Breitling Emergency

Breitling Emergency model reference E56121 that is in mint condition and seen very little wrist use. It is complete with box, papers, and all equipment. It was serviced in 2017 that was dealt with by an authorised dealer and comes with a receipt for this. It has had a recent new battery. It is a titanium case and bracelet with black dial with digital displays on the analogue dial. The dial is black. It has got a rotating compass scale bezel and functions other than the time include 1/100th second 24 hour chronograph, count down timer, day and date programmed for 4 years, alarm, second time zone and of course the radio distress beacon. The movement is a Swiss made SuperQuartz thermocompensated quartz electronic analogue and 12/24 hour LCD digital display. It has got a scratch resistant sapphire crystal with anti reflective coating on both sides and is water resistant to 3 ATM including with the transmitter in operation. The Breitling Emergency contains a radio transmitter for civil aviation use which broadcasts on the 121.5 MHz distress frequency and serves as a back-up for ELT-type airborne beacons. (For military users, Breitling has equipped the Emergency with a miniaturized transmitter operating on the 243 MHz military frequency.) Under normal conditions—flat terrain or calm seas—the signal can be picked up at a range of up to 90 nautical miles (167 km) by search aircraft flying at 20,000 feet (6,000 m). As of 1 February 2009, the Cospas-Sarsat Satellite System will no longer monitor the 121.5/243 MHz frequency; however, the signal transmitted by the Emergency was never strong enough to be picked up by satellite, and Breitling has announced that, as these frequencies will still be monitored by aviation, particularly during the localization phase of a rescue attempt, there are no plans to modify the signal's frequency. In an incident that demonstrates how the Emergency can be used to save lives, Reuters reports that two British pilots, Squadron Leader Steve Brooks and Flight Lieutenant Hugh Quentin-Smith, crashed their helicopter in Antarctica and were rescued after activating their Breitling Emergency transmitter watches. The two pilots were in their lifeboat when a Chilean Otter aircraft found them after homing in on signals from their watches. The Emergency is available for customers who do not hold a pilot's licence, but they must sign an agreement stating that they will bear the full costs of a rescue intervention should they trigger the distress beacon.

Model Reference E56121
Case: Titanium
Bracelet: Titanium with folding clasp
Movement: SuperQuartz
Functions: Hours, minutes seconds, alarm, chronograph, second time zone
Dial: Black
Bezel: Rotating pilot bezel, bi directional
Display: LCD dial apertures to display functions
Crown: Functions operation from the crown
Dimensions: Width is 43 mm excluding crown, 46 mm including crown, thickness is 14 mm and 48 mm lug to lug