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I was looking at my Chronolog 2009 book and noticed something bizarre
(page 188); the Avenger Seawolf weighs ~6 grams more than the
Super Avenger!!!
Is this true???

It's entirely possible - the old one (Ti) was over 100 grams, so 160 grams is consistent. The additional structural integrity to the case that's needed for the extreme water resistance adds metal and therefore weight.

I guess we need someone with both to weight them

we are assuming that Breitling already did that with the utmost accuracy

Wow, weird.

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Why?

isnt the SA supposed to be the biggest (hence heaviest) Breitling out there?

No.

Chronomatic 49 is, well, 49mm and any number of Bentleys are 48.7mm

SA is 48.4mm

The SA is the biggest Aeromarine model externally, but it's water resistance is only a 10th of the Seawolf, so it doesn't need to be able to resist such huge pressures..... and hence it doesn't need so much metal in the case. I guess the Seawolf case is thicker, which would make eminent sense to me. Also bear in mind the Rolex Seadweller Deepsea is only 43mm in diameter yet WR to 3900m. External dimensions bear no relation to pressure resistance and thickess of case.

Just for info, for every additional 10 foot (approx 3m) you descend under the sea, the pressure increases by approximately 4.4 pounds per square inch. The difference in capability between the SA and Seawolf in terms of pressure resistance is A LOT............. hence a thicker and undoubtedly heavier case.

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Driver8

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now it all makes a little bit more sense....thanks for the wonderful reply

The other day I was at my AD and I did a side-by-side comparison of my BlackSteel Skyland with a 6.75 Bentley (on a leather strap).
I could not really see thaaaat much of a difference.
I am assuming the thickness of a watch also plays a role in the "BIGGER" factor

Maybe thickness has something to do with it, but generally Breitling always refer to the diameter of a watch when they are talking about size. i.e. if one is 0.0001mm bigger in diameter, then technically speaking it IS bigger than one that is 0.0001mm smaller. Visually there may not be much in it, but I guess it's the absolute figures that count in this case.

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Driver8

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The Emergency Mission use to hold that title. I guess I expected something else would take the spot though I never put too much thought into it.

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the blackbird is also significantly heavier than the SA from my experience. i guess this is also due to the water resistance?

Blackbird is 30 grams lighter than the SA and WR is the same - 300 metres.

wow i stand corrected. for some reason my blackbird feels heavier on the wrist than an SA or bentley motors.. perhaps due to the density/weight distribution? any idea how the motors weighs in compared to the SA?