The Breitling Top Time B21 Classic Cars Chronograph Tourbillon is now both a symbol of speed and a celebration of their legacy as a pioneer in the genre of luxury sport chronographs.
The Top Time B21 Classic Cars Chronograph Tourbillon is equipped with the same Breitling Caliber B21 that made its debut last year in the Premier Tourbillon, which was developed by specialty movement maker Manufacture La Joux-Perret. It’s the first time the Swiss watchmaker has introduced a tourbillon in the Top Time Collection, and it will be combined with some exotic materials: combinations of bronze, ceramic, and titanium for the cases, and walnut burl on one of the dials.
“We are thrilled to introduce a tourbillon to the Top Time Classic Cars series. There is no better expression of Breitling’s expertise in making precision tool watches that combine functionality with sophistication and style. Like the cars it represents, the Top Time B21 Classic Cars Chronograph Tourbillon is all about its design and its engine.”
Georges Kern, CEO, Breitling
The Top Time Collection was originally introduced in the 1960s to meet the demands of people with active lifestyles. The brand wanted to create an unconventional chronograph that was more style driven than the traditional tool watches Breitling was known for, hence the name – Top Time, as it was as much about having a good time as it was about telling the time.
The design is modern retro, with mushroom chronograph pushers and an up/down dial design with the tourbillon carriage at 12 o’clock. At 6 o’clock, the chronograph minute counter occupies a ‘squircle’ (part circle, part square) register that’s a nod to vintage dashboard gauges. A tachymeter scale circles the outer dial.
The Top Time B21 Ford Mustang (above) has a 43-mm bronze case with a titanium back, and a green dial to match the colours of the first-generation Ford Mustang, produced from 1964 to 1974. It was a car that truly captured the freewheeling spirit of the ’60s.
The Top Time B21 Shelby Cobra (above) has a 44-mm black ceramic case with a titanium back, crown, pushers, and buckle. The blue dial matches the livery of the car, created in 1962 by Le Mans winner Carroll Shelby, who combined a small, light, British-style chassis with a strong, reliable American small-block engine.
The Top Time B21 Chevrolet Corvette (above) has a 44-mm black ceramic case with a titanium back, crown, pushers, and buckle. The walnut burl dial and perforated leather racing strap are a homage to the steering wheel and dashboard inlays of the legendary 1960s ‘Sting Ray’ Chevy Corvette.
The Breitling Caliber B21 (above) has a column-wheel-controlled design with a horizontal clutch and runs at a frequency of 28,800 a/h (4 hertz), with a power reserve of 55 hours. It is a COSC-certified chronometer with a skeletonized oscillating weight that allows a view of the column wheel through the caseback. The Top Time B21 Classic Cars Chronograph Tourbillon is water-resistant to 100 meters, and comes with Breitling’s 5-year warranty. In other words, all the style, power, and performance you would expect from a classic.
Technical Specifications:
TOP TIME B21 FORD MUSTANG
Reference: NB21251A1L1X1
WATCH MOVEMENT
Caliber: Breitling Manufacture Caliber B21 (Manufacture La Joux-Perret)
Diameter: 35 millimeters
Depth: 8.15 millimeters
Winder: self-winding mechanical
Power reserve: approximately 55 hours
Balance frequency: 28,800 a/h or 4 hertz
Chronograph: tourbillon chronograph, column wheel, horizontal clutch, 1/4th second,
60-minute counter
Display: hour, minute, second
Certification: COSC-certified
CASE
Material: bronze
Diameter: 43 millimeters
Thickness: 15.40 millimeters
Height (upper lug tip
to lower lug tip): 51.69 millimeters
Water resistance: up to 10 bar (100 meters)
Glass: cambered sapphire, glareproofed on both sides
Caseback: screwed titanium, sapphire crystal
Crown: non-screw-locked, two gaskets
Bezel: bronze, fixed
DIAL/HANDS
Green
Super-LumiNova® luminescent hour and minute hands
STRAP
Brown calfskin leather strap with titanium folding buckle (22/18 mm)
TOP TIME B21 SHELBY COBRA
Reference: SB21251A1C1X1
WATCH MOVEMENT
Caliber: Breitling Manufacture Caliber B21 (Manufacture La Joux-Perret)
Diameter: 35 millimeters
Depth: 8.15 millimeters
Winder: self-winding mechanical
Power reserve: approximately 55 hours
Balance frequency: 28,800 a/h or 4 hertz
Chronograph: tourbillon chronograph, column wheel, horizontal clutch, 1/4th second,
60-minute counter
Display: hour, minute, second
Certification: COSC-certified
CASE
Material: black ceramic
Diameter: 44 millimeters
Thickness: 15.40 millimeters
Height (upper lug tip
to lower lug tip): 42.89 millimeters
Water resistance: up to 10 bar (100 meters)
Glass: cambered sapphire, glareproofed on both sides
Caseback: titanium with screws, sapphire crystal
Crown: titanium, non-screw-locked, two gaskets
Bezel: black ceramic, fixed
DIAL/HANDS
Blue
Super-LumiNova® luminescent hour and minute hands
STRAP
Blue calfskin leather strap with titanium folding buckle (22/18 mm)
TOP TIME B21 CHEVROLET CORVETTE
Reference: SB21252A1Q1X1
WATCH MOVEMENT
Caliber: Breitling Manufacture Caliber B21 (Manufacture La Joux-Perret)
Diameter: 35 millimeters
Depth: 8.15 millimeters
Winder: self-winding mechanical
Power reserve: approximately 55 hours
Balance frequency: 28,800 a/h or 4 hertz
Chronograph: tourbillon chronograph, column wheel, horizontal clutch, 1/4th second, 60-minute counter
Display: hour, minute, second
Certification: COSC-certified
CASE
Material: black ceramic
Diameter: 44 millimeters
Thickness: 15.40 millimeters
Height (upper lug tip
to lower lug tip): 52.89 millimeters
Water resistance: up to 10 bar (100 meters)
Glass: cambered sapphire, glareproofed on both sides
Caseback: titanium with screws, sapphire crystal
Crown: titanium, non-screw-locked, two gaskets
Bezel: black ceramic, fixed
DIAL/HANDS
Brown walnut burl
Super-LumiNova® luminescent hour and minute hands
STRAP
Brown calfskin leather strap with titanium folding buckle (22/18 mm)
Prices upon request.
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