The Gentleman Magazine Issue 20 | April 2020 | Page 14

THE BREITLING TOP TIME LIMITED EDITION:
EXPRESS YOUR STYLE WITH THE UNCONVENTIONAL MODERN RETRO WATCH
More than half a century after introducing its Top Time watch,
Breitling is launching an updated and upgraded model. Like the
1960s model that inspired it, the new Breitling Top Time has
an unconventional design that makes a bold style statement. A
first glance at the dial, which has long been known to collectors
as the Zorro dial, makes it clear that this is a watch that doesn’t
take itself too seriously. But that playful face doesn’t disguise
the superb chronograph performance, which is pure Breitling.
Breitling CEO Georges Kern commented: “Breitling
aficionados have always loved the Top Time’s dial. When it was
released more than 50 years ago, it was a watch that appealed
to a younger audience committed to enjoying the freedom
and the spirit of the 1960s, and, amazingly, after all this time,
it continues to stand out. The Top Time is an important but
often-overlooked part of our heritage, and we know it’s going to
resonate with men and women who love this blend of history,
design, and great performance.”
Inside the Top Time’s 41-millimeter stainless-steel case is a
Breitling Caliber 23 chronograph movement with a power
reserve of approximately 48 hours. Its accuracy is confirmed
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by its status as a COSC-certified chronometer. The red hour
and minute hands as well as the dot markers for each hour are
coated with Super-LumiNova®, a luminescent material that
ensures legibility in all lighting
conditions. Along with the central hour, minute, and
chronograph second hands, the dial also features a decimal
scale and two subdials – a small second counter at the 9 o’clock
position and a 30-minute counter with unique red accents at
3 o’clock. The new Breitling Top Time’s modern retro look is
perfectly complemented by its brown nubuck leather strap.
This striking watch is limited to 2000 pieces, and its caseback is
engraved with “ONE OF 2000.”
One of the few features this new chronograph doesn’t have is
a Geiger counter, unlike the Top Time handed to James Bond
by Q in 1965’s Thunderball. The world’s favorite spy used the
watch to avert a nuclear catastrophe by locating stolen missiles
that had been hidden underwater. With 007, of course, style is
always essential, and owners of the new Breitling Top Time will
have it in abundance.
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