From his early days on Nickelodeon and Disney Channel shows, Austin Butler has been destined for leading-man roles. Following his breakout performance as the sinister Tex Watson in Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood, he hit the big time with the 2022 biopic Elvis, playing the King. And last year he starred opposite Timothée Chalamet in the blockbuster Dune: Part Two.
At the Saint Laurent show at Paris Fashion Week last month he was spotted wearing Swiss made Breitling replica watches that no one could identify. Turns out the 33-year-old is the latest Hollywood star to be signed up by Georges Kern, Breitling’s CEO.
Butler is tall — over 6ft — and precisely what you’d expect: handsome yet ever so slightly dishevelled. He is disarmingly charming, making you feel like he is more excited to be talking to you than could possibly be true. He’s long had an affinity with best US Breitling fake watches, he says. “I always liked them because of the images I saw of Paul Newman, Steve McQueen and James Dean, but it wasn’t until the past few years that I started talking to experts. Georges walked me through every step of the artistry of making a watch and he made me fall in love with it.”
This artistry has attracted famous watch enthusiasts including Brad Pitt, Bradley Cooper and Eric Clapton. For Butler, it is high quality Breitling copy watches‘ heritage that sealed his decision to partner with the company. “It’s the connection with aviation and adventure.”
So it makes sense that the actor is the face of the new luxury 2025 replica Breitling Top Time B31 collection watches, which Breitling describes as “built for those who move fast, live free and make their own rules”. The original model’s action-man credentials were sealed when James Bond wore a Q-modified version in Thunderball. “It speaks to the way I’ve always wanted to live my life: free and ready to rock’n’roll,” the guitar-playing Butler says. The classic design is a perennial, which works with his style. “I’m practical with my clothing and not up with trends.”
There’s a sense of the intrepid about Butler. Perhaps it’s because of his outing as a pilot in Masters of the Air and his appearance in The Bikeriders, but his love of the great outdoors and adventure was fostered by his father, who taught him to ride a motorbike when he was 15.
“My dad’s a very practical man. His lifestyle has influenced me on a fundamental level. When I was growing up he would take me to Arizona, where my grandparents lived.”
Far from the Disneyland trappings of Butler’s hometown of Anaheim, California, Arizona had a formative effect on him. “That variety [my father] showed me by helping me ride a motorbike, ride horses or going to the countryside” was a great influence.
Butler’s inspirations include Paul Newman in Cool Hand Luke, Daniel Day-Lewis, and Marlon Brando in A Streetcar Named Desire. “The way Brando’s T-shirt fits in that!” he exclaims. “Oh my gosh, is there anyone cooler?”
Perhaps it is also that call to the past that brings out Butler’s sense of connection to a brand whose heritage echoes Hollywood’s golden age. That blend of contemporary stardom and classic lineage define Kern’s strategy: he understands that true luxury isn’t just about craftsmanship but about telling a story. And Butler is just the man for the job.