Breitling Emergency II: A Satellite Distress Signal On Your Wrist

Breitling ’s original Emergency watch first launched back in 1995 and was able to disseminate a distress signal on the 121.5 MHz analog band admit ships , planes , and other vehicles to cut across it . But if your approximate fix was n’t already known , it made locating the signal a fleck tricky . So Breitling is introducing an upgrade version of the spotter — theEmergency II — that adds the ability to institutionalise a distress signaling to satellites circling overhead , so no matter where on Earth you ’re lose , you may be found .

The Emergency II still broadcasts a 121.5 MHz analog signal , but that alternate with the newfangled 406 MHz digital signal which can be track by the five COSPAS - SARSAT search and saving satellite . To ensure the signal is n’t accidentally triggered , the user has to pull out a set of foresightful antennas on either side of the watch , and the emergency signal will alternately broadcast for up to 24 hr with the Emergency II ’s build - in rechargeable battery .

Made from titanium so that it ’s all but guaranteed to survive whatever emergency situation you discover yourself in , the Emergency II will be you just under $ 19,000 . An expensive investment , for sure , but one you ’ll be beaming you made if and when it saves your life one twenty-four hour period . [ BreitlingviaWatches by SJX ]