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B09

Last Update: November 15, 2020

Brand:Breitling
Family:
Breitling B01 Family
Height:
Jewels:47
Reserve:70 hours
Frequency:28,800 A/h
Winding:Hand winding
Diameter:30.00 mm (13.25 ligne)
  Complications:2-Button, 6-Column Chronograph, Chronograph, Column Wheel Chronograph, Vertical Clutch Chronograph
Hands:30 Minute Chronograph Hand at 3:00, Central 60 Second Chronograph Hand, Central Hour Hand, Central Minute Hand, Small Seconds Hand at 9:00
Distinguishing Technical Characteristics
Hand-Winding
Counter-Clockwise Balance Cock
6-Column Chronograph
Balance at 4:30
Column Wheel at 10:30
Production: 2019 – Current
1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s

Calibre B09 is an hand-winding chronograph movement produced by Breitling since about 2019. It is the only version of Cal. B01 without a date display, and one of the very few hand-winding chronograph movements produced in modern times.

Breitling Premier B09 Chronograph 40

Breitling introduced their calibre 01 (commonly called Cal. B01) in April 2009 in the Chronomat. It is a modern automatic chronograph movement with a column wheel and vertical clutch. It operates at 28,800 A/h, boasts a power reserve of 70 hours, and is a COSC-certified chronometer. The movement shares many characteristics with the Rolex Cal. 4130, and it has been reported that many of the same engineers worked on both movements.

Functions and Complications

Cal. B09 is a modification of the hand-winding Cal. B02, which is itself based on Cal. B01. Unlike every other movement in the family, it lacks a date display.

Cal. B09 features the following displays on the dial:

  • 30 minute chronograph counter at 3:00
  • Small seconds at 9:00

Cal. B09 Applications

Breitling has only used Cal. B09 in a few models, all limited-edition historic re-editions.

  • Breitling AVI Ref. 765 1953 Re-Edition
  • Breitling Navitimer Ref. 806 1959 Re-Edition
  • Breitling Premier Heritage

Breitling B01 Family Overview

Starting in 2017, Breitling began supplying a version of Cal. B01 to Tudor. The resulting movement, Cal. MT5813, has a free sprung balance with a silicon hairspring, as is common in modern Rolex and Tudor movements. It is also decorated differently. Strangely, it is often quoted as having different dimensions: 30.40 mm diameter and 7.23 mm thickness.

CalibreYear
Introduced
JewelsHeightWindingDateComplications
B01200947 or 417.20AutomaticYesSome Without Hour Counter
B022013?47ManualYes24 Hour
B032017479.15AutomaticYesSplit Seconds
B042011477.20AutomaticYesGMT
B052013?56AutomaticYesWorld Time
B06201547AutomaticYes30 Sec Chrono
B092019?47ManualNo
B122016477.30AutomaticYes24 Hour
MT58132017417.23AutomaticYesNo Hour Counter

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