I’ve been scouring the entire line of Breitling, past and present, to try and develop a must-have list of Breitling watches that I need in my collection. There needs to be a Breitling watch for every occasion, and sometimes the yearning for a non-Breitling watch affects that. Just now I purchased a new Ball Hydrocarbon GMT watch… which I have wanted for a long time. Well, I’ve wanted some sort of Ball Watch.. the GMT was just what was recently available. The 42mm Mad Cow version is quite desirable to me too.

Anyway, I feel that with approximately 12 Breitlings, you can achieve all reaches and areas of Breitlings without breaking the bank.

Classic Navitimer
You have to have a Navitimer, and the basic model is good for all-round Navitimer Goodness. Perhaps on a steel bracelet for a somewhat sportier look.

Navitimer Olympus
Next Navitimer to get is the Olympus. Get this one on a Crocodile strap, extra class, and even goes with a suit.

Breitling Flying B
How can you NOT get this watch? When i have $10K to drop on a watch, this is the one that’s gonna get bought. Big, and rectangular, and a Breitling. Very Cool. Jump hour, too!

Bentley Motors T
The new Bentley Motors T with the snazzy bezel design is very attractive to me, and would fit the bill of the one and only round Bentley in my collection. I do like the 6.75, but Between that one and the Crosswind special, i’ll take the Crosswind…

Crosswind Special
The Breitling Crosswind special… in my opinion the nicest Windrider series watch that Breitling has ever made, and now its gone. Big date, Chronograph, almost 44mm diameter.. what more could you ask for!?

Wings Automatic
You need a smaller Breitling for those days when the big watches are just a little too much.. the Wings Auto is the best small watch that Breitling has ever made. Period.

Headwind
Possibly my favourite Breitling ever. I love the day/date configuration that’s set up like the rolex, but with much more presence. This watch has got to be one of my all-time favourite designs ever.. unfortunately it was not a runaway hit for Breitling. I need one in every color!

Original Blackbird
Since we need to have a Chronomat platform based watch here, the Blackbird is a good choice. Not the new blackbird, which is essentially the same as the older Crosswind special without the character, but the original one, which is a somewhat stealthy version of the Chronomat. Very cool, subtle, and slick.

Airwolf
EIther this or the B-1 will do it. I prefer the styling of the B-1, but the Airwolf is always very pleasing to the eye. A lot of people don’t like the new airwolf quite as much, and demand for the b-1 on the secondary market has gone up because of this. But the classic dual LCD with Analog layout should be represented with this watch, as it is superior to the Aerospace.

Chrono Avenger
To satisfy our need for a Titanium Chronograph, we look to the Chrono Avenger… other Titanium models from Breitling are inferior to this popular beast of a watch. Leonardo Di Caprio wore one even!

SuperOcean Steelfish X-Plus
Gotta have a watch that goes 2000m into the water, so why not go with this revamped classic!

Colt Quartz
Last but not least, we need to have a quartz analog model in there, and the Colt is the one to fit the bill. The watch is bomb-proof and will be useful in conditions where a lot of banging around may occur… and when you dont need the complexity of the Airwolf or the B-1.