No CGI. Real tracks. Real racing. And on Brad Pitt's wrist – a watch he helped design himself.

F1 The Movie is one of the most ambitious motorsport productions ever made – shot on actual Grand Prix circuits during live race weekends, starring Pitt as veteran driver Sonny Hayes making his comeback. And for his character, Pitt didn't just pick a watch from a catalogue. He sent IWC Schaffhausen a detailed brief: take the classic Ingenieur SL reference 1832 from 1976, slim the case, fit a green dial. IWC said yes. The result became one of the most talked-about timepieces of 2025 – and the film just won the Oscar for Best Sound at the 98th Academy Awards.

In this video we break down the full IWC × F1 story. The custom Ingenieur SL resto-mod designed with Brad Pitt. The Pilot's Watch Performance Chronograph 41 worn by Damson Idris. The APXGP team editions. The limited Ingenieur Automatic 40 with its signature green dial. And the more technical pieces – a Ceratanium perpetual calendar and a tourbillon built to survive extreme G-forces.

This is what great watch integration looks like. Not product placement – storytelling.

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On January 21, 1976, two Concordes took off simultaneously — one from London Heathrow, one from Paris Charles de Gaulle. The era of supersonic passenger travel had begun. The most beautiful aircraft ever built was finally in service, carrying passengers across the Atlantic at Mach 2, at the edge of the stratosphere, in just three and a half hours.

And now Breitling is paying tribute — with a watch as precise and audacious as the White Bird itself.

The Navitimer B01 Chronograph 43 Tribute to Concorde is a limited edition of just 593 pieces. That number is not random. It references the Concorde's four Rolls-Royce Olympus engines — each producing 593 kilonewtons of thrust. Details like that are why this watch matters beyond the dial.

In this episode we break down everything worth knowing. The stratosphere-blue dial that echoes the altitude where Concorde cruised at Mach 2. The white subdials — a nod to the White Bird's iconic silhouette. The circular slide rule bezel — still functional, still the Navitimer's soul — and why connecting it to supersonic aviation is more than marketing. And under the case: the Breitling 01 manufacture movement, one of the finest chronograph calibres in the industry.

Stainless steel. Alligator leather. 593 pieces. One of the great limited editions of 2026.

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A lone astronaut. An impossible mission. And on his wrist – a TAG Heuer Connected Calibre E5.

Project Hail Mary is one of the most anticipated sci-fi films of the year, and Ryan Gosling is carrying it solo. But watch enthusiasts have already spotted something just as interesting as the plot – the TAG Heuer smartwatch that plays a central role in the story. Not just a prop. A tool. A character in its own right.

In this episode we break down everything worth knowing. What makes the TAG Heuer Connected Calibre E5 special – titanium case, OLED display, in-house operating system. Why Gosling's partnership with TAG Heuer is more authentic than your average celebrity deal – this is a man who picks his watches deliberately, across every role he takes. And the bigger question: can a luxury smartwatch really hold its own against Apple Watch and the rest of the wearable market?

Film meets horology at the highest level. This is the episode for it.