Superocean Heritage

The Breitling Superocean Heritage takes its arrow-shaped hour hand, slender markers, and clean dial layout from the brand’s 1957 diver, then pairs them with modern proportions and often a mesh bracelet. Since its 2007 debut, the family has spread across several sizes and movements, so the shared look tells you less about what’s inside than the generation does.

Earlier three-hand models use aluminum bezel inserts and, in familiar 42mm and 46mm versions, the ETA-derived Caliber 17. The Superocean Heritage II, introduced in 2017, brought ceramic inserts and the Tudor-derived Caliber B20, with approximately 70 hours of power reserve. Chronographs form another branch: their subdial layouts and movements deserve separate attention rather than being treated as enlarged versions of the three-hand watch.

The 2025 Superocean Heritage B31 Automatic models introduced Breitling’s manufacture Caliber B31 in 40mm, 42mm, and 44mm cases. For a different expression of the original design, the Superocean Heritage ’57 uses a concave bezel and a more deliberately vintage dial; it is a distinct branch, not simply an older generation of the regular diver.