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Breitling’s Tough New Chronograph Eats Other Sports Watches for Breakfast

The tough get tougher.

Close-up of a breitling chronometer watch face with a black dial, featuring large silver and blue numerals, three subdials, and a date window at the 4 o'clock position. The watch has a brushed titanium bezel with black markings and a blue textured crown with an engraved logo. The watch case also includes two push buttons on either side of the crown.Breitling
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Not all watch brand sponsorships are perfect fits. But when Breitling became the official luxury watch partner of the Ironman triathlon in 2021, I just nodded my head.

“Yep. That makes sense.”

Four years on, Breitling continues to celebrate its partnership with one of the world’s most grueling athletic events with a new limited-edition chronograph that takes what is already one of the toughest watches in the business and makes it even more durable.

I am Ironman

Breitling’s new Ironman watch is the — deep breath — Professional Endurance Pro Ironman World Championship 2025. Mouthful of a name aside, this is effectively a ruggedized version of Breitling’s already formidable Endurance Pro chronograph, with a couple of extra touches aimed at Ironman athletes.

Breitling Endurance chronometer watch with a blue rubber strap, black dial featuring large white numerals, three subdials, and a date window, encased in a silver bezel marked with compass directions and minute indicators.
Breitling’s partnership with Ironman keeps getting better.
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Powering the watch, as always, is Breitling’s Cal. 82 quartz chronograph movement. Now, before you roll your eyes, you must realize this is no ordinary quartz movement.

Dubbed a “SuperQuartz” calibre by Breitling, Cal. 82 is a COSC-certified chronometer accurate to within 10 seconds per year and is thermocompensated to preserve accuracy against temperature fluctuations. Add in the fact that the lack of many moving parts in a quartz movement naturally makes it more shock-absorbent than a mechanical one, and it becomes clear that quartz is simply a better choice for a demanding event like an Ironman triathlon.

Breitling Endurance Chronometer watch with a black dial, luminescent green Arabic numerals and hands, three subdials, a blue rubber strap, and a black bezel marked with compass directions and degree increments.
The watch’s hands and numerals feature Super-LumiNova for night runs, swims and bike rides.
Breitling

Like other watches in the Endurance Pro line, the watch boasts a couple of features that could potentially come in handy for triathletes. One is the external bezel, which features a compass scale for orienting your direction using the sun. The other is an inner pulsometer scale on the dial, which is used to measure one’s heart rate — a key metric for endurance athletes in training — in conjunction with the chronograph.

So far, these features can all be found on your standard Endurance Pro. So here’s where the Ironman limited edition sets itself apart.

Normally, the Endurance Pro features a case made of Breitlight: a proprietary, lightweight, scratch-resistant, polymer-based material. It’s well-suited for a sports watch, honestly, but since it’s effectively fancy plastic, it’s never going to feel quite at home on a luxury watch.

Breitling Endurance chronometer watch with a titanium case, black dial, and blue accents. It features three subdials, large numerals at 3, 6, 9, and 12, and a date window between 4 and 5 o'clock. The bezel has compass markings (N, E, S, W) and a pulsometer scale. The watch has a blue rubber strap and a blue crown with the Breitling logo.
The Endurance Pro’s usual Breitlight polymer case has been upgraded to a more robust titanium.
Breitling

This new Endurance Pro swaps out the Breitlight case for one made of titanium. Not only does the metal provide a bit more heft and a more premium feel, but it’s also stronger and more durable. To top things off, Breitling gave the watch a color scheme inspired by the Ironman World Championship logo, utilizing light blue, teal and orange throughout the watch, while the logo itself appears on the 6:00 subdial.

In addition to the titanium watch, Breitling has also launched a second Endurance Pro Ironman for 2025. This version, which is also a limited edition, was made for the Ironman 70.3 World Championship, which is half the length of the Ironman World Championship. As such, the watch doesn’t get quite as hardcore of a revamp — it still has a Breitlight case rather than titanium — but I actually prefer the color scheme of this one, as it pairs a gradient teal dial with a teal rubber strap to mimic the logo of the 70.3 World Championship. It’s quite nice-looking.

Breitling Endurance chronometer watch with a teal dial and black subdials, featuring large white and orange numerals and hands. The watch has a black bezel with white compass markings and a teal rubber strap embossed with the word "IRONMAN."
The Breitlight version of Breitling’s Endurance Pro Ironman celebrates the Ironman 70.3 World Championship.
Breitling

Pricing and Availability

As I already mentioned, both Ironman versions of the Endurance Pro are limited editions. The titanium version, while more expensive, is also more plentiful, surprisingly. Priced at $4,150, it’s limited to 500 pieces. The Breitlight style, meanwhile, is limited to just 300 pieces but is more affordable at $3,750.

Both watches are available now from Breitling and can be purchased directly from the brand’s website. It’s also worth noting that Breitling’s CEO estimates that the brand has enough overall stock in the U.S. to avoid tariff price increases on its watches until probably September, so as long as you pick one of these up in the next couple of weeks, you probably won’t be hit with any surprise extra fees.

Breitling Endurance Pro chronometer watch with a blue rubber strap, titanium case, and a grey dial featuring large luminescent Arabic numerals at 3, 5, 6, and 9 o'clock. The dial includes three subdials, a date window between 4 and 5 o'clock, and orange and white hands. The bezel is marked with compass directions and degree indicators.Breitling

Breitling Professional Endurance Pro Ironman World Championship 2025

Specs

Case Size 44mm
Movement Breitling Cal. 82 quartz chronograph
Water Resistance 100m
About the Author:

Johnny Brayson is an editor at Gear Patrol mostly covering watches. He enjoys watches that are packed with blink-and-you’ll-miss-’em details and believes nearly every watch could stand to be a tad smaller.

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