Born in La Chaux de Fonds in 1826, Gallet has timed aviators, explorers and presidents with unwavering, adventurous precision.
Founded by Julien Gallet.
Gallet made the pocket stopwatches used to time the Wright brothers' first flights on 17 December 1903, one now displayed at the National Air and Space Museum.
The Flying Officer of 1939 introduced a city ring and rotating twelve hour bezel so pilots could follow time across several locations at once.
Senator Harry S. Truman received an early Flying Officer in December 1939, describing it to his wife Bess as the most elaborate wristwatch he had ever seen.
Today Gallet belongs to Breitling's House of Brands, its Flying Officer, MultiChron Pilot, MultiChron Sport and Classics collections manufactured by Breitling.
An aeroplane circles the world time bezel as the chronograph sets off.
New stories from Gallet arrive here as we publish them, straight from the house.
Every timepiece is best discovered in person: on the wrist, in the hand, and in the company of those who made it.
Every house in this collection has its own world on Simply Luxury.
The Gallet name belongs to its owners. Stories on Simply Luxury are drawn from the house's own published content. Illustrations by Simply Luxury.