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TIME AND SPEED, REUNITED:
BREITLING AND ASTON MARTIN PRESENT TOP TIME TRIBUTE TO ICONIC DB5
Introduced in 1963, one of the world’ s most iconic on-screen cars, the Aston Martin DB5, became synonymous with British culture, design, and innovation, firmly establishing Aston Martin as one of Britain’ s most desirable luxury brands.
Today, Breitling and Aston Martin proudly bring that shared legacy to the wrist with the Top Time B01 Chronograph 41 Tribute to Aston Martin DB5, presented in three distinct limited editions.
In the 1960s, the Top Time was Breitling’ s unconventional chronograph, created for a new, youthful, speed-driven audience. When a Top Time ref. 2002 appeared on Sean Connery’ s wrist in Thunderball( 1965), worn alongside the Aston Martin DB5, two icons of the era shared a defining moment in design history. It marked the first Q-modified watch in the James Bond series, and a chapter where speed and style found a common language.
That moment is reinterpreted here through material and form.
Wood-inlayed details, hand-colored gradient leather straps, and refined dial executions echo the interiors of the Aston Martin DB5. The result is a watch that captures the feel of being behind the wheel of Aston Martin’ s classic grand tourer.
“ The Aston Martin DB5 is one of those rare designs that never fades. It still feels as relevant today as it did in the 1960s,” says Georges Kern, CEO of House of Brands( Universal Genève, Breitling, and Gallet).“ With this Top Time, we capture that sense of timeless style.”
THE ART OF LUXURY ISSUE 78 2026