Brand | Breitling |
Caliber Number | 49, B49 |
In-House? |
No |
Base Caliber |
ETA 2896 |
Movement Type | Automatic, self-winding mechanical |
Lignes | 11.5”’ |
Diameter |
25.6mm |
Height | 4.85mm |
Jewels | 22 |
Power Reserve | 42 hours |
Beat Rate |
28,800 vph (4Hz) |
Lift Angle | 51 degrees |
Shock System | Incabloc |
Regulator System | ETACHRON |
Rotor | Ball bearing system |
Rotor Winding Direction | Bi-directional |
Hand-Windable? |
Yes |
Hands Count |
3 |
Features | Central hours; central minutes; central sweeping seconds; double digit big date at 3:00 |
Hacking Seconds? |
Yes |
Quickset Date? |
Yes |
Country of Manufacture | Switzerland, Swiss made |
Known Models | Breitling Galactic 41 (Ref: A49350, B49350, C49350), Breitling Cockpit (Ref: A49350, B49350, K49350, C49350) (Add your watch in the comments below…) |
The Breitling caliber 49 (you may also see this caliber written as B49) is a Swiss made automatic watch movement with a double digit big date at 3:00.
ETA Base Movement:
The Breitling 49 is not an in-house movement. It is based on the ETA caliber 2896, which is basically a calibre 2892A2 with a big date module.
Not being “in-house” does not mean that the movement custom modifications or finishing done by Breitling, it just means that the base movement architecture/framework was not designed and manufactured by them.
Setting the Time and Date:
If the watch has a screw-in crown (as most Breitling watches do), unscrew the crown to be in hand-winding position (Breitling calls this position 1).
Date:
- Pull the crown out one click (Breitling calls this position 2).
- Turn the crown counterclockwise to advance the date forward.
For accurate time/date setting, set the date to the day before the current date. Use time-setting mode to make the date flip to the current date and then proceed to set the time accordingly.
Time:
- Pull the crown out another click (position 3) to time-setting mode.
- Turn the crown to advance the hands.
- Press the crown back in and screw it in.
Examples of Watches with this caliber:
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