Breitling has reworked the Chronomat for 2026, giving its all-purpose sports watch a more refined stance across 15 new models in 40mm, 42mm and 36mm sizes.
The update keeps the collection’s aviation-informed toughness intact, but shifts the emphasis toward slimmer wearability and a cleaner integrated-bracelet look.
Hidden lugs reshape the Chronomat silhouette
The most visible change is the case architecture, with the lugs now tucked beneath the case edge to create the impression of a fully integrated bracelet.
That change removes the stepped look of the previous semi-integrated design, while still allowing the bracelet or strap to be changed.
The familiar Rouleaux bracelet remains central to the Chronomat identity, joined on selected references by a Rouleaux-style rubber strap with a butterfly clasp.
The Chronomat Automatic B31 arrives in 40mm
The new Chronomat Automatic B31 40 brings a 40mm case to the standard time-and-date model for the first time, measuring just under 11mm thick.
It is powered by Breitling’s automatic calibre B31, a COSC-certified movement running at 4 Hz with a 78-hour power reserve.
Steel models with white, blue or green sunray dials are priced at £5,250, while the ice blue version with a platinum bezel is £6,950 on rubber or £7,450 on the Rouleaux bracelet.
The 40mm models also carry 200 metres of water resistance, which keeps them firmly in everyday sports-watch territory despite the sleeker presentation.
The Chronomat B01 42 gets meaningfully thinner
The core Chronomat B01 42 chronograph receives the same hidden-lug treatment, but its most important update is the reduction in case thickness from 15.1mm to 13.77mm.
Breitling has also slimmed the crown guards and replaced the previous multi-part bezel construction with a single-piece design, giving the chronograph a smoother and more polished profile.
Inside is the calibre 01, Breitling’s COSC-certified automatic chronograph movement with a 70-hour power reserve.
The steel versions come in white panda, blue and green dial configurations, priced at £7,350 on rubber or £7,850 on bracelet.
Other options include an anthracite two-tone model from £9,250, an ice blue steel-and-platinum model from £10,000, and a full 18k red gold brown-dial version from £26,000 on rubber or £44,000 on bracelet.
The 36mm Chronomat leans further into dress-sport territory
The Chronomat Automatic 36 was already the most compact expression of the line, and it now becomes slightly slimmer at 9.68mm thick.
It uses the COSC-certified Breitling calibre 10, an automatic movement with a 42-hour power reserve, and offers 100 metres of water resistance.
The blue-dial steel model starts at £4,750, followed by a white mother-of-pearl model at £5,600 and a diamond-bezel mother-of-pearl version at £7,950.
Two-tone steel and 18k red gold versions are priced at £9,700 with a mother-of-pearl dial and £10,950 with a diamond bezel.
For buyers who liked the Chronomat’s robustness but found earlier models visually heavy, the 2026 collection makes a stronger case for the watch as a daily sports piece that can still pass under a cuff.
