Navitimer B01 Chronograph 46- Stainless Steel/BlueBreitlings iconic pilots chronograph for the journey. In 1952, Willy Breitling developed a wrist worn chronograph with a circular slide rule that would allow pilots to perform all necessary flight calculations. Two years later, the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) announced the design as its official timepiece. The navigation timer or Navitimer was born. The AOPA was (and remains) the largest pilots club in the world, counting nearly