A collaboration with British heritage motorcycle brand Triumph, this watch’s highlight is its ice-blue dial. The distinctive shade was precisely color matched to a Triumph Thunderbird 6T from 1951, and a rare, blue-dialed Breitling Top Time Ref. 815 from the 1970s.
Collectors are sure to pick up on a few other throwbacks to vintage Breitling that include a retro logo, mushroom chronograph pushers and a “Zorro” dial design. The bowtie motif introduced on Top Time in the 1960s (and nicknamed for the wily swashbuckler’s mask) has been subtly integrated using a metal brushing technique that creates a radiant play of light and texture.
The design features a Triumph emblem at 6 o’clock, a speed-measuring tachymeter scale and contrasting “squircle” (not quite square, not quite round) subdials that give the feel of a vintage dashboard gauge. It also comes with a brag-worthy engine under the hood: the exceptional Breitling Manufacture Caliber 01.
Technical Details
Caliber : Breitling Manufacture Calibre B01
Movement : Self-winding mechanical
Power reserve : Approx. 70 hrs
Case material : Stainless steel
Caseback : Screwed in (sapphire crystal)
Water resistance : 100 m (330 ft)
Bezel : Fixed
Crown : Non screw-locked, two gaskets
Crystal : Sapphire
Diameter : 41.0 mm
Strap material : Leather Strap
Strap Colour : Black
Buckle Material : Stainless Steel
Buckle type : Folding clasp