WATCHES & TIMEPIECES
These disruptive chronographs with a motoring twist stand out for their bold dial colors with orange and yellow or red and blue touches and racing-themed watch straps in calfskin leather . Engraved stainless-steel casebacks showcase each car ’ s logo in impressive detail , and the chronograph pushers punctuate the dial . All three watches are water-resistant up to 10 bar ( 100 meters ).
The range includes the Top Time Chevrolet Corvette in red and black , based on the striking design of the Corvette C2 from the mid-1960s , often referred to as the “ Sting Ray ” by aficionados . Fun fact : Did you know that carmaker Louis Chevrolet was a Swiss racing driver born in the watchmaking city of La Chauxde-Fonds ? Then there ’ s the green and brown Top Time Ford Mustang version , inspired by a car developed in record time in 1964 , sparking a new genre of compact and affordable sports cars . It soon reached iconic status at the hands of rock stars and Hollywood actors and also played an iconic role on the silver screen . Last but not least there ’ s the Top Time Shelby Cobra version in blue and brown . Our mood board for this watch revolved around the formidable machine created by the iconic American race-car driver and manufacturer Carroll Shelby for 1960s competitions , which mixed classic British chassis design with American racing ingenuity and engineering . The watch hints at one of its distinctive paint jobs : blue with white racing stripes .
The 42 mm cases of the Chevrolet Corvette and Ford Mustang versions house the COSC-certified Breitling Caliber 25 , a self-winding 1 / 8th of a second chronograph movement with a power reserve of about 42 hours . Both watches feature a tachymeter scale and three black contrasting subdials . Their dials display the car logos at the 12 o ’ clock position .
Inside the slightly smaller 40 mm Top Time Shelby Cobra beats the COSC-certified Breitling Caliber 41 , a self-winding 1 / 4th of a second chronograph movement with a power reserve of approximately 42 hours . It has a white tachymeter scale and two white contrasting subdials , plus the Cobra logo at the 6 o ’ clock position .
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