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Welcome back to another installment of a Brief History of Time. Today, we pick up where we left off, exploring the fascinating history of Breitling.
With the Chronomat and Premier in the ’40s and the Navitimer and SuperOcean in the ’50s, Breitling had built up some major momentum. The 1960s proved to be yet another fruitful decade for the brand, starting with some notable improvements to the Navitimer. The prior Navitimer’s all-black dial was changed to feature contrasting white subdials. This improved its legibility, and the new look also made it even more attractive to the mass market. The Navitimer thus became not simply a useful tool watch, but a popular symbol of class and style.
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As the vast majority of watches are made from steel, a substance that can be recycled an infinite number of times without any reduction in quality, you might think there is not much to be be done in the way of making timepieces more sustainable or ecologically friendly.
Manufacturing improvements? Brands like Omega and Bremont now have eco-friendly factories. As for provenance, it may be easy for the buyer to avoiding rare materials such as tantalum that can be associated with questionable mining practices, but tracking gem stones used to adorn high-end pieces is much harder. Fortunately, companies are developing blockchains for just this purpose.