Exclusive: Tempus’s spring edition stars Breitling ambassador Austin Butler

Tempus began life as a specialist watch magazine, so it’s no secret that our team keeps a keen eye on the movements and innovations within the world of high horology. Though the watchmaking world seems, from the outside, to tick along at a slow and steady pace, inside the manufactories and studios where expert artisans practise their timeless craft, there is a constant, urgent drive towards discovery, excellence and savoir faire.

That’s never been more apparent than this year, with novelties at Watches and Wonders Geneva 2025 showcasing the incredible strides made in both form and function, style and substance, from Swiss watchmaking and beyond – and inspiring our horology special. Kicking off our look at the watchmaking industry is one of Hollywood’s most exciting actors, Austin Butler, who has become the face of Breitling’s latest campaign for its Top Time B31. 

Just as this new Top Time is inspired by the iconic original watch – Breitling’s smallest men’s watch, but packing a bold and charismatic style punch beloved by actors and sporting greats of the 1960s – so too does Austin owe his own passion and style to beloved silver screen icons of the past.

“Growing up, I always liked watches because of the images that I saw of Paul Newman, Steve McQueen and James Dean,” he tells us.

But it’s not just the watch industry accelerating into the future – as Tempus discovered when we examined the issues facing the automotive industry, and asked what does the future really have in store? 

Also in this issue, rugby legend Mike Tindall shares the philanthropic drive behind the gin brand he launched with his The Good, the Bad and the Rugby podcast castmates, we talk high jewellery masterpieces with expert craftsman Pascal Mouawad, and discover the remarkable UK destinations giving us serious wanderlust.

Enjoy the issue.

Michelle Johnson
Editor-in-chief

Images: Breitling