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Part of Watchprint’s Story Books<\/em> series profiling the world’s most renowned watches, Chronomat Story<\/em><\/strong> sees investigative journalist Gerard Tubb draw on original research to reveal the full, untold history behind Breitling’s most transformative chronograph. Through newly uncovered archives and first-hand accounts, Tubb traces how the Chronomat – created for Italy’s elite Frecce Tricolori aerobatic team in the 1980s – sparked Breitling’s revival and reshaped the landscape of modern mechanical watchmaking. Richly illustrated and meticulously documented, the book brings to light the people, ideas, and risks that defined an era of reinvention. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Chronomat Story reveals how this Breitling chronograph, released in the 1980s, revived the brand and revolutionized mechanical watchmaking, thanks to previously unseen archives and firsthand accounts. A definitive look at innovation and reinvention.
FOREWORD BY NICHOLAS FOULKES
\nPREFACE BY GERARD TUBB
\nFRECCE TRICOLORI
\nORIGIN STORY
\nCATCHING FIRE FROM SUCCESSION TO SELF-RELIANCE
\nTHE RESET
\nSQUADRON EDITIONS
\nSPECIAL MODELS AND LIMITED EDITIONS
\nPRIVATE COMMISSIONS AND COLLABORATIONS
\nAPPENDIX<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":75090,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":""},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[5520],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-75089","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-jewellery-watches","7":"author-by-author-gerard-tubb","8":"publisher-watchprint-com-sarl","9":"series-watch-stories-collection","11":"first","12":"instock","13":"shipping-taxable","14":"purchasable","15":"product-type-simple"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nChronomat Story - ACC Art Books US<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/us\/book\/chronomat-story\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Chronomat Story - ACC Art Books US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Chronomat Story reveals how this Breitling chronograph, released in the 1980s, revived the brand and revolutionized mechanical watchmaking, thanks to previously unseen archives and firsthand accounts. 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