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BREITLING Since 2021, Breitling has been the o ffi cial luxury watch partner of the famed Ironman race. In December 2024, the Endurance Pro Ironman 70.3 World Championships took place in Taupo, New Zealand, with competitors tackling a course that included a 1.2-mile swim in one of the world’s largest freshwater akes, a 56-mile bike course and a 13.1-mile run. Thewatch Breitling Endurance Pro Ironman 70.3 World Championship Taupo Techspecs 44mm Breitlight case; 100-meter water resistant, COSC-certi fi ed chronograph; solar compass Need to know Breitlight is 3.3 times lighter than titanium, is thermally stable and nonmagnetic Price $3,600, breitling.com S p 2 C w 1 l T

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BELL&ROSS Founded in 1992, Bell & Ross quickly built its reputation for its designs inspired by aviation instruments and for crafting watches for pilots. Its iconic BR-01 released in 2005 brought the ‘circle within a square’ design concept to the forefront. Thewatch Bell & Ross BR-03 Horizon Techspecs 41mm micro-blasted black ceramic case; automatic movement; anti-re fl ective sapphire crystal; 999 pieces Need to know The watch re-creates one of the most iconic dashboard fl ight instruments, the arti fi cial horizon, for the wrist. In the center, an aircraft appears with wings represented by two red lines Price $4,900, bellross.com

ULYSSE NARDIN Ulysse Nardin supports One More Wave (OMW), a nonpro fi t organization dedicated to assisting wounded or disabled veterans by providing them with custom sur fi ng equipment and connecting them to a community of sur fi ng volunteers, so these veterans can experience the therapeutic bene fi ts of sur fi ng and camaraderie. Techspecs 44mm black DLC titanium; 300-meter water resistant; caseback with OMW logo Need to know The watch is by members of One More Wave with Ulysse Nardin Price $11,600, ulysse-nardin.com Thewatch Ulysse Nardin Diver Chronometer One More Wave

MONTBLANC Montblanc has been involved in mountain climbing since 2018, a natural for a brand named for a mountain. Among its collaborations is one with Reinhold Messner, one of the most well-known high-altitude mountaineers in the world and the fi rst to climb all 14 ‘eight thousander’ peaks, as well as the fi rst to climb Mount Everest without supplemental oxygen. Thewatch 1858 Geosphere 0 Oxygen Chronograph Techspecs 44mm titanium case; automatic chronograph with world time indication; northern and southern hemisphere globes; red sfumato glacier dial; 290 pieces Need to know Montblanc developed the 0 Oxygen concept wherein the movement is cased so that no oxygen gets in — eliminating fogging and oxidation. The watch uses oils that perform at temperatures as low as -50° Fahrenheit Price $10,000, montblanc.com

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