The contemporary Type XX bears a close resemblance to its forerunners, picking up on the legibility-enhancing design codes established with pilots in mind, from the black dial and luminescent indications to the style of the Arabic numerals, hands and counters of the era. One especially noteworthy feature is the oversized 3 o’clock minutes totalizer, a throwback to the original, that makes elapsed times easy to read. While the movement is, of course, not the same, the chronograph still has the flyback function that was a must on the early models and enables resetting and instant restarting of a new measurement with a single push. 

The new self-winding calibre powers the chronograph functions – central seconds, 30-minute counter at 3 o’clock and 12-hour counter at 6 o’clock – and sits in a modern case featuring a larger rotating bezel and the brand’s typical fluted pattern on the caseband. In 2010, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of French Naval Aviation and the 50th anniversary of the Type XX created for it – 500 of which were ordered in 1958 and delivered in 1960 –, Breguet issued a 1,000-piece limited series distinguished by a black lacquered bezel with raised numerals, an exclusive crown more like the original one, and a commemorative engraving on the caseback.