Press release
May 2002

MAY 2002 AVENGER SEAWOLF

Ten thousand feet under water

BREITLING has accomplished a new technical feat with the launch of the AVENGER SEAWOLF, a professional diver's watch that is water-resistant to 10,000 feet (3,000 meters).
Built on the sturdy AVENGER platform, the SEAWOLF is also a functional success: despite the technical constraints imposed by the need to withstand pressures of 300 bars, its dimensions have been kept very reasonable and offer perfect ergonomics. To achieve this result, BREITLING has chosen titanium, a light, resistant and non-corrosive metal.
BREITLING also commissioned researchers at the Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne to perform numerical simulations in order to ensure perfect geometry for the case.
The components that are critical in terms of water resistance feature dramatically outsized specifications: the watch crystal is 4.80mm thick and the caseback 4.75 mm thick. The screw-locked crown is a patented design.
The AVENGER SEAWOLF also features a safety valve enabling it to balance the differences in pressure inside and outside the case. As soon as internal overpressure reaches approximately 3 bars, the valve automatically evacuates the helium built up during prolonged stays at great depths and thus avoids the case exploding.
The AVENGER SEAWOLF is fitted with a fully tried and tested selfwinding movement: BREITLING Caliber 17, chronometer-certified as indeed are all the "motors" in wrist instruments carrying the BREITLING signature.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Movement: Caliber BREITLING 17, chronometer-certified, selfwinding and oscillating at a high frequency (28,800 vibrations per hour), 25 jewels. Calendar display.
Case: titanium. Water-resistant to 10,000 feet (3,000 meters/300 bars). Decompression valve. Patented screw-locked crown. Unidirectional rotating bezel. Cambered sapphire crystal, glareproofed both sides. 44 mm in diameter.
Strap/bracelet: DIVER PRO rubber strap / PROFESSIONAL titanium bracelet with integrated extension piece.