“We can power the whole world with energy from high-altitude winds.” says the first man to have jumped into the jet stream. New eye-opening documentary on the infinite clean power in the sky: CHASING THE JET STREAM.   

Marc’s main sponsor, Raphael Granito CEO of Formex Watches, appears in the documentary.  Granito has worked with Hauser for over 10 years and is a keen extreme sportsman himself; surfing, skiing, motor racing and skydiving. His company are known for creating indestructible sports watches that can survive the most extreme conditions.  Granito was actively involved in many of Marc’s training sessions, including jumping out of a balloon at an altitude of 4 km as well as testing vital equipment in a cold chamber in -50°C. Granito is interviewed in the documentary and was inspired by Marc to learn skydiving in the first place, graduating quickly to jumps from the balloon at such great heights in Spain where they practised.

Raphael’s technical experience in the world of sports and watch manufacture made him the ideal person to support the “Chasing The Jet Stream” endeavour, advising on technical details. Their last skydive together over the stunning Appenzell landscape in Switzerland was to check the jumping gear with a cameraman, testing Marc’s personal oxygen supply, jumpsuit configuration and GPS measuring equipment used to obtain a precise speed. This was made all the more interesting as with a balloon you can never be quite sure where you are going to land, especially from a height of 4 km, which meant that they had no idea where they ended up and had to be found using their phone locator. Marc and Raphael also collaborated on a limited edition of the Formex pilot watch called “Speed Tracker” which sold out in under two months.

Raphael Granito was proud to contribute to this project:

“It was a privilege to be a part of this pioneering and daring project, that explores the untapped potential of one of earth’s major energy sources. Being able to bring in our technical expertise and my personal involvement was an experience I’ll never forget. Marc was wearing our AS 1100 Carbon fibre limited edition Chronograph to keep track of time during all stages of the Jetstream project. It remains one of our best selling models and really embodies the spirit of adventure and performance Formex has stood for throughout the years. Marc and I have become good friends and skydive together regularly since he has introduced me to this wonderful and exciting sport.”

“High winds are very powerful but nobody yet taps into this energy to generate electricity at an industrial level. If we would use the high-altitude winds we could power the whole world in a sustainable way. With my first jump into the jet stream in June this year I want to bring attention to the manifold startups which are developing pioneering systems to produce energy from high- altitude winds. I wish that this initiates more investments to make this promising vision reality.”