BREITLING

The Breitling squad: actor Austin Butler, pro football player Erling Haaland, and pro basketball player Giannis Antetokounmpo introduce the new Chronomat. Each ambassador spotlights a distinct refinement: Austin the new fully integrated and adjustable bracelet, Erling the streamlined bezel, and Giannis the re-engineered ergonomics.   The new Chronomat reasserts its position as the ultimate all-purpose sports watch. Refined for everyday wear—unmistakable as ever. https://lnkd.in/ewqYF3-M

Lights out and away we go. 🏁⌚️ Final checks in the pit lane. Timing down to the millisecond. Navitimer Aston Martin Aramco Formula One™ Team.

In last week’s Since 1884 installment, we learned about Concorde through the perspective of former Concorde captain Chatelain Jean-Louis. This week, we continue with Part II and learn about the passenger experience in Concorde’s cabin from long-time aviation enthusiast Alain Barthel—who was instrumental in realizing the project of the new Navitimer Tribute to Concorde.  Read Reflections on a supersonic aircraft—from cockpit to cabin, Part I here: https://lnkd.in/gxxczGsZ

To mark the 50th anniversary of the iconic high-speed transatlantic passenger airliner, Breitling released the commemorative Navitimer Tribute to Concorde. In this week’s Since 1884 installment, we learn about the pinnacle of civil aviation—the supersonic aircraft known as Concorde. It incorporates several nods to the aircraft, from the dial’s deep blue hue—reminiscent of the sky of Earth’s stratosphere, to the limited run of 593 pieces—a reference to the Concorde’s Olympus 593 turbojet engines.  This two-part series presents the Concorde experience from cockpit to cabin. This installment focuses on the cockpit, with the cabin featured next week.  

Born in space, worn on Earth. The galaxy-blue meteorite dial reveals a raw Widmanstätten pattern, formed over millions of years, and never repeated. No two the same. Discover now: https://lnkd.in/ewQ6fiAQ

Some executives manage brands. Georges K. builds them. We sit down with the entrepreneur who helped reshape modern BREITLING and who is now taking an even bolder step: reviving Universal Genève. This is not a biography. It’s a conversation about risk, vision, and execution - and about two brands moving fast in a market that rarely forgives mistakes. The full interview and rare pictures of the new Universal Genève: https://lnkd.in/eE_ttr73 #WatchAdvisor #GeorgesKern #Breitling #UniversalGeneve #UniversalGenève

Configured for space travel.   The Cosmonaute’s heritage spans from its first 1962 journey into orbit to missions aboard the Mir and the International Space Stations. Today, the Cosmonaute Artemis II continues to earn its place on the wrist of those pushing beyond Earth's atmosphere. Like the original, it’s powered by a manual-wind movement, the 24-hour manufacture Caliber B02. Discover now: https://lnkd.in/ewQ6fiAQ 

Orbital material Introducing the limited edition Cosmonaute Artemis II. Featuring a galaxy-blue meteorite dial, cut from an extraterrestrial stone, making each watch unique. A new special edition that brings a piece of space to the wrist. Limited to 450 pieces. A new chapter of Navitimer Stories unfolding this year: https://lnkd.in/ewQ6fiAQ

May 24, 1962. Astronaut Scott Carpenter embarks on the Mercury-Atlas 7 mission. On his wrist: a custom-made Breitling Navitimer with a 24-hour dial, later known as the Cosmonaute, the first Swiss wristwatch in space. During descent, his capsule overshoots the planned landing point by 250 miles (400 km), splashing down in the Atlantic Ocean. While Carpenter lives to tell the tale, his Navitimer suffers water damage, oxidizing into a galaxy-like pattern that comes to represent this historic moment.

Meet Jean-Louis Chatelain, former Concorde pilot, as he takes us through the ins and outs of flying at Mach 2. From takeoff to cruising at the edge of the stratosphere, he shares what it really felt like to pilot the world’s fastest passenger jet. From Paris to New York and back: “we were flying faster than the sun.” Shot at Auto & Technik Museum Sinsheim, home to one of the last Concordes ever built. Discover the new Navitimer B01 Chronograph 43 Tribute to Concorde.