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Breitling Rolls Out Its

Top Time Classic Cars Squad

A distinctive celebration of design and freedom: Breitling’s Top Time Classic Cars
Capsule Collection pays homage to classic sports cars from the 1960s.

This unconventional trio of racing chronographs draws sports cars. It soon reached iconic status at the hands of
inspiration from the Chevrolet Corvette, the Ford Mustang, rock stars and Hollywood actors and also played an iconic
and the Shelby Cobra, three icons of the American car role on the silver screen. Last but not least, there’s the
culture. The timepieces themselves are a nod to the Top Time Shelby Cobra version in blue and brown. Our
original 1960s Breitling Top Time models, which were mood board for this watch revolved around the formidable
designed for “young and active professionals”. Today’s machine created by the iconic American race-car driver
modern-retro interpretations are perhaps even more and manufacturer Carroll Shelby for 1960s competitions,
youthful and free-spirited. which mixed classic British chassis design with American
racing ingenuity and engineering. The watch hints at one
“It’s about the journey, not the tempo. And that’s true of its distinctive paint jobs: blue with white racing stripes.
whether you’re tinkering under the hood or hitting the road
for a Sunday ride celebrating these beautiful machines,” The 42mm cases of the Chevrolet Corvette and Ford
says Breitling CEO Georges Kern. Mustang versions house the COSC-certified Breitling
Caliber 25, a self-winding 1/8th of a second chronograph
These disruptive chronographs with a motoring twist stand movement with a power reserve of about 42 hours. Both
out for their bold dial colors with orange and yellow or red watches feature a tachymeter scale and three black
and blue touches and racing-themed watch straps in contrasting subdials. Their dials display the car logos at
calfskin leather. Engraved stainless-steel casebacks the 12 o’clock position.
showcase each car’s logo in impressive detail, and the
chronograph pushers punctuate the dial. All three watches Inside the slightly smaller 40mm Top Time Shelby Cobra
are water-resistant up to 10bar (100 meters). beats the COSC-certified Breitling Caliber 41, a self-
winding 1/4th of a second chronograph movement with a
The range includes the Top Time Chevrolet Corvette in power reserve of approximately 42 hours. It has a white
red and black, based on the striking design of the tachymeter scale and two white contrasting subdials, plus
Corvette C2 from the mid-1960s, often referred to as the the Cobra logo at the 6 o’clock position.
“Sting Ray” by aficionados. Fun fact: Did you know that
carmaker Louis Chevrolet was a Swiss racing driver born But this racing heritage isn’t about rushing around.
in the watchmaking city of La Chaux-de-Fonds? Then Instead it’s about a vehicle that delivers a sense of
there’s the green and brown Top Time Ford Mustang freedom and joy. So much so that you might even lose
version, inspired by a car developed in record time in track of the time …
1964, sparking a new genre of compact and affordable

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