Emergency Orbiter White Gold

In Context

At 43 mm it is a large watch — well above this catalogue’s 40 mm median, and enough to dominate a narrow wrist. At 15.7 mm it is a tall case, and it will catch on a cuff. The case back is closed, so the movement stays out of sight, and the sapphire crystal will resist everything short of deliberate abuse. Rated to 30 m, it is protected against rain and splashes and nothing beyond that.

It is quartz, so it will hold time far more closely than any mechanical watch here, and asks for a battery every few years rather than a service.

J56321 Orbiter stands on its own in this catalogue — no other reference here shares its base number. It pairs a black dial with a white gold case. It was a limited edition.

The Breitling caliber 56 is a rectangular quartz movement with an ana-digi display. This movement is basically an ETA 988.332 with Breitling branding.

5 other watches in the library run the Breitling Caliber 56.

Breitling

Emergency

E7632110C549 · 43 mm

Breitling

Emergency Orbiter

E56321 Orbiter · 43 mm

Breitling

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E7632110B576 · 43 mm

Breitling

Emergency

E7632110I500 · 43 mm