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The move comes 15 months after Breitling acquired Universal Genève in late 2023, reinforcing Swiss made Breitling replica watches‘ drive to become a major player and influence in luxury watchmaking.

Known for its precision timekeeping, which is prized by frequent travelers, explorers, and adventurers, Gallet is now positioned as UK 1:1 Breitling fake watches‘ new entry-level luxury watch brand, the company said in a release.

The terms of the acquisition were not revealed.

The brand Gallet actually dates back to 1466, when founder Humbertus Gallet began his eponymous clockmaking business, making it arguably the world’s oldest timekeeping marque.

“This acquisition is a logical step in the development of our company,” explained high quality replica Breitling watches CEO Georges Kern.

“We are breathing new life into Gallet by drawing on perfect Breitling copy watches’ expertise and know-how. Our ambition is clear: to revive Gallet as a leading watch brand while preserving its spirit of adventure and innovation in chronographs,” added Kern.

Founded in 1884, top AAA Breitling replica watches is a leading luxury watchmaker based in Grenchen, Switzerland. In 2017, the Partners Group bought an 80% stake in Breitling for $870 million before acquiring the remaining 20% the following year.

“We have full confidence in Breitling, which is well placed to increase its market share in the luxury watch sector,” says Alfred Gantner, co-founder of Partners Group and president of luxury fake Breitling watches. “The acquisition of Gallet is the second key step in strengthening our long-term strategy.”

Gallet helped usher in the age of aviation by creating the chronograph that measured the first powered flight in 1903. Piloted by Wilbur and Orville Wright, the Kitty Hawk Flyer covered 259 meters in just 59 seconds. With its timepiece marketed under the name “The Sun,” Gallet made a lasting mark on aviation history.

In 1907, Gallet acquired Société d’Horlogerie Electa and founded Fabrique d’Horlogerie Electa, Gallet & Co. The following years were marked by technical innovations, patents, and international recognition, enabling Gallet to establish itself as a benchmark in precision timekeeping.

Thereafter, Gallet continued to focus on the American market, operating mainly as an établisseur—designing China online Breitling super clone watches while supervising their manufacture and assembly in Switzerland.

In the 1970s and 1980s, when the Swiss watch industry was hit by the quartz crisis and the soaring Swiss franc, Gallet, like many other great names, lost some of its splendor.

Now, under the leadership of best quality replica Breitling watches UK, Gallet is poised to embark on a long-awaited renaissance.

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It’s been a busy seven days for Swiss made Breitling replica watches.

Last week, the brand announced it had acquired dormant brand Gallet with plans to use it to fire up luxury watchmaking’s embattled mid-market segment.

Then Tuesday, the Swiss watchmaker unveiled Hollywood heartthrob Austin Butler as its latest ambassador, alongside a new line of timepieces called Top Time B31 — which the brand plans to price aggressively compared to rival AAA UK Breitling fake watches with in-house movements.

The company’s chief executive Georges Kern said he hoped the moves would power up business in a challenging market. “I don’t remember in the past 30 years the environment being so tough,” the 60-year-old executive told BoF. “Consumer sentiment is the lowest it has been for years, there are political difficulties in many places. It’s not an environment where you want to buy luxury watches.”

Breitling has managed to maintain a relatively stable business, however, despite waning demand for many luxury brands over the past year. High quality Breitling copy watches brought in revenues of 850 million Swiss francs ($962 million) in 2024, down 2 percent year-on-year, according to Morgan Stanely estimates. While the brand’s owner, Swiss private equity fund Partners Group, doesn’t disclose sales, Kern confirmed the estimates were “very accurate.”

“We are happy to be stable,” said Kern, noting many watchmakers recorded significant losses last year. “We are gaining market share. At the end of the day, the market will concentrate on 10, maybe 12 brands, just as in cars.”

“You have globalisation of taste and the winner takes it all, so if you don’t have a strong backbone, you have a problem,” he added.

Kern, who was appointed chief executive of the historic Swiss watchmaker in 2017, has sought to reinforce luxury replica Breitling watches‘ prestige by transitioning to a “manufacture” model—meaning it produces proprietary mechanical movements in-house, a practice long favoured by top-end manufacturers such as Patek Philippe and A. Lange & Söhne.

Top Breitling super clone watches UK introduced its first modern in-house calibre in 2009 and has steadily been replacing third-party movements with its own, upping prices along the way.

Best 2025 replica Breitling Top Time B31 watches sees the brand extending its “manufacture” approach to the bottom end of its range: The new line fronted by Butler is powered by Breitling’s Caliber B31, a time-and-date-only movement with a 78-hour power reserve and a five-year warranty. The collection is still priced squarely in what’s considered the middle market for in-house mechanical watches, starting at $5,600. That’s in line with its previous collection of Breitling Top Time copy watches for men (which are powered by outsourced chronograph movements), and less than in-house movement timepieces with similar functionality from IWC and Hublot.

“You cannot take the same product and just increase prices, which many brands have done in luxury, because after a while the consumers say ‘no’,” Kern said.

He added that he hoped Swiss made replica Breitling’s mechanical watches would be 100 percent in-house in around three to four years.

The 1:1 UK fake Breitling Top Time watches is another design based on Breitling’s archive. It first appeared in the 1960s, sported by Sean Connery’s James Bond in “Thunderball.” Breitling’s Navitimer, Chronomat, Superocean and Premier lines also have archival roots, with designs inspired by 1940s and 1950s watches.

“If you take the top 20 [watches] sold in the world, they’re all from that period, with the exception of Richard Mille,” said Kern. “People want classics. The Top Time B31 isn’t an old, dusty design, it’s modern with all the features of a modern movement.”

Butler, who won a Golden Globe for his portrayal of Elvis Presley in Baz Luhrmann’s biopic “Elvis” two years ago, resonates with the brand’s classic aesthetic, said Kern. “He’s into guitars, motorbikes and retro style,” he said. “He fits the identity we’re trying to convey.”

Despite the 33-year-old star belonging to a new generation of movie stars, signing Butler isn’t a play to recruit Gen-Z customers, said Kern. “People always ask me what age we’re targeting, but we target a style,” he said. “As a consumer, you’re buying into a style, not an income bracket.”

Kern said Butler had been signed for three years, with the option to extend by a further two, but declined to disclose the cost, noting only that his company’s total marketing spend was a “double-digit” percentage of revenues. Breitling also works with Charlize Theron, Erling Haaland, Victoria Beckham and Six Nations Rugby.

Breitling’s recent acquisition Gallet is a Swiss company founded in 1826 that stopped series producing Breitling replica watches wholesale in the mid-1990s when it was sold to a private owner. The relaunched brand will target the gap left by Breitling’s price increases as it’s transitioned to an in-house manufacturing model.

Gallet watches will be priced between around 3,000 and 5,000 Swiss francs, according to Kern, and will be powered by third-party movements. From Autumn 2026, they’ll be retailed in 200 of Breitling’s 300 boutiques, as well as a further 100 points of sale around the world. Volumes will build up “slowly”, according to Kern.

In recent years, the watch industry has become polarised. Many establishment brands have moved their assortment up the price ladder and away from the threat of smartwatches, often using new movements and case materials with higher everyday performance to help push average prices up and volumes down. At the same time, battery-powered quartz pieces such as Omega and Swatch’s “MoonSwatch” mash-up and Tissot’s PRX, both of which cost from a few hundred dollars, have energised the lower end of the Swiss market. In between, a gap has opened up.

But Kern said luxury watchmakers had abandoned more accessibly priced mechanical Swiss best replica Breitling watches prematurely, leading to a collapse in industry volumes, which have more than halved since 2011. “I want to support the industry [with volume], but I [also] want to prove you can be extremely successful with products at this price point,” he said. “It’s nonsense that you can only sell at higher prices.”

Kern is also due to relaunch the higher-end Universal Genève brand, another lost name from Swiss watchmaking acquired in 2023, reportedly for 60 million Swiss francs. Breitling replica watches for sale will sit between Gallet and Universal Genève by price point, creating a group of sorts.

“We had all these price points [at Breitling] before. But you cannot stretch a brand endlessly to the top or the bottom,” Kern said. “We have an offer for the retailers from 3,000 Swiss francs to 200,000 francs, with three segments. The retailers like this.”

Why Austin Butler Is The Perfect Face Of The New 2025 Best Replica Breitling Top Time Collection Watches UK

There’s a story that Steve McQueen’s wife, Barbara, likes to tell about him. She recalls that McQueen was the kind of person that if you were planning to meet him for lunch one day, you would be wise to pack an overnight bag as he was the kind of guy to jump into a car and turn a simple lunch into a two-day road trip.

Austin Butler likes that story. He may not have the exact same devil-may-care impulses of McQueen but there is an unmistakable flash of understanding behind his eyes as he retells it. “I’m a big fan of Steve McQueen,” the Hollywood A-lister clarifies, somewhat needlessly. “What was so cool about him was not just his style, but the way he lived his life. So free to do what he wanted to do.”

Stylistically, motorbikes, leather jackets, tool Swiss made Breitling replica watches, denim-on-denim, iconic sunglass silhouettes—these are all things that we still associate with McQueen. But we’d argue that of today’s crop of leading men, there is no one better than Butler to pull them off with equal aplomb.

One thing you quickly pick up about Butler, is rarely does he say things without backing it up. Despite his status as one of the hottest lead actors in Hollywood today, he’d sooner grab his bag and fall of the grid for a few days if the right mood hit him.

“I actually just got back from a road trip to the Grand Canyon,” he says. “I hiked down to the centre and camped there, stopping at little cafés on the way. So, I still think that sense of adventure is still there if you want it.” Very Steve McQueen.

Butler is talking to us during his reveal as the face of high quality UK fake Breitling’s new Top Time B31 collection watches. He joins an already stacked alumi of Breitling’s roster of ‘squad’ ambassadors, which includes Brad Pitt, Charlize Theron and Adam Driver. In fairness, Butler seems so natural a fit with the adventure-fuelled Swiss watchmaker that the only surprise is why it hasn’t happened sooner.

“Working with Breitling felt like such an organic partnership because that ‘modern retro’ aesthetic fits my style so seamlessly, which is what I love,” says Butler, his hand involuntarily reaching over to touch the new perfect 2025 replica Breitling Top Time B31 watches wrapped around his wrist. “The Top Time speaks to the way I’ve always wanted to live my life, free and ready to rock and roll.”

“I feel that there’s different parts of my personality that connects to different periods in history,” says Butler. He recalls that when learning the guitar, age 13, and he wanted to do then was “live in the time of Jimi Hendrix,” and be able to hang out with him. “But day-to-day, I have a strong attraction to the ’50s and early ’60s,” he says, “What an incredible era for style and music, and cars. When you feel how heavy the doors were on a ’65 Mustang…I love that.”

It makes sense then that Breitling has waited until it decided to rework its luxury copy Breitling Top Time collection watches, before inviting Butler to ‘the squad’. Since it was originally introduced in the 1960s as a stylish, sporty alternative to more traditional chronographs, the top Breitling Top Time fake watches UK has always been about breaking the mould. The new B31 models take that spirit and run with it, dropping the chronograph function in favour of a clean, classic time-only display.

That idea of time travelling through style has, either directly or in-directly, been a big part of the Oscar-nominated actor career to date. With major roles in the seductive Sixties biker drama, The Bikeriders, following on from Cary Fukunaga’s epic WWII series Master of the Air—that mix of old-school cool and modern confidence makes him a casting director’s dream when it comes to projects based during the peak eras of rugged men’s style. And that is even before mentioning arguably his most famous role as Elvis Presley in the Baz Luhrmann directed biopic, Elvis.

In essence, Butler’s career so far has been defined by freedom—choosing his roles, crafting his characters, and collaborating with Hollywood’s biggest names. His singular style and fearless approach to his craft regularly resonating with a new generation of McQueen-esque guys seeking to create their own freedom to express themselves.

Mirroring that approach for a singular expressive style, the Top Time B31 collection features a new caliber, B31 —the first fully Breitling-designed and developed three-hand movement from the manufacture. Four years in the making, Breitling views its Swiss movements super clone Breitling Top Time B31 watches as its most ‘free-spirited’ collection, and while that is open to interpretation, what isn’t is the fact that its 38mm size makes it the three-hand timepiece the smallest in its men’s offering.

While always willing to throw caution to the wind Butler has often spoken about fear as a motivator throughout his young career, and how he often uses the feeling as a compass to guide him, but not in the way you would normally expect.

“I’m constantly looking for things that I haven’t done before,” explains Butler. “If I have two projects and one of them scares me more, I’ll tend to lean towards that one because it’s going to force me to go out on the limb a little bit further, and it’s going to pull something out of me that maybe I’ve tended to hide away.”

It’s a very Steve McQueen way of doing things, or, perhaps from now on, we should be saying, it’s very Austin Butler.

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Last week, Breitling introduced its new three-hand Top Time models with the new B31 caliber. Today, the brand releases three more Swiss made replica Breitling Top Time watches housing the well-known chronograph B01 movement. Let’s take a quick look at these three 750-piece limited editions, including a Martini Racing version with its famous colorway.

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Breitling CEO Georges Kern says, “The Top Time collection is known for its bold chronographs. With these latest limited editions, we put a modern spin on classic 1960s designs, returning this watch to what it’s all about: timing races and measuring speed.”

A nod to 1960s racing chronographs

These perfect Breitling copy watches UK represent racing or motorsports. To underline this, Breitling has put them on perforated leather straps in colors that match the dials. The dashboard layout on the dial is also something we’ve seen from other brands. However, Breitling has a clear history of Breitling replica watches for sale with dashboard dials dating back to the 1960s. The Breitling Datora Top Time ref. 2030 from the late 1960s, also with a cushion-shaped case, looks very similar to what we see here today. That model was powered by the Valjoux 7734 and had a 38mm case.

Downsizing

Although Breitling has supersized its watches in the past decades, these new top 2025 fake Breitling Top Time B01 Racing watches also hark back to the 1960s with their size. Each one has a perfect 38mm diameter with a 13.3mm thickness and a modest 44.1mm lug-to-lug. With these dimensions, Breitling seems to have hit the sweet spot for many watch enthusiasts out there who crave more modest-sized watches.

Breitling also applied Super-LumiNova to the hour markers and hands to ensure the time is legible in low-light conditions.

Breitling’s B01 movement

Inside each new luxury 1:1 super clone Breitling Top Time Racing watches beats the well-known in-house-developed B01 movement. This self-winding column-wheel chronograph caliber has a power reserve of 70 hours and a 4Hz (28,800vph) frequency. It goes without saying that Breitling had this movement certified as a chronometer by the COSC. The movement is not visible to the owner, however, as the case back is stainless steel, with a vertically brushed finish. Breitling also engraved “One of 750” on the case back to underline that these models are limited editions.

The best China replica Breitling Top Time Racing chronograph watches come complete with a 100m water resistance rating. While the crown is not a screw-down type, it uses two gaskets to ensure this level of water resistance. Breitling also used a sapphire crystal treated with an antireflective coating on both sides.

Pricing

You can find all the specifications for these copy Breitling watches online shop in the chart below this article. For more information on the new Breitling Top Time B01 Racing watches, you can also check them out on Breitling’s website. The retail price of the new Breitling Top Time B01 is €7,250, regardless of which version you choose.

The Martini Racing model has reference AB01772A1G1X1, the green model has reference AB01771A1L1X1, and the black-dial version has reference AB01771A1B1X1.

Some afterthoughts on the new Breitling Top Time B01

It seems Breitling wants to ensure that there’s something for everyone in the catalog. It’s a strategy I applaud. You don’t have to like everything the brand does, but there will probably be something in the catalog that suits your taste. I will get to try these new Swiss made replica Breitling Top Time B01 Racing Edition watches on my wrist soon. I’m especially looking forward to trying out the Martini Racing version. The 38mm cushion-shaped case looks nice, and the engraved decoration in the corners makes it extra playful. The racing theme, with the dashboard-inspired graphic on the dial, is a wonderful nod to Breitling’s heritage from the 1960s.