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Thursday 02 April 2015 1:10 am  |  Updated:  Tuesday 26 October 2021 4:51 pm

Time to get smart: Traditional watchmakers are striking back against the Apple Watch

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With the Apple Watch set to shake up the watch market, Switzerland’s established brands are rushing to release their own takes on wearable tech. Last month’s Baselworld watch fair saw a slew of these, including this model from Breitling.

Rather than text messages and activity tracking, the B55 enables you to perform adjustments – timezones, alarms, operating parameters etc – via your phone, and to upload chronograph measurements and other data. Aimed particularly at pilots, it’s handsome and seriously robust.
 

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