The Tribune

FOR the third year running, Breitling and the Breitling Boutique has extended its support to the Bahamas Air Sea Rescue Association’s “Evening of Elegance” event, taking place at Old Fort Bay Club on Saturday, November 24.

Breitling has donated a Chronomat 44 Timepiece, equipped with the Caliber 01 movement, which is the first in-house movement ever developed by Breitling in Switzerland.

It is tailor-made to face up to the most extreme conditions while consistently fulfilling its mission. Built to ensure extreme sturdiness, the case housing the Manufacturer Breitling Caliber 01 is water resistant to a depth of 500 meters – a feat worthy of an authentic diver’s watch.

Wellington Seymour, regional marketing manager for Little Switzerland and the Breitling Boutique, was on hand to present Chris Lloyd, BASRA operations manager, and Loran Pyfrom, BASRA vice-commodore, with the timepiece.

Mr Seymour said: “We are very pleased to partner once again with BASRA committee members for their annual Evening of Elegance fundraiser. As the Chronomat 44 timepiece is a very special timepiece to the Breitling family, we thought it only fitting to present this timepiece as a show of our support to the members of the Bahamas Air Sea Rescue Association who have dedicated their time and resources in the rescue missions for distressed seamen and air pilots in yhe Bahamas.”

The Bahamas Air Sea Rescue Association (BASRA) is a non-profit volunteer organisation supported by donations, grants and legacies from all sectors of the community.

BASRA works in conjunction with the Royal Bahamas Police Force, the Royal Bahamas Defence Force and the US Coast Guard and has one full-time operations manager with volunteer captains and crews on duty at all times.

Mr Lloyd thanked Mr Seymour on behalf of BASRA for the continued support from Breitling.