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As Breitling turns 140, it's marking the occasion with stories of its many incredible firsts, from breakthroughs in timekeeping for air, land, and sea, to milestones in sustainability.

Following the launch of the Aerospace Orbiter B70, the brand recognises two of its icons. The Navitimer, the first wristwatch for pilots to combine a chronograph and a computational slide rule. And the Cosmonaute, a 24-hour take on the Navitimer that became the first Swiss wristwatch in space. 

Back to Basics: The Versatile Navitimer GMT and Automatic 41

Breitling played a key role in the emergence of commercial flight. Its onboard timekeepers became standard equipment, first in propellor planes and later in the jets produced by the world's leading aircraft manufacturers. When...

The TUDOR Manufacture is the first industrial facility fully dedicated to the TUDOR watchmaking company in its nearly 100-year history. Located in the Le Locle, Switzerland, this is where every single TUDOR watch is assembled and fully tested to TUDOR's superior standards, with some models in the range Master Chronometer-certified here too. 

This new state-of-the-art facility, bringing together the traditional know-how of watchmakers with the best in production management technologies and automated testing systems, was completed in 2021 after three years of construction. All decked out in TUDOR red, the manufacture spans over five levels totalling 5,500 square meters and is physically and visually connected to the neighbouring Kenissi Manufacture, the TUDOR...