Earlier this year, Breitling also launched a new Superocean Heritage Ocean Conservancy Limited Edition at a Bali beach clean-up with Slater and fellow Surfer Squad members Sally Fitzgibbons and Stephanie Gilmore. Celebrating the brand's ongoing partnership with Ocean Conservancy and its fight against pollution, the 44mm stainless-steel, day-date chronograph features a caseback engraved with the Ocean Conservancy logo and is presented with a pair of Econyl straps in packaging made of recycled material. Breitling's Explorer Squad will no doubt already be wearing the brand's watches in the field, but its robust Professional range of SuperQuartz/digital tool watches is being relaunched next year, with Kern revealing that the Emergency, a watch with a built-in distress beacon, has so far saved the lives of 18 wearers. If Breitling is looking for another squad with thrilling stories to tell, then surely those 18 are highly qualified candidates. Superocean Heritage Ocean Conservancy Limited Edition, £4,880; breitling.com Sign up for the Telegraph Luxury newsletter for your weekly dose of exquisite taste and expert opinion.
Breitling has championed ecology and the great outdoors with its new Superocean watch, choosing explorers as its brand ambassadors over regular models. "You can't work with models any more," said Breitling's George Kern. "It's not authentic." The new brand representatives include surfer Kelly Slater and adventurer David de Rothschild, who are both working to raise awareness of the ecological challenges facing the oceans. The watch comes on a strap made from abandoned fishing nets and offers customers a no-packaging option and digital-only documentation. The 44-mm stainless-steel watch comes with a case back engraved with the Ocean Conservancy logo.