Brand | Breitling |
Caliber Number | 59 |
Base Caliber | Citizen 3510 / Miyota 3S10 |
Type | Quartz |
Lignes | 13 1/2”’ |
Diameter | 30.48mm |
Thickness | 4.2mm |
Battery Cell Number | SR927W / 399 |
Battery Life | Up to 2 years |
Frequency | 32,768Hz |
Quartz Type | Tuning fork type quartz crystal |
Stem | 065-349 P.4/065-392 lg |
Hand Sizes | .70mm / 1.20mm / .20mm |
Circuit | 14-279/469 |
Jewels | 12 |
Functions | Hours, minutes, chronograph seconds, 1/10 seconds, 60 minutes, 12 hours, date, alarm |
Country of Manufacture | Japan |
Known Models | Breitling Jupiter Pilot (ref: 80975, A59027, A59028) |
Breitling caliber 59 is a 12 jewels quartz chronograph/alarm movement found in Breitling’s Jupiter Pilot model watches. This movement was not made by Breitling in Switzerland, it is actually a caliber 3510 (sometimes written as 3S10) made by Miyota, which is owned by Citizen Watch Co. Ltd. Breitling was using the Citizen 3510/Miyota 3S10 in their watches since at least 1988 and into the 1990s.The Jupiter Pilot was discontinued around 1998.
Accuracy:
Miyota states the accuracy of this movement to be +/-15 seconds/month in normal temperatures.
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