Exactly two hundred years after it was established in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Gallet looks to be on the move again. Acquired by Breitling in 2025 and relaunching as its adventurous accessible luxury sibling manufactured by the former, this historic Swiss name returns with a complete collection of watches built around wanderlust and sport.

We’re looking at four new modern lines for Gallet: the Flying Officer for the long-distance travelers; the Multichron Pilot for the explorers across land and sky; the Multichron Sport built for speedsters and rugged off-road pursuits; and a set of special edition Gallet Classics created for the brand’s bicentennial in 2026.

It’s a great first look at how Gallet will operate within Georges Kern’s growing House of Brands family. Its core watches will use Sellita-based movements, while the more historically focused Classics receive Breitling’s hand-wound manufacture Caliber B09. Gallet will draw upon Breitling’s infrastructure in production, distribution and after-sales support, giving the man established industrial base from day one of revival.

A Brief History of Gallet

Gallet’s history officially begins in 1826, when Julien Gallet established a watch-trading business in La Chaux-de-Fonds. The Swiss company found a particularly strong market in the United States, with a catalog centered on stopwatches, chronographs and specialist instruments for aviation, racing and the military.

One of its most famous stories associated with aviation dates to December 17,1903, when a Gallet pocket stopwatch known as “The Sun” was used by the Wright brothers to time their four flights at Kitty Hawk. Orville Wright’s historic first flight covered 120 feet in 12 seconds, while the fourth and longest went for 59 seconds. This stopwatch is currently preserved by the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C.

First seen in catalogs around 1937 on the Multichron Regulator, the Multichron name soon became central to Gallet. The brand produced different versions configured with scales and displays suited to the wearer’s preference of racing, aviation, science or sailing. And in 1938, it produced one of the earliest water-resistant wrist chronographs with the Multichron “Clamshell” — a patented case compressed by four screws beneath the lugs, paired with gasket-sealed push buttons.

A year later came the iconic Flying Officer, equipped with a city ring and rotating 12-hour bezel, meant for pilots and travelers to track the time across different locations. Harry S. Truman, a senator from Missouri who would become the 33rd U.S. President, received an early example in December 1939, calling it “the most elaborate wristwatch I ever saw” in a letter to his wife Bess. More Multichron models were produced after the war, including the colorful Yachting “Big Eye” and the Multichron Pilot toward the end of the 1960s.

These watches now provide the design and functional foundations for Gallet’s first modern collection.

Gallet Flying Officer

The Flying Officer serves as the defining watch and the blue print for the revived brand. First introduced in 1939, it was designed for an era when intercontinental flights needed several stops across multiple time zones. Its city ring allowed pilots to calculate local time at upcoming refueling points.

Gallet Flying Officer Automatic and Chronograph

The new Flying Officer retains that very principle. Housed in a 40mm stainless-steel case, its polished steel rotating bezel and sword hands are reminiscent of the original, while there designed chapter ring presents 24 contemporary destinations, mixing major international gateways with more remote points of exploration. Gallet offers this line with both chronograph and automatic models. The Flying Officer Chronograph comes with pump-style chronograph pushers, and is produced in either a light blue or black dial, both with tone-on-tone counters. Powering it is the Gallet 23, based on the Sellita SW510, with a 62-hour power reserve. The automatic time-and-date models, on the other hand, provide a cleaner, everyday interpretation of the travel concept, executed in either a dark blue and white dial, or a vivid orange and green version, each with a white date wheel and window sitting at 3 o’clock. The latter takes inspiration from the patina of a vintage Flying Officer. This model is powered by the Gallet 17, based on the Sellita SW200, with 41 hours of power reserve.

Tech Specs: Gallet Flying Officer Automatic

Movement Self-winding Caliber Gallet 17 (based on Sellita SW200); 41-hour power reserve
Functions Hours, minutes and seconds; date; rotating city bezel for multi-time-zone reference
Case 40mm; stainless steel
Dial Orange or dark blue; applied Arabic numerals
Strap Leather, rubber, field, and fabric straps in a range of colors, plus stainless-steel bracelets, all interchangeable via a quick-release system with quick-release construction
Price USD 2,900 (on strap); USD 3,100 (on bracelet)

Tech Specs: Gallet Flying Officer Chronograph

Movement Self-winding Caliber Gallet 23 (based on Sellita SW510); 62-hour power reserve
Functions Hours, minutes and small seconds; chronograph; rotating city bezel for multi-time-zone reference
Case 40mm; stainless steel
Dial Light blue or black with tone-on-tone subdials; applied Arabic numerals
Strap Leather, rubber, field, and fabric straps in a range of colors, plus stainless-steel bracelets, all interchangeable via a quick-release system
Price USD 4,400 (on strap); USD 4,600 (on bracelet)

Gallet Multichron Pilot

The Multichron Pilot arrives with a more rugged approach akin to its predecessor, which appeared around 1969.The first iteration, however, had a busier set of functions that included a chronograph with a rotating 12-hour bezel, tachymeter and telemeter scales on the dial.

Now reworked in a 42mm case, the new Multichron Pilot will actually be the largest model in this returning modern collection. The line is powered by the Gallet 23 chronograph caliber, similar to the Flying Officer Chronograph, but with an included date function, delivering 62 hours of autonomy.

Gallet Multichron Pilot

The new Multichron Pilot is equipped with pump-style chronograph pushers and a brushed steel bi-directional bezel, which provides second-time-zone tracking. It also has a telemeter scale on the inner ring which calculates the distance to a visible and audible event — skipping the tachymeter scale for a cleaner look. A date display is placed at 6 o’clock, complete with luminous baton hands and indexes prioritizing legibility.

Two versions will be available on its debut: black with contrasting white subdials, and blue with black subdials. Both carry the “Multichron Pilot” stamp on the rugged, textured dial, reinforcing the model’s more instrument look.

Tech Specs: Gallet Multichron Pilot

Movement Self-winding Caliber Gallet 23 (based on Sellita SW510); 62-hour power reserve
Functions Hours, minutes and small seconds; chronograph; telemeter scale; date; second time zone
Case 42mm; stainless steel
Dial Black with white subdials, or blue with black subdials; applied hour and minute markers with luminescent coating
Strap Leather, rubber, field, and fabric straps in a range of colors, plus stainless-steel bracelets, all interchangeable via a quick-release system
Price USD 4,400 (on strap); USD 4,600 (on bracelet)

Gallet Multichron Sport

Gallet’s motorsport history is translated into this new Multichron Sport, drawing upon the vintage Multichron chronographs like the Multichron 12 Scientific.

It’s a 41mm chronograph with flatter and lower-profile chronograph pushers, powered by the same Gallet 23 caliber as the Multichron Pilot with 62 hours of power reserve. Naturally, as a watch suited for motorsports, this chronograph is fitted with a tachymeter scale to calculate the average speed over a known distance.

Gallet Multichron Pilot and Sport

This collection opens with two dial treatments. One has a dark blue dial with black subdials and a matching tachymeter ring, while the other has a black dial with contrasting white counters and inner ring. Both designs sport bright orange hands for the central chronograph seconds and the subdial counters, accompanied by a matching 60-second hand, with the “Multichron Sport” signature in the same orange tone tying everything together.

The core collection, which includes the Flying Officer, Multichron Pilot and the Multichron Sport, are introduced with an adaptable strap system. A common lug width and integrated quick-release construction allow leather, rubber, field and fabric straps to be exchanged with ease. Stainless steel bracelets use the same system too, along with an integrated micro-adjustment mechanism.

Tech Specs: Gallet Multichron Sport

Movement Self-winding Caliber Gallet 23 (based on Sellita SW510); 62-hour power reserve
Functions Hours, minutes and small seconds; chronograph; tachymeter scale; date; second time zone Case 41mm; stainless steel
Dial Dark blue with black subdials, or black with white subdials; applied Arabic numerals
Strap Leather, rubber, field, and fabric straps in a range of colors, plus stainless-steel bracelets, all interchangeable via a quick-release system
Price USD 4,400 (on strap); USD 4,600 (on bracelet)

Gallet Classics

Perhaps the most exciting line for the collector-oriented would be the Gallet Classics. These watches were created to mark Gallet’s bicentennial with inputs from historians, collectors and longtime Gallet enthusiasts — culminating in a seriesofthree38mmhand-woundchronographs inspired by important and historical models: the Gallet Classics – Tribute to Multichron Yachting Big Eye, Gallet Classics –Tribute to Multichron 45 and Gallet Classics – Tribute to Silverlight.

All three watches are powered by Breitling’s manufacture Caliber B09, which provides around 70 hours of power reserve, and gives the anniversary pieces a closer technical relationship to Breitling.

The Tribute to Multichron Yachting Big Eye revisits the maritime chronographs of the brand from the 1960s. Specifically designed for regatta racing, these chronographs used an enlarged countdown counter to make the critical minutes before the starting signal immediately visible. This new version pairs a white dial with clean Arabic numerals, a discreet tone-on-tone seconds subdial on the left, and a similar oversized regatta counter on the right divided into dark blue and red sectors. The asymmetrical display gives it one of the strongest visual characters of the three Classics.

The Tribute to Multichron 45 is a beautiful reinterpretation of the original Multichron Chronographs that timed racing and aviation activities.

This modern tribute is complete with both the telemeter and tachymeter scales on a deep black, low-glare dial with luminescent indications that maintain legibility at night. This dark color scheme gives the watch a pretty understated and versatile treatment compared to the rest of the anniversary series.

Lastly, the Tribute to Silverlight draws its design language from the historical Multichron Navigator. The earlier model had a separate functioning crown for a hand that helps orient the wearer towards true north, while being accompanied by a softly irregular, almost futuristic type face on the numerals that gives it a unique look.

This contemporary version carries these elements into a silver sunburst dial with the same stylized numerals in black, and a distinctly vintage appearance. It’s easily the dressiest of the three Classics, positioning one of Gallet’s more unconventional designs within a refined format.

Tech Specs: Gallet Classics – Tribute to Yachting Big Eye

Movement Manual winding Caliber B09; 70-hour power reserve
Functions Hours, minutes and small seconds; chronograph; regatta countdown
Case 38mm; stainless steel
Dial White with tone-on-tone subdial, and oversized dark blue and red regatta subdial; black Arabic numerals
Strap Leather, rubber, field, and fabric straps in a range of colors with quick-release construction
Price USD 6,700

Tech Specs: Gallet Classics – Tribute to Multichron 45

Movement Manual winding Caliber B09; 70-hour power reserve
Functions Hours, minutes and small seconds; chronograph; telemeter and tachymeter scales
Case 38mm; stainless steel
Dial Deep black with tone-on-tone subdial; applied hour and minute markers with luminescent coating
Strap Leather, rubber, field, and fabric straps in a range of colors with quick-release construction
Price USD 6,700

Tech Specs: Gallet Classics – Tribute to Silverlight

Movement Manual winding Caliber B09; 70-hour power reserve
Functions Hours, minutes and small seconds; chronograph
Case 38mm; stainless steel
Dial Silver-toned; stylized black Arabic numerals
Strap Leather, rubber, field, and fabric straps in a range of colors with quick-release construction
Price USD 6,700