The Breitling store in New York houses some of the company’s most luxurious and technologically advanced pieces, and Haute Time had the opportunity to take a look at some of these watches inside the 5 E. 57th St. Flagship. We talked to Sarah Beth Brown, the PR and Marketing Manager who gave us an overview […]

When the best of one world meet the best of another, the result is bound to be legendary. Such is the case for Breitling’s newest collaboration; the luxury watchmakers announced today that soccer legend David Beckham has been chosen as the face of Breitling’s Transocean Chronograph Unitime Worldtimer watch. The collaboration between the historic Swiss brand and […]

In July 2012, luxury watchmakers Breitling launched an ultra-limited edition of their classic Navitimer to celebrate the company’s 60th anniversary as the preferred wristwatch in aviation. As the Luxury Insider reported, the company even had spokesman John Travolta fly to Singapore to show off the watch’s myriad luxury features. The limited-edition Navitimer Blue Sky watch is steel […]

On the evening of September 10, Swiss watch manufacturers Breitling celebrated the kickoff of the 2012 American football season at the company’s flagship New York boutique. Breitling, a family-run business, have developed a close relationship with brand ambassador Mark Sanchez, quarterback of the New York Jets. Guests at the event were treated to football-inspired cuisine, […]

The Bentley Mulliner Tourbillon debuted this week as the latest collaborative effort between luxury watchmaker Breitling and the ultra-luxury Bentley brand of automobiles. The Bentley Mulliner Tourbillon gets its name from Breitling’s Mulliner workshop, which employs 100 artisans skilled in the craft of haute horology. With only two examples of the new watch to be […]

Actor and 747 pilot John Travolta flew into Singapore yesterday to kick off his endorsement of Breitling’s 60th anniversary edition of its iconic Navitimer line, the Blue Sky. Travolta is in good company in choosing Breitling as his official timepiece; in 1961, Apollo astronaut Scott Carpenter commissioned a 24-hour version of the Navitimer from Breitling, […]

Fifty years ago, US astronaut Scott Carpenter led a voyage into space on board the Aurora 7. On this golden year, luxury Swiss watchmaker Breitling honors the monumental flight with the Limited Edition Navitimer Cosmonaute. The historical date was May 24, 1962, when a Breitling Navitimer chronograph became the first of its kind to embark […]

Yves “Jetman” Rossy of the Breitling Jet team once again pushed the boundaries of aviation by completing an amazing flight above the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Jetman, who is the only man to fly with a rigid wing equipped with four jet engines, jumped out of a helicopter above the Rodrigo de Freitas […]

Breitling has extended the warranty on its watches with manufacture calibers to five years, from two. The message is an expression of confidence in its enhanced capacity for quality control now that the brand produces its own movements. Breitling made around 40,000 of its own manufacture calibers last year, including the caliber 01 chronograph, the […]

Haute Time had the great honor of sitting down with Breitling USA President, Thierry Prissert at Basel World.

To counteract the escalating strength of the pound against the Swiss Franc, Breitling has reduced the price of their watches by 10%. On March 1st the price drop was applied to new and existing stock with recommended retail prices and trade prices both being reduced. Breitling stockholders will lose margin on the watches already in […]

1. Tell us some of the most exciting developments at Breitling today?  There are a lot of exciting developments at Breitling today. One of our most significant developments has been the creation and enhancement of our own in-house movement. In 2009, prior to the restrictions of Swatch sourcing watch movement to various vendors, we produced […]

This Breitling for Bentley GMT V8 looks recognizable to those who have seen other Breitling Bentley watches. It has its unique features though, such as the red inner city bezel, making a nice distinction with the black dial. It also has an added red triangle-tipped hour hand finishing one rotation every 24 hours, and multiple […]

Breitling will be offering #1 of 500 exclusive Naval Centennial Limited Edition Airwolf watches at an auction to benefit the “Breitling Scholars”, program to the National Flight Academy (NFA). The program encourages Science, Engineering Math and Technology education through aviation inspired simulations and scenarios. The historical timepiece was created to honor the 100th anniversary of […]

Bentley and Breitling, have collaborated on a limited edition chronograph. Inspired by Juha Kekkonen, who in the Bentley Supersports convertible broke his own ice speed record at 205.48mph on the frozen Baltic Sea, off the Finland coast. The limited edition chronograph accompanies the ISR Supersports convertible in a limited production number of 100 each and […]