Breitling Navitimer B01 Chronograph 46 and Franjo von Allmen’s Triple Gold Triumph
Key Highlights
- Breitling ambassador and World Downhill Champion Franjo von Allmen wins three gold medals at the Winter Games in Milan and Cortina.
- His victories span the men’s downhill, super-G, and team combined events, including the demanding “speed double”.
- He becomes the first reigning downhill world champion to also win Olympic gold in the same discipline.
- Von Allmen is the first Swiss athlete to claim three Winter Games gold medals in a single year.
- Off the slopes, he wears the Navitimer B01 Chronograph 46 with Breitling’s Manufacture Caliber 01.
Performance and precision sit at the heart of Breitling’s world, and Franjo von Allmen’s campaign at the Winter Games in Milan and Cortina expresses that philosophy in real time. Already the reigning World Downhill Champion, the Swiss skier converted that status into three gold medals on one of sport’s most demanding stages.
Across downhill, super-G, and the team combined, von Allmen turned split-second decisions into a historic treble that echoes the precision and reliability of the watch on his wrist. For Breitling, his success becomes a live illustration of ambition under pressure and controlled performance at speed.
A historic triple victory on snow
Winning the “speed double” in downhill and super-G is rare; adding a third gold in the team combined secures von Allmen’s place in the record books. His downhill run balanced risk and control, while the super-G demanded fast cornering and a committed line over an unforgiving course.
The team combined, achieved alongside slalom specialist Tanguy Nef, showcased the depth and unity of the Swiss alpine squad and proved von Allmen’s ability to deliver both as an individual and as a teammate.
Breitling CEO Georges Kern describes the triple as “legendary”, noting that one gold would have been outstanding, but three at a single Winter Games set von Allmen apart. For the athlete, the scale of the achievement still feels almost unreal; he admits he had never dreamed of the Winter Games, let alone a hat-trick of golds.
He credits a strong team around him and an ability to remain calm at decisive moments, pushing himself “with precision” when everything is on the line. That mindset, rooted in focus and reliability, mirrors the approach Breitling applies to each chronograph it produces and to its sports partnerships.
Why it matters
Von Allmen’s triple victory cements his status as a defining athlete of his generation and reinforces Breitling’s connection to elite performance grounded in measurable results. As the first reigning downhill world champion to also become Olympic champion in the same discipline, and the first Swiss athlete to win three Winter Games golds in a single year, he embodies ambition, composure, and reliability that speak directly to collectors and enthusiasts.
On the wrist: the Navitimer B01 Chronograph 46
Off the race course, von Allmen wears the Navitimer B01 Chronograph 46, a watch with its own chapter in Swiss watchmaking history. Recognisable by its slide rule bezel, the 46 mm chronograph is powered by Breitling’s Manufacture Caliber 01 and reflects the brand’s chronograph expertise in a bold, functional package.
Just as von Allmen must react with split-second accuracy on ice and snow, the Navitimer B01 Chronograph 46 is built for precise timing and everyday reliability. It stands as a contemporary expression of Breitling’s role in chronographs and navigational tool watches within the brand’s modern-retro aesthetic.
Breitling’s wider mission
Founded in 1884, Breitling has spent more than a century refining the chronograph and the navigational tool watch, and today remains among the independent brands that produce their own manufacture calibers, with every movement COSC-certified as a chronometer.
The partnership with Franjo von Allmen extends this expertise into alpine sport, linking high-pressure performance with the craft of Swiss watchmaking and inviting collectors who follow both elite sport and fine horology to stay close to its latest creations and ambassador stories.
