Swiss luxury watchmaker Breitling saw an opportunity when it acquired Universal Genève towards the tail end of last year. Once considered a couturier of watchmaking by enthusiasts, the iconic ...

This heritage aligned with Breitling’s brand, the company explained. Gallet’s stopwatch was used to time the first powered flight the Wright brothers took at Kitty Hawk in 1903. However, the brand ...

Besides two-register Gallet Decimal chronographs, which are more common ... When Carlini told him he didn’t have a stopwatch, Clark handed him his watch and said, “Use it and keep it.” That story led ...

Two centuries after its founding in 1826, Swiss watchmaker Gallet is having a renaissance courtesy of Breitling. This move marks Breitling’s second major acquisition following its purchase of ...

Universal Genève’s new stablemate under Breitling is Gallet, which by one measure ranks as the world’s oldest watch brand. Blancpain, having been established in 1735, currently touts itself as the ...

Gallet’s heritage resembles Breitling’s chronograph history. Gallet developed watches with a clear focus on travel, aviation, and racing. One example is an early hand-held stopwatch that the Wright ...