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Austin Butler has great timing. The 34-year-old actor arrived in New York City on Wednesday night, just in time to celebrate the Knicks’s Game 4 win with the rest of the town. Perhaps that impressive punctuality is thanks to his timepiece. Butler is an ambassador of the Swiss luxury watchmaker Breitling, and is in the city to celebrate the return of the label’s iconic ’90s watch, the Chronomat. But just like anyone else who has set foot on the island of Manhattan (and the surrounding boroughs) over the last few weeks, Butler has Knicks fever, even if he is a California native. “I’ve been going to watch the Knicks since I first moved to New York when I was 20,” he tells W. “This is unreal.”

If Butler makes his way to a courtside seat this series, keep an eye on his wrist, as he will likely be sporting a piece from the new 22-piece Chronomat collection. On Thursday night, the actor hosted a ’90s-themed soirée in honor of the new collection at Breitling’s Madison Avenue store. He arrived to the event in a vintage, Breitling-branded yellow taxi and spent the evening soaking in the throwback atmosphere, where guests snapped pics on Polaroid cameras and enjoyed a playlist of retro hits. Inside the Breitling pay phones made especially for the event, Butler took some time away from the party to discuss his partnership with Breitling, the nostalgia he gets from the relaunched watch, and the one ’90s trend he’s leaving in the past (for now).

What drew you to Breitling in the first place?

Because of what they stand for. They embrace this sense of adventure—riding motorcycles and flying planes, all those things that are aspirational for me. There’s a rugged nature to Breitling, but also you can find pieces that are elegant.

Do you ride motorcycles and fly planes?

I do ride motorcycles, but flying planes is an aspiration. Eventually we’ll get to the planes.

Are you excited about this reintroduction of the Chronomat?

I feel like this marks an evolution of the Chronomat. I wasn’t a watch expert before [working with Breitling], but then I started learning and I realized the nostalgia this watch has for me. My dad was a big Jerry Seinfeld fan, so seeing him wearing it on Seinfeld or seeing pictures of Bruce Willis wearing it is very cool. But now they’ve made certain updates that really suit me.

The Chonomat is such a classic ’90s watch, and I feel like there’s definitely some ’90s influence in your style. What is one trend you like to embrace from the decade?

I don’t know if this is ’90s, but I like wearing a long-sleeve shirt under a short-sleeve shirt. That’s a look I really appreciate.

What’s one ’90s trend that should stay in the ’90s?

Parachute pants. Are those from the ’90s? I’m sure some people could pull them off, but I don’t think I’m going to be pulling out a pair of parachute pants myself.

Well, they could be helpful when you get around to flying planes.

You’re right. That’s important to have. In case you need a parachute.

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On April 23, 2026, Julianne Moore traveled to Miami for the first time in her life.

You’d think that Moore’s vocation—ruling the silver screen with acclaimed films like May December, The Big Lebowski, and Still Alice for over 40 years—would have brought her to The Magic City at some point. But no, the actress explained on a recent afternoon: “I worked in Jupiter, Florida, a long time ago,” she said, sitting on a white couch in the Miami EDITION Hotel, wearing an all-white jumpsuit. “I’ve worked in Hollywood, Florida. I’ve been to Palm Beach a million times, but I’ve only been to the Miami airport.”

The cause for the occasion was her involvement in the French jewelry brand Messika’s latest release. To celebrate the launch of Moderniste—a collection of geometric rings, bracelets, and earrings done in gold with modern diamond accents, for which Moore is the corresponding campaign face—she brought daughter Liv Freundlich down to Miami for a star-studded cocktail party with the Messika family. Founder and creative director Valérie Messika along with her husband, Jean-Baptiste Sassine who helms the company’s business development side were there to welcome more. (Their two children were in attendance, as well.) Helena Christensen, Candice Swanepoel, Gunna—who gamely posed for photos with crushes of adoring fans—and more stars came to the soirée, held at Chauteau ZZ’s restaurant in Brickell.

“I love the work she’s doing,” Moore said of Valérie, noting that the first time she wore a Messika piece was “oddly, actually, in the [2018] movie Gloria Bell.”

“I love the family aspect of the company,” she added. “I like that it’s small and it’s personal. Sometimes with big companies, you feel the corporation and you don’t feel the people. In this case, I was touched by how open the communication was, how deep the collaboration. I felt like it was coming from human beings.”

For her part, Valérie regards the latest collection as “a new chapter in my creative journey. Having Julianne Moore with us to embody this spirit makes this moment even more meaningful.” This likely won’t be the last time Moore makes a trip to Miami (especially since Messika has a real presence in the beach town, including a boutique in Aventura). Her plans for the next expedition? “I’d love to go to Little Havana,” she said.