Singapore Hosts John Travolta to Announce Breitling’s New Navitimer Blue Sky

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, […]

By Seth Semilof

Breitling Commemorates Aurora 7 Flight with Limited Edition Navitimer Cosmonaute

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 […]

Breitling’s “Jetman” Soars Over Rio De Janerio

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 Ups The Warranty Ante

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 […]

French Film Idol Alain Delon Auctions Watch Collection For $590,300

Chinese buyers proved their economic clout in Paris Thursday at an auction of watches owned by French actor and film idol Alain Delon. Auction house Cornette de Saint-Cyr said that the sale brought in $590,300 as collectors and fans bid in excitement and Chinese buyers bid via phone. Delon was not present for the sale of […]

As the Pound Strengthens Breitling Reduce Prices

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 […]

5 Questions With Breitling USA President, Thierry Prissert

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 […]

Bentley Motors and Breitling Celebrate the Launch Of A Continental V8 Limited Timepiece

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 […]

Naval Centennial Limited Edition Airwolf Watch

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 […]