Breitling Watches

Known as the air force’s timepiece, Léon Breitling first started the esteemed watch company in 1884 in St. Imier at the young age of 24. This idyllic place is one of five well-known watchmaking towns in Bern, Switzerland, along with Geneva, Vaud, Neuchâtel, and Solothurn. From its inception, the watchmaker decided to focus on chronographs as his craft, which are wristwatches that are both stopwatches and display watches. These precise timepieces are often used in sports or the military for their accurate incremental time-keeping.