Beitling’s relationship with the Ocean. This can be reflected by its strong waterproof function. The deep sea series can withstand water-stress of 1000 meters under the sea level. And its special design of helium escape valves prevents the watch from water much better than the normal watches. This made the Breitling watch’s foray into Ocean possible.

The “B” in the logo, except for its symbolic mean for Breitling, now gains a new meaning. Because of the latest cooperation between Breitling watch and Bentley car, the “B” now also stands for this famous car brand. As there were many kinds of cooperation which Breitling did with aviation and voyage, the cooperation between Breitling and Bentley fills the blank of the cooperation field on land.

My Brother’s Little Dream

“You know, I am saving money now.” My brother told me secretly one day.

“Why?” I was quite puzzled by his words. As we all knew that saving money seemed as snowing in middle summer to my brother.

“Because I want to buy a Breitling watch,” He burbled.

“What? A watch?” I nearly shrieked.

“Why so surprised?” He disdained.

“Why you want to get a watch with so much money? Don’t you have a cell phone? If you want to know the time, you can simply take a look at your cell phone. It is always with you, doesn’t it?” I confronted him with all the questions.

“I mean a Breitling watch, not a normal watch which can just show me what time it is. Don’t you know Breitling watch?” He questioned me.

I shaked my head, ”No.”

He laughed,” You are an out man. Take a search on internet; you will see how many super stars are wearing Breitling watches. Even your favorite star Brad Pitt gets one.”

“Really?” I doubted.

“If you don’t believe me, just search it online and you will see.” He confirmed.

So, I searched the Breitling watch online. Firstly, I got a general idea about its brand. It has been a pinnacle of the industry ever since it is founded in 1884 by Louis Breitling. Each Breitling watch is celebrated for its elegance, precision, quality and durability.

Then, I found many pictures for it and was impressed by its designation, its workmanship and so on.

Finally, I searched celebrates and Breitling watch. Just like my brother said, I did find many many celebrates are wearing it, including my favorite star—Brad Pitt.

Till that moment, I got to know why my brother dreamed of a Breitling watch.